Christmas in America explained
Christmas In America is the twenty-second studio album and the third Christmas album by Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1989 by Reprise Records.[1]
Personnel
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
- Matt Rollings – pianos
- Mike Lawler – synthesizers
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitars
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Paul Leim – drums
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Jim Horn – saxophones, flute
- Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
- Bergen White – orchestral arrangements and conductor, arrangements (7-14), backing vocals
- Carl Gorodetzky – conductor, concertmaster
- The Nashville String Machine – orchestra
- Jim Ferguson – backing vocals
- Sherilyn Huffman – backing vocals
- Louis Nunley – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Diane Vanette – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Production
- Jim Ed Norman – producer
- Eric Prestidge – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Danny Kee – assistant producer
- Daniel Johnston – assistant engineer
- John Kunz – assistant engineer
- Jim Valentini – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Laura LiPuma – art direction
- Beth Middleworth – design
- Larry Dixon – album photography
- Kelly Junkermann – photography of Kenny Rogers
Studios
- Recorded at Digital Recorders and The Loft (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at The Loft
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 119 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 12 | |
Notes and References
- News: Kenny Rogers Brings The Merriment on Christmas and Hits Through the Years Tour. Billboard. English. Chuck Dauphin. 8 December 2014. 15 January 2018.
