Christmas Wishes (Anne Murray album) explained
Christmas Wishes is a seasonal studio album by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was Anne's first Holiday recording, released by Capitol Records in 1981.
The disc peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1] It stands as one of Anne's biggest-selling career albums, earning double platinum certification from the RIAA. At the time of its deletion, it had sold nearly 3 million US copies.
Personnel
- Anne Murray – lead vocals, additional backing vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
- Brian Gatto – electric piano
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano (1-6, 8, 9)
- Jack Lenz – acoustic piano (7, 10)
- Bob Mann – acoustic guitars
- Bob Lucier – steel guitar
- Tom Szczesniak – bass
- Barry Keane – drums
- Rick Wilkins – arrangements and conductor (1-5)
- Peter Cardinali – arrangements and conductor (6-10)
- Bill Richards – concertmaster
- Tommy Ambrose – backing vocals (1-9)
- Bob Farrar – backing vocals (1-9)
- Debbie Fleming – backing vocals (1-9)
- Bob Hamper – backing vocals (1-9)
- Laurie Hood – backing vocals (1-9)
- Vern Kennedy – backing vocals (1-9)
- Judy Marchak – backing vocals (1-9)
- Colina Phillips – backing vocals (1-9)
- Janie Ray – backing vocals (1-9)
- Debbie Greimann – additional backing vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Jim Ed Norman – producer
- Ken Friesen – engineer
- Tom Henderson – recording assistant
- Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA).
- Paul Cade – art direction
- Roy Kohara – art direction
- Phil Shima – design
- Tim Saunders – photography
- Morris Zaslavsky – calligraphy
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 19 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 62 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=christmas-wishes-r133175/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ''Christmas Wishes'' charts ]. . 1 March 2011.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 212.
