Snowed In is a Christmas album by American pop rock group Hanson. A Christmas album, it was quickly released following the success of their previous album, Middle of Nowhere, and was recorded in London. Snowed In was also the best-selling holiday album for 1997 in the United States, selling 863,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has since sold a total of 1,081,000 copies in the US.
The album features a mix of traditional Christmas carols (such as "Silent Night Medley"), covers of Christmas themed songs (such as "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Merry Christmas, Baby") and Hanson's own compositions (such as "At Christmas" and "Christmas Time").
Video Snowed In
Commercial performance
Total sales were around 2 million, though 1.2 million of these were sold in the United States. The album both debuted and peaked at position number 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album sales chart in December 1997, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 15, 1997 for shipment of one million copies in the U.S.
The album also had a quick run on the Swedish albums chart and peaked at number 14.
Maps Snowed In
Track listing
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Baxter, Moore) - 3:12
- "What Christmas Means to Me" (Gaye, Gordy, Story) - 3:43
- "Little Saint Nick" (Love, Wilson) - 3:33
- "At Christmas" (I. Hanson, T. Hanson, Z. Hanson) - 5:17
- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Barry, Greenwich, Spector) - 3:20
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Marks) - 2:38
- "Christmas Time" (I. Hanson, T. Hanson, Z. Hanson, Hudson) - 3:59
- "Everybody Knows the Claus" (I. Hanson, T. Hanson, Z. Hanson) - 4:47
- "Run Rudolph Run" (Brodie, Marks) - 3:11
- "Silent Night Medley: O Holy Night/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful" - 5:26
- "White Christmas" (Berlin) - 1:49
Personnel
- Danny Clinch - photography
- Matthew Cordle - piano
- Laurence Cottle - bass
- Margery Greenspan - art direction
- Hanson - arranger, producer, executive producer
- Isaac Hanson - guitar, vocals
- Taylor Hanson - piano, organ, keyboards, Wurlitzer, vocals
- Zac Hanson - drums, percussion, vocals
- Mark Hudson - arranger, guitar (rhythm), producer
- Ted Jensen - mastering
- Ian Kirkham - saxophone
- Nadia Lanman - cello
- Tom Lord-Alge - mixing
- Richard Patrick - design
- Iain Roberton - engineer
- Chris Taylor - bass
- Andy Wright - keyboards, programming
- Paul Wright - engineer
Charts
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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