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My Gift to You (Alexander O'Neal album)

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Critical reception
Track listing
Personnel
Chart performance
References
External links

{{Infobox album
| name = My Gift to You
| type = Studio album
| artist = Alexander O'Neal
| cover = My Gift to You (Alexander O'Neal album).jpg
| alt =
| released = November 11, 1988
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|

Christmas
electronic
R&B
funk
soul

}}
| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=28}}
| label = Tabu
| producer = {{flatlist|

Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Foster & McElroy
Tom Cartwright
Steve Hodge
Lee Blaskey

}}
| prev_title = All Mixed Up
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = All True Man
| next_year = 1991
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}^[1]
}}

My Gift to You is the first and only Christmas album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in 1988, on the label Tabu.

On release, the album was received favorably by the majority of music critics. However, it was not very successful, peaking at No. 149 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 54 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[2] The album only launched one charting single in the UK. "The Christmas Song"/"Thank You for a Good Year" which peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "My Gift to You is plainly a product of its era, complete with thick synthesizers and programmed rhythms, and is best enjoyed by listeners still hoping Santa brings them acid-washed jeans and Members Only jackets regardless of the year in question."^[1]

Track listing

{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = James Harris and Terry Lewis, except where noted
| title1 = My Gift to You
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Sleigh Ride
| length2 = 5:58
| title3 = Our First Christmas
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = Remember Why (It's Christmas)
| length4 = 4:09
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 42:28
| title5 = The Little Drummer Boy
| writer5 = {{flat list|

Harry Simeone
Katherine K. Davis
Henry Onorati

}}
| length5 = 5:00
| title6 = The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
| writer6 = {{flat list|

Robert Wells
Mel Tormé

}}
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = This Christmas
| writer7 = {{flat list|

Donny Pitts
Nadine McKinnor

}}
| length7 = 3:32
| title8 = Winter Wonderland
| writer8 = {{flat list|

Felix Bernard
Dick Smith

}}
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Thank You for a Good Year
| length9 = 6:07
| title10 = Remember Why (It's Christmas) (Reprise)
| length10 = 1:21
}}

Personnel

Alexander O'Neal – arranger; vocal arrangement; vocals
Jimmy Jam – arranger; associate producer; choir arrangement; drums; executive producer; horns; keyboard programming; keyboards; percussion; piano; producer; rhythm; string arrangements
Terry Lewis – arranger; associate producer; bass; choir arrangement; executive producer; guitar; horns; percussion; rhythm; string arrangements; backing vocals
Thomas McElroy – drum programming; drums; keyboards; producer
Denzil Foster – drum programming; keyboards
Jellybean Johnson – guitar; percussion
David Agent – guitar
Ira D. Conley – bass; bass (vocal)
Lee Blaskey – arranger; conductor; orchestra production
Michael L. Bowens – saxophone (tenor); tenor (vocal)
Robert Edwards – saxophone (tenor); tenor (vocal)
Terrence Frierson – saxophone (tenor); tenor (vocal)
Dorothy Cates – soprano (vocal)
Shirley Marie Graham – alto; alto (vocals)
Carrie M. Harrington – alto; alto (vocals)
Gary Hines – choir arrangement; director
Wendy Ingram – soprano; soprano (vocal)
Valerie Johnson – soprano; soprano (vocal)
Lisa Keith – arranger; vocal arrangement; backing vocals
Jennifer L. – alto (vocals)
Patricia Lacy – alto (vocals)
Renee McCall – soprano; soprano (vocal)
Otis Montgomery – saxophone (tenor); tenor (vocal)
Jayn Bell Porter – soprano; soprano (vocal)
Randy Ran – backing vocals
Charles Robinson – bass; bass (vocal)
Alecia Russell – alto
Aleeta D. Russell – alto (vocals)
Sounds of Blackness – choir; chorus
Jennifer Whitlock – alto; alto (vocals)
David B. Young – bass; bass (vocal)

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart^[4]	26
UK Albums Chart^[5]	53
US Billboard Chart^[6]	149
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[6]	54

References

1. ^¹{{cite news|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-gift-to-you-mw0000652955|title=Jason Ankeny – My Gift to You |work=AllMusic|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
2. ^{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r14493|label=Hearsay Chart & awards}}
3. ^{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X}}, p.360
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alexander+O%27Neal|title=SWE Charts > Alexander O'Neal|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=2012-05-26}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alexander%20o'neal/|title=UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2012-05-26}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5056|pure_url=yes}}|title=US Albums Charts > Alexander O'Neal|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2012-05-26}}

External links

{{Discogs master|type=album|94894|name=My Gift to You}}

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