The Season of Love
| The Season of Love | ||||
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| Studio album by 4Him | ||||
| Released | October 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992-1993 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, Contemporary Christian | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Benson Records | |||
| Producer | Don Koch | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1997 re-issue cover |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Season of Love (also known as Christmas: The Season of Love) is a Christmas album, as well as the fourth studio album, of the Contemporary Christian group 4Him. It was released on Benson Records on October 1, 1993.[2]
Due to its original success among 4Him's works, the album was re-issued on September 30, 1997 with a new album cover and art.[3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Season of Love" | Mark Harris, Don Koch | 4:15 |
| 2. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simone | 3:24 |
| 4. | "A Night to Remember/O Holy Night" | Harris, Koch; Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau | 4:25 |
| 5. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear/Away in a Manger/Silent Night! Holy Night!" (medley) | 5:18 | |
| 6. | "Do You Hear What I Hear" | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker | 3:29 |
| 7. | "In Your Care" | Harris, Billy Simon | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Hold on to Christmas" | Dave Clark, Konch | 3:37 |
| 9. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2:59 | |
| 10. | "A Strange Way to Save The World" | Clark, Harris, Konch | 4:33 |
Total length: |
40:23 | ||
- All vocal arrangements by Don Koch & 4Him except track 3
Personnel
-Numbers in parenthesis symbolize track numbers
- 4Him
- Andy Chrisman - lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9), backing vocals
- Mark Harris - lead vocals (2, 4, 5 & 10), backing vocals
- Marty Magehee - lead vocals (5, 6, 8 & 9), backing vocals
- Kirk Sullivan - lead vocals (1, 5 & 9), backing vocals
- Musicians
- John Hammond - drums (1)
- Mark Hammond - drums (2,5,8,9)
- Jackie Street - bass (1)
- Craig Nelson - bass (2,5,8,9)
- Jerry McPherson - guitar (1)
- Dennis Dearing - guitar (1)
- Mark Baldwin - guitar (2,5,6,8,9)
- Michael Hodge - guitar (4,7), guitar solo (8,9)
- Don Koch - keyboards (1), additional keyboards (2,4,5,8,9), programming (6), piano (10), track arrangements (6,7), rhythm arrangements (1,4)
- David Huntsinger - keyboards (2,5,8,9)
- Blair Masters - Hammond B3 organ (1), programming (4,7), keyboards (7)
- Bill Baumgart - programming & vocal arrangement (3)
- Mark Douthit - saxophone (1,4)
- Sam Levine - saxophone (5)
- Chris McDonald - brass arrangements (1,4,6)
- Brass (1,4,6) - Chris McDonald, Barry Green, Mike Haynes & Jeff Bailey
- Ralph Carmichael - orchestral arrangements (2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
- The Nashville String Machine - orchestra
- Choir (6) - Bill Baumgart, Chris Willis, Mark Ivey, Angelo & Veronica Petrucci, Rick Elias & Linda Elias
- Production
- Produced by Don Koch
- Tracks 2, 5, 8 & 9 produced by Don Koch & Ralph Carmichael
- Executive Producer - Andy Ivey
- Production Assistants - Mark Quattrochi & Mike Murray
- Engineered by Bill Deaton, Tom Laune, Lynn Fuston, Keith Compton, Bill Baumgart, David Murphy, Bret Teegarden & Brent King
- Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Quad Studios, Sound Revolutions, Classic Recording, Skylab Studios, Great Circle Sound & Omni Sound Studios (Nashville, TN)
- Mixed by John Jaszcz at Omni Sound Studios, assisted by Patrick Kelly & Aaron Swihart
- Mastered by Ken Love at Master Mix (Nashville, TN)
- Photography - Mark Tucker
- Art Direction - Connie Harrington
- Grooming - June Arnold
- Hair Stylist - Claudia McConnell Fowler
- 1997 Re-Issue Cover
- Photography - Matt Barnes
- Design - Patrick Pollei & Randall Lockridge
- Art Direction - Mike Rapp
- Wardrobe - Jamie Kearney
- Stylist - Melanie Shelley
References
- ↑ "The Season of Love on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ JesusFreakHideout.com: 4Him Discography
- ↑ "Christmas: The Season Of Love 1997 re-issue on Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Today's Christian Music Christmas: The Season Of Love album overview". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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