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TWILA PARIS - IT'S THE THOUGHT...

CD tracklist
01 Midwinter 4:32
02 Alleluia, Christ Is Born 1:43
03 Glory To God 1:49
04 Away In A Manger 3:38
05 White Christmas / Whiter Than Snow 3:51
06 It's The Thought 3:53
07 I Saw Three Ships 4:39
08 This World 4:07
09 Down In Yon Forest 1:21
10 O Holy Night 5:00
11 Hallelujah Chorus 3:51
12 Wandering Pilgrim 4:06
12 tracks, 42:29
Producer
Jonathan David Brown
Release date
1989
Record label
Star Song Records

Release date
1989
CD release
US Star Song Records SSD8128
US Star Song Records SSD0025
 
01 Midwinter
Words: Christina Rossetti
Music: Gustav Holst
02 Alleluia, Christ Is Born
Words and music: Twila Paris
03 Glory To God
Words and music: Traditional
04 Away In A Manger
Words: unknown (verse 1/2) and John Thomas McFarland (verse 3)
Music: James R. Murray
05 White Christmas / Whiter Than Snow
Words and music (White Christmas): Irving Berlin
Words (Whiter Than Snow): James Nicholson
Music (Whiter Than Snow): William G. Fischer
06 It's The Thought
Words and music: Twila Paris
07 I Saw Three Ships
Words and music: Traditional
08 This World
Words and music: Oren Paris
09 Down In Yon Forest
Words and music: Traditional
10 O Holy Night
Words: John S. Dwight
Music: Adolphe Adam
11 Hallelujah Chorus
Words and music: Georg Friedrich Händel
12 Wandering Pilgrim
Words and music: Twila Paris
Musicians
Twila Paris - Lead vocals
Carl Marsh - Keyboard and Fairlight III programming
Mark Hammond - Drums
Gary Lunn - Bass
Jerry McPherson - Electric guitar
Tom Hemby - Acoustic guitar and mandolin
Eric Darken - Percussion
Hal Brown - Additional piano on "White Christmas"
Background vocals
Lisa Glasgow, Tammy Jensen, Leah Taylor, Steven V. Taylor and Raymond Weaver on "This World", "I Saw Three Ships", "Glory To God", "Alleluia, Christ Is Born", "Midwinter" and "White Christmas / Whiter Than Snow"
Marabeth Jordon and Tim Marshall on "Midwinter"
Greg X. Volz and Twila Paris on "Glory To God"
Starla Paris, Angela Paris and Twila Paris - Trio on "Away In A Manger"
Twila Paris on "It's The Thought", "Down In Yon Forest" and "Wandering Pilgrim"
Matthew Ward - Additional vocal on "O Holy Night"
Annie Herring, Karla Worley, Nellie Greisen, Twila Paris, Matthew Ward, Paul Smith, Greg X. Volz and Scott Wesley Brown - Octet on "Hallelujah Chorus"
Production details
Produced, recorded and mixed by Jonathan David Brown
Arrangements by Carl Marsh
Recorded and mixed at Johnny dB's Basement, Antioch, TN
Mastered at MasterMix, Nashville, TN by Ken Love
Background vocal arrangements: Steven V. Taylor on "This World", "I Saw Three Ships", "Glory To God", "Alleluia, Christ Is Born", "Midwinter" and "White Christmas / Whiter Than Snow"
Artwork details
Art direction: Karen Horner and Toni Thigpen
Design: Jackson Design / Karen Horner
Illustration: Paul Micich

CD - USA - Star Song SSD8128

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SSD8128 | Barcode: 0 54438-8128-2 7