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词条 Faith: A Holiday Album
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  1. Reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Singles

  4. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Faith: A Holiday Album
| type = studio
| artist = Kenny G
| cover = Faith A Holiday Album Kenny G.jpg
| released = November 16, 1999
| studio = O'Henry Studios, Sony Picture Studios
| genre = Smooth jazz, Christmas
| length = 36:37
| label = Arista
| producer = Kenny G
Walter Afanasieff
| prev_title = Classics in the Key of G
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = In America
| next_year = 2001
}}

Faith: A Holiday Album is the second holiday album and tenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 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.[1] 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.[2] As of November 2014, the album has sold 2,750,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.[3]

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.[4]

Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" featured guest musicians Yanni on piano and keyboards as well as Charlie Adams on drums.

Reception

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [5]
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2Score = (unfavorable) [6]
| noprose = yes
}}

Track listing

  1. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne) - 3:08
  2. "The First Noel" (William Sandys) - 3:08
  3. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon/Walter Kent/Buck Ram) - 3:33
  4. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish) - 3:48
  5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) - 4:02
  6. "Medley: We Three Kings/Carol of the Bells" (John Henry Hopkins/Mikhail Leontovich/Peter Wilhousky) - 4:07
  7. "O Christmas Tree" (Traditional) - 2:39
  8. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie) - 3:52
  9. "Eternal Light (A Chanukah Song)" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 2:53
  10. "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) - 4:30
  11. "Auld Lang Syne" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 4:56 [featuring Yanni on keyboards and Charlie Adams on drums]
  12. "Auld Lang Syne: The Millennium Mix" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 7:53
  13. "Voice" (Bonus track) - 7:53

Singles

Information taken from this source.[7]
YearTitleChart positions
US Adult ContemporaryUS Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & TracksUS Hot 100US Adult Top 40US Hot Country Singles & TracksUS Top 40 MainstreamUS Top 40 Tracks
1999 "Auld Lang Syne" 3 57 7 15 49 40 30

References

1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r432030|pure_url=yes}} Charts & Awards] at Allmusic
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas! |work=Billboard |accessdate=2009-12-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211194511/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas |archivedate=2009-12-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6334706/holidays-biggest-radio-and-album-hits |title=The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=December 1, 2014 |accessdate=December 1, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=KENNY+G&ti=FAITH%3A++A+HOLIDAY+ALBUM |website=RIAA |accessdate=14 July 2018}}
5. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r432030|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
6. ^Chicago Tribune review
7. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r432030|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles] at Allmusic
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6 : 1999 Christmas albums|Christmas albums by American artists|Jazz Christmas albums|Arista Records Christmas albums|Kenny G albums|Albums produced by Walter Afanasieff

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