Christmas Prayer
| Christmas Prayer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | May 2003–May 2005[1] | |||
| Studio | New Orleans & Nashville[1] | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 53:22 | |||
| Label | Tell It Records | |||
| Producer |
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| Aaron Neville chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Christmas Prayer is Aaron Neville's fourteenth studio album and his second Christmas album. It was released October 4, 2005. The album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Gospel chart, No. 14 on their Christian chart and at No. 74 on the R&B chart.
Critical reception
[edit]Thom Jurek of AllMusic writes, "Neville brings home the Christmas season and its good news origins with a quiet passion, a deep sense of reflection, and elegance."[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christmas Prayer" | Greg Barnhill | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | John Wesley Work Jr. | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Mary's Boy Child" | Jester Hairston | 3:53 |
| 4. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Joy to the World" | 2:23 | |
| 6. | "Merry Christmas Baby" | Charles Brown | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 2:49 | |
| 8. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 6:00 |
| 9. | "Christmas Everyday" |
| 4:14 |
| 10. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | 4:50 |
| 12. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Amen" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:07 |
| 14. | "Amazing Grace" (unlisted track) | John Newton | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 53:22 | ||
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs[3] and AllMusic,[4] then verified from the album's liner notes.[5]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 74 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Milton Davis - credits, AllMusic.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville – Christmas Prayer". Discogs. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville – Christmas Prayer". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Christmas Prayer (liner notes). Aaron Neville. Tell It Records. 2005. EGD 73631.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
