The Season (Steve Perry album) explained

The Season
Type:studio
Artist:Steve Perry
Cover:Steve Perry - The Season.jpeg
Released:November 5, 2021[1]
Recorded:2021
Studio:Lovebox Studios (Hollywood)
Genre:Christmas
Length:25:35 (standard edition)
32:46 (deluxe edition)
Label:Fantasy
Producer:
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The Season is a Christmas album and the fourth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Steve Perry. It was released on November 5, 2021, by Fantasy Records.

It debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[2]

A Digital Deluxe Edition with 2 additional songs was released on October 28, 2022.[3]

Critical reception

Louder gave the album two and a half stars, saying, "if you’re hoping to hear any trace of the rock stylings that made Perry famous, then it’s probably best skip this gooey, Buble-esque affair."[4]

RIFF Magazine said, "Does the world need a Steve Perry Christmas record? Beyond the shadow of any human doubt … no. It doesn’t."[5]

Personnel

Credits for The Season adapted from liner notes.[6]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
United States Billboard Top Holiday Albums4
United States Billboard Top Album Sales6
United States Billboard Independent Albums16
United States Billboard Top Vinyl Albums21
United States Billboard 200[7] 80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kielty . Martin . STEVE PERRY ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY ALBUM ‘THE SEASON’ . Ultimate Classic Rock . 10 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Caufield . Keith . Steve Perry Decks the Charts With ‘The Season’ . Billboard . 10 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Former JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Releases His First-Ever Holiday Original, 'Maybe This Year' . Blabbermouth . 28 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Sharp . Johnny . Steve Perry's The Season is not a Christmas gift that keeps giving . Louder . 10 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Hicks . Tony . Even with that golden voice, Steve Perry delivers few gifts on ‘The Season’ . RIFF Magazine . 10 December 2021.
  6. (2021). "The Season liner notes". In The Season [CD booklet]. Fantasy.
  7. Web site: Steve Perry . Billboard . 11 December 2021.