One Wish: The Holiday Album

by Whitney Houston

Overview

Whitney Houston delivered One Wish: The Holiday Album, her first Christmas record, a year after her 2002 comeback, Just Whitney. If it seemed like that record played it safe, that's nothing compared to One Wish, which is the straightest adult contemporary record Houston had released in years. Of course, holiday records are the last place anybody would want to take a risk, since they're designed to be nice, pleasant mood music and this suits the bill nicely. The clean, pristine production, heavy on synths, sounds as if it was cut in the late '80s, yet it's also strangely spare, often being no more than a synth and a drum machine. Still, it's a sound that's well suited for Whitney and her thoroughly predictable set of material (the title track is the only new song, then the final two songs are recycled from the soundtrack of The Preacher's Wife). Ultimately, One Wish is the kind of album that may only appeal to a fan of Whitney who has already yearned for her holiday album, but for those fans, it will be satisfactory. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/01/2021
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0194397641011
Rank:	5308

Tracks

1. The First No¿¿l
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. One Wish (For Christmas)
5. Cantique de No¿¿l (O Holy Night)
6. I'll Be Home for Christmas
7. Deck the Halls/Silent Night
8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
9. O Come O Come Emmanuel
10. Who Would Imagine A King
11. Joy to the World
12. Do You Hear What I Hear?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Whitney Houston   Primary Artist
Georgia Mass Choir   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ray Brown Trio   Primary Artist
Pentatonix   Primary Artist
Bobbi Kristina Brown   Featured Artist
The Nativity Choir   Featured Artist
Alfred Brown   Viola
Shelene Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Stephen Mackey   Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Andy Stein   Violin
Gail Kruvand   Bass (Upright)
Earl Dumler   Oboe
Carol Pool   Violin
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Jesse Levy   Cello
Joseph Bongiorno   Bass (Upright)
Carmen Carter   Vocals (Background)
Dean Parks   Guitar
John West   Vocals (Background)
Bernard Davis   Drums
Myrna Matthews   Vocals (Background)
Katherine LiVolsi Stern   Violin
Sally Stevens   Vocals (Background)
Phil Hamilton   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Max Ellen   Violin
Mervyn Warren   Piano,Vocals,Conductor,Keyboards,Percussion,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Reggie Hamilton   Bass
Sharlotte Gibson   Vocals (Background)
Belinda Whitney   Violin
Gordon Chambers   Vocals (Background)
Ezekiel Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Kermit Moore   Cello
Gerald White   Vocals (Background)
Roger Freeland   Vocals (Background)
Troy Taylor   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Eugene J. Moye   Cello
Ian Freebairn-Smith   Vocals (Background)
Ashley Horne   Violin
Regis Iandiorio   Violin
Barry J. Eastmond   Conductor,Keyboards
Carmen Twillie   Vocals (Background)
Ronald Jenkins   Bass
Maxine Roach   Viola
Oren Waters   Vocals (Background)
Julien Barber   Viola
Harry Zaratzian   Viola
Sandra Billingslea   Violin
Sandi Hall   Vocals (Background)
John Dexter   Viola
Margaret Magill   Violin
Edie Lehmann Boddicker   Vocals (Background)
Gary Houston   Vocals (Background)
Olivia Koppell   Viola
Marti Sweet   Violin
Gerald Tarack   Violin
Leonid Levin   Violin
Michael Morton   Flute

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Tony Shepperd   Mixing,Engineer
Anthony Ruotolo   Assistant
Kim Gannon   Composer
Freddie Jackson   Composer
Dave Reitzas   Mixing
Jeff Moses   Assistant
John Holmes   Assistant
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Sally Stevens   Vocal Contractor
Scott Frankfurt   Drum Programming,Percussion Programming
Craig "Niteman" Taylor   Assistant
Zack Odom   Assistant
Mel Torme   Composer
Ray Bardani   Mixing
Mervyn Warren   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming,Choir Arrangement,String Arrangements,Percussion Programming
Michael White   Engineer
Buck Ram   Composer
Gordon Chambers   Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Henry Onorati   Composer
Thom "TK" Kidd   Engineer
Ezekiel Lewis   Vocal Arrangement
Rob Skipworth   Assistant
Troy Taylor   Arranger,Producer,Programming,Vocal Arrangement
Walter Kent   Composer
Barry J. Eastmond   Composer,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Frank Wolf   Engineer
Whitney Houston   Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Joseph Magee   Engineer
Phil Magnotti   String Engineer
Katherine K. Davis   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Harry Simeone   Composer
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
Robert Wells   Composer
Sante d'Orazio   Photography
David Kutch   Mastering
Ellin La Var   Hair Stylist
Jack Odom   Assistant
Matt Snedecor   Assistant
Jason Locklin   Assistant
Roger Moody   Assistant
Marnie Riley   Assistant
Roxanna Floy   Make-Up
Alex Reverberi   Assistant
Nick Marshall   Assistant
Joey Arbagey   A&R
Matthew Schwartz   A&R
Timothy Snell   Stylist
Joe-Mama Nitzberg   Creative Director
Steve Fisher   Assistant
Richard Thomas Jennings   Design,Art Direction
Michelle George   A&R