On This Winter's Night Explained
On This Winter's Night is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music trio Lady A. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Capitol Records Nashville.[1] The production on the album was handled by the group's longtime producer Paul Worley. This album includes the six tracks from their previous 2010 Christmas EP A Merry Little Christmas as noted below.
A music video was produced for "A Holly Jolly Christmas". On October 26, 2020, the group announced the release of a deluxe edition with 4 new tracks under their new name of Lady A.[2]
Commercial performance
On This Winter's Night debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.[3] This became Lady Antebellum's fourth US top-ten debut.[3] In its sixth week, the album returned to the top-ten, reaching a new peak at number eight selling 59,000 copies.[4] On December 13, 2012, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US. As of November 2017, the album has sold 648,500 copies in the United States.[5]
Track listing
- Source:[6] . Lady. Antebellum. Christmas
Personnel
Lady Antebellum
Additional personnel
- Roy Agee – trombone
- Sam Bacco – percussion
- Jeff Bailey – trumpet
- Denver Bierman – choir
- Jaclyn Brown – choir
- Kristyn Burke – choir
- Lori Casteel – choir
- Julie Cox – choir
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Mark Douthit – alto saxophone
- Mike Eldred – choir
- Ashley Escobar – choir
- Tom Fudge – choir
- Jose Fulgeuiro – choir
- Jason "Slim" Gambill – electric guitar
- Barry Green – trombone, bass trombone
- Ryan Greenawalt – choir
- Darrika Hammonds – choir
- David Huff – drum loops, percussion
- Carlos Jara – choir
- Shelley Jennings – choir
- Tammy Jensen – choir
- Bonnie Keen – choir
- Shelby Kernodle – choir
- Melody Kirkpatrick – choir
- Ana Leonard – choir
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 66 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 18 | |
Notes and References
- News: Lady Antebellum "On This Winter's Night" Tracklist and Cover Art. Roughstock. September 23, 2012.
- Web site: 2020-10-26. Lady A To Release 'On This Winter's Night (Deluxe)' Christmas Album. 2020-10-31. Sounds Like Nashville.
- Web site: Kendrick Lamar Debuts at No. 2 as Taylor Swift's 'Red' Tops Billboard 200. Billboard. Keith Caulfield. October 31, 2012. March 1, 2020.
- Web site: Alicia Keys Earns Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Keith Caulfield. December 5, 2012. March 1, 2020.
- News: Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017. Matt. Bjorke. November 26, 2017. December 1, 2017. Roughstock.
- News: Lady Antebellum Announces Christmas Album, 'On This Winter's Night'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 23, 2012.
- https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121113051100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121113-1611/Issue1185.pdf
- Web site: Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 16, 2015.
- Web site: Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. November 12, 2020.
- Web site: Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres. Billboard .
- Web site: Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 16, 2015.
- Web site: Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 16, 2015.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 11, 2021.
