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2001 studio album by Heart
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Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas is a Christmas album and the twelfth studio album by American rock band Heart . It was originally released under the title Here Is Christmas on October 20, 1998, by 2b Music, serving as the second album of the Lovemongers, a side project involving Ann and Nancy Wilson , their longtime friend and collaborator Sue Ennis and Frank Cox.[ 1] [ 4]
On November 20, 2001, Beyond Music re-released Here Is Christmas as a Heart album with the same track listing and new artwork.[ 2] The album was reissued on November 16, 2004, by Sovereign Artists with a different cover and two bonus tracks—"Mary" and "Let's Stay In".[ 5]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Here Is Christmas" 4:11 2. "Balulalow " 1:18 3. "Christmas Waits" 3:06 4. "William and Rose" 3:54 5. "Ave Maria " 4:49 6. "How Beautiful" A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Frank Cox 5:28 7. "The Last Noel" Cox 4:21 8. "It's Christmas Time" A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Cox 3:37 9. "Oh Holy Night! " Adolphe Adam 3:20 10. "Bring a Torch " Traditional 1:58 Total length: 36:02
2004 reissue[ 5] Title Writer(s) 1. "Here Is Christmas" 4:12 2. "Christmas Waits" 3:08 3. "Mary" Patty Griffin 4:50 4. "How Beautiful" A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Cox 5:29 5. "William and Rose" 3:56 6. "Let's Stay In" 3:27 7. "Balulalow" James Wedderburn John Wedderburn R. Wedderburn 1:19 8. "Ave Maria" Schubert A. Wilson (ad. ) N. Wilson (ad. ) 4:51 9. "The Last Noel" Cox 4:23 10. "It's Christmas Time" A. Wilson Ennis N. Wilson Cox 3:38 11. "Oh Holy Night!" Adam 3:19 12. "Bring a Torch" Traditional 1:57 Total length: 44:29
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas and its 2004 reissue.[ 6] [ 7]
Additional musicians [ edit ]
Brad Allison – flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Dewey Marler – clarinet, flute
Mary Frank – concert harp
Probyn Gregory – flugelhorn (2004 reissue)
Craig Bartock – additional guitars on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"
Lovemongers – production
Daniel Mendez – engineering
Sig Skaylan – second engineer
Eric Oz – second engineer
Mark Guenther – mastering at Seattle Disc Mastering (2001 release)
Craig Bartock – engineering (2004 reissue)
Ghian Wright – second engineer (2004 reissue); production on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"
Nancy Wilson – production on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"
Klaus Whitley – album art, design, back cover photo (2004 reissue)
Nancy Wilson – cover photo (2004 reissue)
^ "How Beautiful"
^ "Here Is Christmas"
^ a b Jolly, Marvin. "Here Is Christmas – Lovemongers" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 17, 2014 .
^ a b Griffith, JT. "Heart – A Lovemonger's Christmas" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 17, 2014 .
^ Hannaleck, Keith "MuzikMan". "Review: Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas" . antiMusic . Retrieved April 22, 2013 .
^ Prato, Greg. "Lovemongers | Biography & History" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
^ a b Jurek, Thom. "A Heart Presents a Lovemonger's Christmas [Sovereign Artists] – Heart" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
^ Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas (liner notes). Heart . Beyond Records . 2001. BEY 78222.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas (liner notes). Heart. Sovereign Artists. 2004. 1954-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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