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India.Arie & Joe Sample
Christmas With Friends

Album US 2015 on Motown label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Smooth Jazz, Neo-Soul)

Track 6 is under license from Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc. Tracks 1, 7 Recorded at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX; Vocals Recorded at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA Track 2 India.Arie Vocals Recorded at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA; Tori Kelly Vocals Recorded at Harmony Studios, West Hollywood, CA Track 3 Recorded at Wire Roads Studios, Houston, TX; India.Arie Vocals Recorded at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA; randy Vocals Recorded at Wyman Studios, Burbank, CA Track 4 Recorded at Wire Roads Studios, Houston, TX & India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA; Kem Vocals Recorded at Studio A Recording, Inc., Dearborn Heights, MI Track 5 Recorded at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA; Michael McDonald Vocals Recorded at Sound Logic Recording Studio, Santa Barbara, CA Track 6 Recorded at Red Lotus Studios & Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA and at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA Tracks 8, 10 Recorded at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA Track 9 Recorded at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA; Vocals Recorded at Wire Road Studios, Houston, TX and India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA Track 1 to 5, 7 to 10 Mixed for Salvomix Inc. Track 6 Mixed at Red Lotus Studios, Hollywood, CA ℗© 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Manufactured by Motown Records, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. Printed in U.S.A. Tori Kelly appears courtesy of Capitol Records & Schoolboy Records Brandy appears courtesy of Chameleon Entertainment Dave Koz appears courtesy of Concord Records Trombone Shorty appears courtesy of The Verve Music Group Khristian Dentley appears courtesy of Dentleyboy Records, LLC Gene Moore appears courtesy of Motown Gospel Kirk Whalum appears courtesy of Mack Avenue Records Joe Sample appears courtesy of PRA Records

     
Musicians
PortraitIndia.Arie g, bvoc, *1975 US
executive-producer, producer, vocals, album by, written by
PortraitJoe Sample key, p, 1939-2014 US
producer, arranged by, piano, album by
PortraitSteve Cook ,
a&r, administrator
PortraitAaron W. Lindsey org, p, key,
arranged by, edited by, producer, recorded by, recorded by, vocals, synth, keyboards, aux, instruments, written by, bass, synth, keyboards, aux, bass, drums, bass, upright, keyboards, additional, electric piano, rhodes, piano, keyboards
Mackenzie Lewis
legal, representation
Steve Sidman
legal, representation
The Sidman Law Firm, LLC
legal, representation
Carla Bernal
management, business affairs
PortraitJosh Kamzan ,
management, business affairs
PortraitLynn M. Scott ,
management, marketing for motown
Rob Skipworth
recorded by, recorded by, vocals
PortraitTip Wyman ,
recorded by, brandy vocals
PortraitKory Aaron ,
recorded by, india.arie vocals
PortraitEric Morgeson syn, key, US
recorded by, kem vocals
PortraitMark Casselman ,
recorded by, michael mcdonald vocals
Matthew Emonson
recorded by, tori kelly vocals
PortraitNicklas Sample b, US
bass, upright
PortraitJeff "Tain" Watts dr, *1960 US
drums
PortraitJavier Solis perc, dr, MX
percussion
PortraitTori Kelly g, voc, bvoc, *1992 US
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitBrandy voc, bvoc, US
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitJohn Stoddart voc, key, p, US
strings, arranged by, strings
PortraitKem voc, bvoc, key,
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitHamilton Hardin ,
horns, arranged by, horn
PortraitNathan East b, voc, *1955 US
bass, bass, upright
PortraitGlendon Campbell ,
drums
PortraitMichael McDonald voc, key, *1952 US
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitPaul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
PortraitJohn Beasley p, syn, *1960 US
arranged by, piano
PortraitChuck Berghofer b, *1937 US
bass
PortraitDave Koz , *1963 US
featuring, tenor saxophone
PortraitTrombone Shorty tb, *1986 US
featuring, trombone
PortraitDavid Delhomme ,
keyboards
PortraitRickey Minor ,
producer, arranged by
PortraitCraig Fundyga p, perc, US
vibraphone
PortraitKhristian Dentley voc,
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitGene Moore voc, US
featuring, guest, vocals
PortraitKirk Whalum sax, ts, *1958 US
featuring, tenor saxophone
Producers
Rex Rideout a&r
Vivian Yohannes a&r, coordinator
Annalee Valencia-Bruch art direction, design
Lenny Wee engineer, assistant
Ryan Staples engineer, assistant
Seth Presant engineer, assistant
Anasa Troutman management
Eloveate, LLC management
Reuben Cohen mastered by
Allen Sides mixed by, recorded by
Paul Salvo mixed by
Cora Coleman Dunham photography by
Case Mundy recorded by
Danny Duncan recorded by
Gerrit Kinkel recorded by, additional
Dave Koz executive-producer
John Burk executive-producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Let It SnowIndia.Arie & Joe SampleJule Styne And Sammy Cahn
2Favorite Time Of YearIndia.Arie & Joe SampleAaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie, Joyce Simpson
3Silent NightIndia.Arie & Joe SampleFranz Gruber, Joseph Mohr
4Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasIndia.Arie & Joe SampleHugh Martin, Ralph Blane
5Merry Christmas BabyIndia.Arie & Joe SampleJohnny Moore, Lou Baxter
6I've Got My Love To Keep Me WarmIndia.Arie & Joe SampleIrving Berlin
7The Christmas SongIndia.Arie & Joe SampleMel Tormé, Robert Wells
8God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenIndia.Arie & Joe SampleTraditional
9Mary, Did You Know?India.Arie & Joe SampleBuddy Greene, Mark Lowry
10Auld Lang SyneIndia.Arie & Joe SampleTraditional
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