Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas
Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas is a Christmas album and the twelfth studio album by Heart. The album was originally released in October 1998 with the title Here Is Christmas, as the second album of the Lovemongers, a side project involving Ann and Nancy Wilson, their longtime friend and collaborator Sue Ennis and Frank Cox.
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| Released | October 20, 1998 (original release) November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Stepping Stone and Studio X (Seattle, Washington); Take One Studios (Burbank, California); Village Recorders (Los Angeles, California).[1] | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 36:02 | |||
| Label | 2b Music (original release) Beyond | |||
| Producer | Lovemongers | |||
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In 2001, the Wilson sisters decided to re-release the album as a Heart album with no changes to the lyrics or music. The album was reissued in 2004 by Sovereign Artists with a different cover and two bonus tracks.
Track listing (original release)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Here Is Christmas" | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Richie Zito | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Balulalow" | James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn, Robert Wedderburn | 1:18 |
| 3. | "Christmas Waits" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis | 3:06 |
| 4. | "William and Rose" | A. Wilson, Ennis | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert, arr. A. Wilson & N. Wilson | 4:49 |
| 6. | "How Beautiful" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Frank Cox | 5:28 |
| 7. | "The Last Noel" | Cox | 4:21 |
| 8. | "It's Christmas Time" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Cox | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Oh Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Bring a Torch" | Jeanette Isabella | 1:58 |
Track listing (2004 release)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Here Is Christmas" | 4:12 | |
| 2. | "Christmas Waits" | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "Mary" | Patty Griffin | 4:50 |
| 4. | "How Beautiful" | 5:29 | |
| 5. | "William and Rose" | 3:56 | |
| 6. | "Let's Stay In" | A. Wilson, Ennis | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Balulalow" | 1:20 | |
| 8. | "Ave Maria" | 4:51 | |
| 9. | "The Last Noel" | 4:23 | |
| 10. | "It's Christmas Time" | 3:39 | |
| 11. | "Oh Holy Night" | 3:19 | |
| 12. | "Bring a Torch" | 1:57 |
Personnel
Lovemongers
- Ann Wilson - lead and backing vocals
- Nancy Wilson - lead and backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
- Sue Ennis - keyboards
- Frank Cox - acoustic & electric guitars, lead vocals on "The Last Noel", backing vocals
- David Grosman - bass
- Ben Smith - drums
Additional musicians
- Craig Bartock - guitar
- Mary Frank - harp
- Dewey Marler - flute, clarinet
- Brad Allison - piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
- Probyn Gregory - flugelhorn
Production
- Eric Oz, Daniel Mendez - engineers
- Mark Guenther - mastering
References
- Jolly, Marvin. "Lovemanongers - Here Is Christmas review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- Griffith, JT. "Heart - A Lovemonger's Christmas review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- Hannaleck, Keith "MuzikMan". "Review: Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas". antiMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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