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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = The Gift
| name = The Gift
| Cover = Jim Brickman - The Gift.jpg
| cover = Jim Brickman - The Gift.jpg
| Artist = [[Jim Brickman]]
| alt =
| Album = The Gift
| type = single
| Released = {{Start date|1997}}
| artist = [[Jim Brickman]]
| Format = [[CD single|CD]]
| album = The Gift
| released = {{Start date|1997}}
| Recorded =
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Country pop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=44}}
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]]
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| genre = [[Country pop]], [[Christmas music|Christmas]]
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| Writer = {{flatlist|
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=44}}
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| label = [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]]
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| writer = {{flatlist|
* Jim Brickman
* Jim Brickman
* [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]
* [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]
}}
}}
| Producer =
| producer = Dan Shea
| Last single = "[[Your Love (Jim Brickman song)|Your Love]]"<br />(1997)
| prev_title = [[Your Love (Jim Brickman song)|Your Love]]
| This single = "'''The Gift'''"<br />(1997)
| prev_year = 1997
| Next single = "After All These Years"<br />(1998)
| next_title = After All These Years
| next_year = 1998
| Misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|KvQXwHh42VU|"The Gift"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|KvQXwHh42VU|"The Gift"}}}}
}}
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"'''The Gift'''" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist [[Jim Brickman]], featuring singer [[Collin Raye]] and [[Susan Ashton]]. It was released in 1997 on [[Windham Hill Records]] as the first [[single (music)|single]] and as well as the thirteenth track from his fourth [[studio album]] of the same name. It is a [[country pop]] song that was written by Jim Brickman and [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]].
"'''The Gift'''" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist [[Jim Brickman]], featuring singers [[Collin Raye]] and [[Susan Ashton]]. It was released in 1997 on [[Windham Hill Records]] as the first [[single (music)|single]] and as well as the thirteenth track from his fourth [[studio album]] of the same name. It is a [[country pop]] song that was written by Jim Brickman and [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]. This song is often played on radio around the time of [[Christmas]] due to being part of Brickman's holiday album of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jimbrickman.com/product/the-gift-songbook/ |title=The Gift Songbook - Piano Sheet Music {{!}} Jim Brickman |website=www.jimbrickman.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418023829/https://www.jimbrickman.com/product/the-gift-songbook/ |archive-date=2021-04-18}} </ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==

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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|51|artist=Jim Brickman|song=The Gift|year=1997|week=11|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 10, 2018}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|51|artist=Jim Brickman|song=The Gift|year=1997|week=11|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 10, 2018}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardradiosongs|65|artist=Jim Brickman|song=The Gift|year=1997|week=7|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 10, 2018}}
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===Year-end charts===
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! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
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! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ|title=1998 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=52|page=YE-95|date=December 26, 1998|accessdate=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
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==Cover version==
The song became a cover version for [[Piolo Pascual]] performing ''The Gift'' from the movie ''[[Milan (2004 film)|Milan]]''.

On September 25, 2022, Asia's Popstar Royalty [[Sarah Geronimo]] and her husband [[Matteo Guidicelli]] did a special cover of the 1997 country pop hit on [[ASAP (TV program)|ASAP Natin 'To]] with Jim Brickman himself.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|jim-brickman|the-gift}}
* {{YouTube|id=KvQXwHh42VU|title="The Gift"}}
* {{YouTube|id=KvQXwHh42VU|title="The Gift"}}
* {{AllMusic|class=song|id=the-gift-mt0001736192|label="The Gift"}}
* {{AllMusic|class=song|id=the-gift-mt0001736192|label="The Gift"}}
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 3 August 2024

"The Gift"
Single by Jim Brickman
from the album The Gift
Released1997 (1997)
GenreCountry pop, Christmas
Length3:44
LabelWindham Hill
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Shea
Jim Brickman singles chronology
"Your Love"
(1997) 		"The Gift"
(1997) 		"After All These Years"
(1998)
Music video
"The Gift" on YouTube

"The Gift" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist Jim Brickman, featuring singers Collin Raye and Susan Ashton. It was released in 1997 on Windham Hill Records as the first single and as well as the thirteenth track from his fourth studio album of the same name. It is a country pop song that was written by Jim Brickman and Tom Douglas. This song is often played on radio around the time of Christmas due to being part of Brickman's holiday album of the same name.[1]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 52
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 51
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[5] 65

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 16

Cover version

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The song became a cover version for Piolo Pascual performing The Gift from the movie Milan.

On September 25, 2022, Asia's Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo and her husband Matteo Guidicelli did a special cover of the 1997 country pop hit on ASAP Natin 'To with Jim Brickman himself.

References

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  1. ^ "The Gift Songbook - Piano Sheet Music | Jim Brickman". www.jimbrickman.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3407." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 8, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jim Brickman Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jim Brickman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jim Brickman Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-95. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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