Description
Kenny G – Faith - A Holiday Album / Arista Audio CD 2004 / 82876 648462
UPC 828766484625
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. 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. As of November 2014, the album has sold 2,750,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.
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.
Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" featured guest musicians Yanni on piano and keyboards as well as Charlie Adams on drums.
Tracklist:
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne) - 3:08
- "The First Noel" (William Sandys) - 3:08
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon/Walter Kent/Buck Ram) - 3:33
- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish) - 3:48
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) - 4:02
- "Medley: We Three Kings/Carol of the Bells" (John Henry Hopkins/Mikhail Leontovich/Peter Wilhousky) - 4:07
- "O Christmas Tree" (Traditional) - 2:39
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie) - 3:52
- "Eternal Light (A Chanukah Song)" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 2:53
- "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) - 4:30
- "Auld Lang Syne" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 4:56 [featuring Yanni on keyboards and Charlie Adams on drums]
- "Auld Lang Syne: The Millennium Mix" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 7:53
| 1 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
3:12 |
| 2 | The First Noel | 3:08 |
| 3 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 3:32 |
| 4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:47 |
| 5 | The Christmas Song | 4:03 |
| 6 | We Three Kings/Carol Of The Bells | 4:08 |
| 7 | O Christmas Tree | 2:40 |
| 8 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 3:51 |
| 9 | Eternal Light [A Chanukah Song] | 2:52 |
| 10 | Ave Maria | 4:30 |
| 11 |
Auld Lang Syne | 4:57 |
| 12 | Auld Lang Syne [Millennium Mix] | 7:51 |
- Arranged By – Kenny G (2), Walter Afanasieff
- Producer – Kenny G (2), Walter Afanasieff
