Faith: A Holiday Album is the second holiday album and tenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G . It was released by Arista Records on November 16, 1999, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 4 on the R&B /Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 5 on the Internet Albums chart, and number 6 on the Billboard 200 .[1] The album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Faith: A Holiday Album was also the best-selling Christmas album of 1999 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan , with total sales of 1,575,000 copies that year.[2] As of November 2014, the album has sold 2,750,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.[3]
On November 5, 2002, Faith: A Holiday Album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of three million copies in the U.S.[4]
Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" featured guest musicians Yanni on piano and keyboards as well as Charlie Adams on drums.
Kenny G – soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 11), tenor saxophone (3, 8)
Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (1, 4, 8)
Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 8)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (2, 3, 6, 7, 11), synthesizers (2, 3, 6, 7, 11), drum and rhythm programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 11), acoustic piano (5, 9, 10)
Greg Bieck – digital programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 11), Macintosh programming (2, 3, 6, 7, 11), additional drum and rhythm programming (6, 7, 11)
Yanni – keyboards (11), acoustic piano (11)
Nathan East – bass (1, 4, 8)
Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 4, 8)
Charlie Adams – drums (11)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4, 8)
William Ross – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1-7, 9, 10)
Chris Bordman – orchestra arrangements and conductor (8)
The Music Team – orchestra contractors (1-7, 9, 10)
Kenny G – producer, arrangements
Walter Afanasieff – producer, arrangements
Humberto Gatica – recording, mixing (1-4, 6-11)
David Gleeson – recording (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), additional recording (5)
David Frazier – recording (3, 10)
Mick Guzauski – mixing (5)
Chris Brooke – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11)
Peter Doell – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11)
Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11)
Grant Schmitz – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-11)
James Stone – assistant engineer (1, 4, 8)
Kent Matcke – assistant engineer (2, 9)
Pete Krawiec – assistant engineer (11)
Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York).
Margery Greenspan – art direction
Jeff Schultz – design
Patrick Demarcheller – photography
Dennis Turner – management
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