Peace on Earth (Kitaro album) explained
Peace on Earth is a Kitaro album of classic Christmas songs taken from cultures around the world. It was released by Domo Records in 1996 and reissued in 2011. The reissue includes a DVD of nature visuals synchronized to music from the album.[1] Peace on Earth peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums Chart in December 1996.
Track listing
All songs are traditional, except "The Great Spirit", which was composed by Kitaro.
Personnel
- Kitaro : producer, lead synthesizers, Hammond organ, electric guitar, taiko, gong, beam
- Annamaria Karacson : violin
- Gyongyver Petheo : violin
- Daniel Flick : viola
- Kevin Johnson : cello
- Kristen Stordahl Kanda : flute, music contracting
- Pamela Eldridge : harp
- Massito : guitar
- Derek Zimmerman : percussion
- Keith Heffner : keyboards
- Gary Barlough : producer, engineer, synclavier and analog keyboards
- International Peace Choir
- David Holtom : vocal solo on "Little Drummer Boy"
- Massito : guitar arrangement on "A La Nanita Nana"
- Peter R. Kelsey : engineer
- Steve Mixdorf : assistant engineer
- Daijiro Miyazawa : assistant engineer
- Doug Sax : mastering engineer
- Gavin Lurssen : mastering engineer
- Dino Malito : mastering engineer (re-issue)
- Keith Heffner : arranger, conductor
- Music contracting : Kristen Stordahl Kanda
- Additional personnel
- Eiichi Naito : executive producer, management
- Dino Malito : artists & repertoire, management
- Howard Sapper : business & legal affairs
- Hitoshi Saito : marketing
- Kio Griffith/ 9rpm.com : art direction and design (2012 version)
- Art Slave : art direction and design (1995 version)
- Uniphoto Picture Agency : front cover photography
- Steve Burns : International Peace Choir photography
Charts
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.domocart.com/domo-store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_10&products_id=360&zenid=b30ff9dc1a366dfe448f028cbcb94d52
