Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album and seventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on November 22, 1994, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the overall best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States for both 1994 and 1996. It sold 2,987,000 copies in 1994 and 888,000 copies in 1996.
According to Billboard magazine, Miracles: The Holiday Album is the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present). As of November 2014, the album has sold a total of 7,310,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.
Miracles: The Holiday Album was certified eight-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of eight million copies in the United States.
Contents
Track listing (non-US edition)
"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard/Dick Smith) – 3:03
"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:02
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane) – 3:58
"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) – 4:03
"Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:47
"Brahms's Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:15
"Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) (Traditional)" – 3:29
"Miracles" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:32
"Away in a Manger" (James R. Murray) – 2:39
"The Chanukah Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:31
"Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis/Henry Onerati/Harry Simeone) – 4:05
"Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) – 4:00
"Spring Breeze" (Ling-Chiu Lee/Yu-Shian Deng) – 3:20
Track listing (US edition)
"Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
"White Christmas" – 3:02
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
"Silent Night" – 3:47
"Greensleeves" – 3:29
"Miracles" – 2:32
"Little Drummer Boy" – 4:05
"The Chanukah Song" – 2:31
"Silver Bells" – 4:00
"Away in a Manger" – 2:39
"Brahms's Lullaby" – 3:15
Personnel
Musicians
Kenny G – soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11, 13), tenor saxophone (3, 12), alto saxophone (7)
Walter Afanasieff – all other instruments (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13), acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (7), bass (7), drums (7), organ (12)
Gary Cirimelli – digital programming, Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (12)
Dann Huff – guitars (12)
Randy Jackson – bass (12)
John Robinson – drums (12)
Music arrangements
Kenny G – arrangements
Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (1, 3–13)
Robert Damper – arrangements (2)
William Ross – string arrangements and conductor (2–4, 6, 8–10)
Production
Kenny G – producer
Steve Sheppard – engineer (1–3, 6, 8–10), mixing (13)
Mick Guzauski – mixing (1–12)
David Gleeson – engineer (4, 5, 11)
Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (7, 12, 13)
Noel Hazel – assistant engineer (12)
Humberto Gatica – string recording (2–4, 6, 8–10)
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Christopher Stern – design
Timothy White – photography
Turner Management Group, Inc. – management
Singles
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