White Christmas (Al Green album)

White Christmas is a Christmas album by Al Green, first released in 1983. It is his 18th studio album. The album has been reissued under different titles, and sometimes with different sequencing.

White Christmas
Studio album by
Released1983
StudioAmerican Music Studio (Memphis, Tennessee)
GenreChristmas, Soul, Gospel
LabelMyrrh
ProducerMoses Dillard
Al Green chronology
I'll Rise Again
(1983)
White Christmas
(1983)
Trust in God
(1984)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "White Christmas" - 2:33
  2. "The Christmas Song" - 3:27
  3. "Winter Wonderland" - 2:05
  4. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - 3:13
  5. "Jingle Bells" (P.D.) - 1:58
  6. "What Christmas Means to Me" (Mosea Dillard, Claude Hill, Sharon Michalsky, Chiquita Mullins) - 3:45
  7. "Oh Holy Night" (P.D.) - 3:41
  8. "Silent Night" (Morton Gould) - 3:18
  9. "It Feels Like Christmas" (Al Green) - 3:20

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Al Green – lead vocals
  • Jesse Butler – keyboards
  • Carl Marsh – synthesizers
  • Thomas Bingham – guitars
  • Moses Dillard – guitars
  • Ray Griffin – bass
  • Steve Potts – drums
  • Archie Jordan – strings
  • Debra Carter – backing vocals
  • Harvey Jones – backing vocals
  • Linda Jones – backing vocals

Arrangements

  • Al Green – string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 7, 9), BGV arrangements
  • Moses Dillard – rhythm arrangements, string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 7, 9)
  • Lloyd Barry – synthesizer arrangements, string arrangements (1, 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Chris McDonald – music copyist

Production

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  • Moses Dillard – producer
  • Al Green – executive producer
  • Paul Zaleski – engineer, remixing
  • Rob Dickinson – assistant engineer
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • McConnell Graphics – art direction
  • Mark Tucker – photography

References

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