Songs of the Season

~ Release by Randy Travis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1(Theres No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell [sleigh bells] and tambourine:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
fiddle:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:52
2Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and vibraphone:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Tony Harrell
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
3:34
3O Holy Night
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
Hammond organ [B3]:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
vibraphone:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
3:43
4Go Tell It on the Mountain
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
Hammond organ [B3] and piano:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
tambourine:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
Wes Hightower, Ann McCrary and Regina McCrary
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:36
5Labor of Love
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and triangle:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
piano:
Shane Keister
resonator guitar [Dobro]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Labor of Love (Andrew Peterson)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Peterson (American Christian musician and author)
4:41
6Angels We Have Heard on High
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, cymbal, shakers, tambourine and vibraphone:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
3:26
7Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
harmonica:
Pat Bergeson
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:22
8Away in a Manger
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal, electric piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
fiddle and mandolin:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton
2:49
9O Little Town of Bethlehem
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Pat Bergeson
baroque guitar [gut string guitar] and electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, cymbal, shakers and triangle:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric piano:
Shane Keister
harmonium:
Tony Harrell
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
3:18
10Nothin's Gonna Bring Me Down (At Christmas Time)
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, bell [sleigh bells], cymbal and tambourine:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
electric piano:
Shane Keister
Hammond organ [B3]:
Tony Harrell
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Nothin's Gonna Bring Me Down (At Christmas Time)
writer:
Pat Alger
3:11
11The First Noel
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and shakers:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
electric piano:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:37
12Joy to the World
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
fiddle:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
tambourine:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:48
13Our King
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
Hammond organ [B3]:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Our King
lyricist and composer:
Randy Travis
3:22

Credits

Release

art direction:Suzanne Hill
Richard Logsdon
photography:Eric Swanson
booking:Creative Artists Agency (talent agency)
mastering:Sangwook Nam (AKA "Sunny", mastering engineer)
Doug Sax
design:Leading Edge Communications
Jon Mcay Morris
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Ojai) in Ojai, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3686156 [info]
ASIN:US: B000TUXL2U [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:en: Songs of the Season [info]
Wikidata:Q7561606 [info]