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{{Infobox album
| Name = Wishes: A Holiday Album
| name = Wishes: A Holiday Album
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Kenny G]]
| artist = [[Kenny G]]
| cover = Kenny G Wishes.jpg
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| Released = October 22, 2002
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| Recorded =
| released = October 22, 2002
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
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| Length = 38:36
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| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Smooth jazz]]|[[Christmas music|Christmas]]}}
| Producer = [[Kenny G]]<br />[[Dave Foxx]]<br />[[L.A. Reid]]<br />[[Louie Simon]]
| Reviews =
| length = 38:36
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| Last album = ''[[Paradise (Kenny G album)|Paradise]]''<br />(2002)
| producer = {{hlist|[[Kenny G]]|Dave Foxx|[[L.A. Reid]]|Louie Simon}}
| This album = ''Wishes: A Holiday Album''<br />(2002)
| Next album = ''[[Ultimate Kenny G]]''<br />(2003)
| prev_title = [[Paradise (Kenny G album)|Paradise]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Ultimate Kenny G]]
| next_year = 2003
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'''''Wishes: A Holiday Album''''' is the third [[Christmas]] album by [[Saxophone|saxophonist]] [[Kenny G]]. It was released by [[Arista Records]] in [[2002 in music|2002]], and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the [[Billboard 200]], number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart.<ref name="all">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r612269/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts & Awards] at [[Allmusic]]</ref>
'''''Wishes: A Holiday Album''''' is the third [[Christmas]] album and twelfth [[studio album]] by [[Saxophone|saxophonist]] [[Kenny G]]. It was released by [[Arista Records]] on October 22, [[2002 in music|2002]], and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart.<ref name="all">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r612269/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts & Awards] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> It was the second best-selling Christmas album in the US for 2002 with sales of 501,000 copies for the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-christmas-album-234054391.html |title=Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album? | author= Paul Grein |date=October 29, 2013 |work=Chart Watch |publisher=Yahoo }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"[[Deck the Halls]] / [[The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" (Traditional) - <small>3:01</small>
#"[[Deck the Halls]] / [[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" (Traditional) - <small>3:01</small>
#"[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]] / [[O Come All Ye Faithful]]" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley) - <small>4:37</small>
#"[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]] / [[O Come All Ye Faithful]]" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley/John Francis Wade/Frederic Oakeley) - <small>4:37</small>
#"[[Joy to the World]]" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - <small>2:29</small>
#"[[Joy to the World]]" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - <small>2:29</small>
#"[[God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen]]" (Traditional) - <small>4:34</small>
#"[[God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen]]" (Traditional) - <small>4:34</small>
#"[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] / [[Frosty the Snowman]]" (Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - <small>5:21</small>
#"[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] / [[Frosty the Snowman]]" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - <small>5:21</small>
#"Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - <small>3:59</small>
#"Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - <small>3:59</small>
#"[[Do You Hear What I Hear?]]" (Noel Regney) - <small>3:08</small>
#"[[Do You Hear What I Hear?]]" (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne) - <small>3:08</small>
#"Cantique de Noel ([[O Holy Night]])" (Traditional) - <small>4:27</small>
#"Cantique de Noel ([[O Holy Night]])" (Adolphe Adam) - <small>4:27</small>
#"[[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring|Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring]]" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - <small>2:07</small>
#"[[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring|Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring]]" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - <small>2:07</small>
#"[[Auld Lang Syne]] (Freedom Mix)" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - <small>4:53</small>
#"[[Auld Lang Syne]] (Freedom Mix)" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - <small>4:53</small>

== Personnel ==
* Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1-4, 6-10), tenor saxophone (5)
* [[Walter Afanasieff]] – keyboard programming (1-4, 6-9), rhythm programming (1-4, 6-10), arrangements (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (10), synthesizers (10), drum programming (10)
* John Binder – programming (1-4, 6-9)
* Greg Bieck – programming (2, 4), digital programming (10), [[Macintosh]] programming (10), additional drum and rhythm programming (10)
* Robert Conley – programming (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – keyboards (5)
* [[Randy Waldman]] – acoustic piano (5)
* Frank Maranzino – programming (6)
* Dave Foxx – additional synthesizers (10), additional drum programming (10)
* Ramón Stagnaro – [[Classical guitar|nylon guitar]] (6)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass (5)
* [[Vinnie Colaiuta]] – drums (5)
* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (5)
* [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]] – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
* Harvey Cohen – horn and orchestral arrangements (5)
* Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements and conductor (7, 8)
* Matthew Delapolla – scoring consultant (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
* Debbie Datz-Pyle – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 4-8, 10)
* Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (10)

== Production ==
* Kenny G – producer, liner notes
* [[L.A. Reid|Antonio L.A. Reid]] – executive producer
* Dave Foxx – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
* Lou Simon – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
* Steve Shepherd – engineer (1-4, 6-9)
* Nick Thomas – engineer (1, 6), assistant engineer (2, 3, 4, 8)
* David Gleeson – engineer (2, 4, 10)
* [[Humberto Gatica]] – engineer (5, 6, 10), orchestra engineer (6), mixing (10)
* David Reitzas – engineer (6)
* Cesar Ramirez – assistant engineer (1, 7, 9)
* Chris Brooke – assistant engineer (5, 10)
* Brian Dixon – assistant engineer (6)
* Nick Marshall – assistant engineer (6)
* Peter Doell – assistant engineer (10)
* Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer (10)
* Pete Krawiec – assistant engineer (10)
* Grant Schmitz – assistant engineer (10)
* Bill Smith – [[Pro Tools]] engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* Joe Wohlmuth – Pro Tools engineer (5-9)
* [[Al Schmitt]] – orchestra engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* John Rodd – orchestra recordist (7, 8)
* [[Mick Guzauski]] – mixing (1-9)
* George Spatta – mix assistant (1-9)
* [[Vlado Meller]] – mastering
* Tom Steel – stage manager (7, 8)
* Damon Tedesco – stage manager (7, 8)
* Rich Davis – production coordinator for Walter Afanasieff
* Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative director
* Courtney Walter – art direction, design
* Lyndie Benson – photography
* Dennis Turner – management
* Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. – management company

'''Studios'''
* Recorded at [[Walter Afanasieff|WallyWorld Studios]] (Marin County, CA); [[Kenny G|Studio G]] (Malibu, CA); [[Westlake Studios]] and Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA); [[Sony Pictures Studios]] (Culver City, CA).
* Orchestra recorded at Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, CA); Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Studios]] (Los Angeles, CA).
* Mixed at Barking Dog Studios (Mount Kisco, NY); WallyWorld Studios.
* Mastered at [[Sony Music Studios]] (New York, NY).

== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002-2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|29|artist=Kenny G|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardContemporaryJazz|2|artist=Kenny G|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|34|artist=Kenny G|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}
|}
{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035016/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_jazz.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_jazz.html|title=Canada's Top 50 Jazz Albums of 2002 in Canada|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>
| 9
|}

{{col-end}}


==Singles==
==Singles==
<small>Information taken from this source.<ref name="all2">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r612269/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles] at [[Allmusic]]</ref></small>
<small>Information taken from this source.<ref name="all2">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r612269/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles] at [[Allmusic]]</ref></small>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year
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! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
|-
|-
! width="86"| <small>[[Adult Contemporary|US Adult Contemporary]]</small>
! <small>[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]</small>
! <small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small>
|-
|-
| [[2002 in music|2002]]
| 2002
| "[[Deck the Halls]]/[[The Twelve Days of Christmas]]"
| "[[Deck the Halls]]/[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]"
| align=center|22
! #26
!
|
|-
|-
| [[2003 in music|2003]]
| 2003
| "[[Auld Lang Syne]] (Freedom Mix)"
| "[[Auld Lang Syne]] (Freedom Mix)"
!
|
| align=center|98
! #98
|}
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Wishes|artist=Kenny G|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Kenneth Gorelick}}
{{Kenneth Gorelick}}
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[[Category:Arista Records albums]]
[[Category:Arista Records Christmas albums]]
[[Category:Kenny G albums]]
[[Category:Kenny G albums]]
[[Category:2002 Christmas albums]]
[[Category:2002 Christmas albums]]
[[Category:Christmas albums by American artists]]

[[Category:Jazz Christmas albums]]

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Latest revision as of 17:06, 28 September 2024

Wishes: A Holiday Album
Studio album by
Kenny G
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
Genre
Length38:36
LabelArista
Producer
Kenny G chronology
Paradise
(2002) 		Wishes: A Holiday Album
(2002) 		Ultimate Kenny G
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[2]

Wishes: A Holiday Album is the third Christmas album and twelfth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on October 22, 2002, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart.[3] It was the second best-selling Christmas album in the US for 2002 with sales of 501,000 copies for the year.[4]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 3:01
  2. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley/John Francis Wade/Frederic Oakeley) - 4:37
  3. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - 2:29
  4. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 4:34
  5. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Frosty the Snowman" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - 5:21
  6. "Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 3:59
  7. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne) - 3:08
  8. "Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)" (Adolphe Adam) - 4:27
  9. "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 2:07
  10. "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 4:53

Personnel

[edit]
  • Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1-4, 6-10), tenor saxophone (5)
  • Walter Afanasieff – keyboard programming (1-4, 6-9), rhythm programming (1-4, 6-10), arrangements (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (10), synthesizers (10), drum programming (10)
  • John Binder – programming (1-4, 6-9)
  • Greg Bieck – programming (2, 4), digital programming (10), Macintosh programming (10), additional drum and rhythm programming (10)
  • Robert Conley – programming (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (5)
  • Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (5)
  • Frank Maranzino – programming (6)
  • Dave Foxx – additional synthesizers (10), additional drum programming (10)
  • Ramón Stagnaro – nylon guitar (6)
  • Nathan East – bass (5)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5)
  • William Ross – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
  • Harvey Cohen – horn and orchestral arrangements (5)
  • Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements and conductor (7, 8)
  • Matthew Delapolla – scoring consultant (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
  • Debbie Datz-Pyle – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 4-8, 10)
  • Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (10)

Production

[edit]
  • Kenny G – producer, liner notes
  • Antonio L.A. Reid – executive producer
  • Dave Foxx – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
  • Lou Simon – audio collage producer and arrangements (10)
  • Steve Shepherd – engineer (1-4, 6-9)
  • Nick Thomas – engineer (1, 6), assistant engineer (2, 3, 4, 8)
  • David Gleeson – engineer (2, 4, 10)
  • Humberto Gatica – engineer (5, 6, 10), orchestra engineer (6), mixing (10)
  • David Reitzas – engineer (6)
  • Cesar Ramirez – assistant engineer (1, 7, 9)
  • Chris Brooke – assistant engineer (5, 10)
  • Brian Dixon – assistant engineer (6)
  • Nick Marshall – assistant engineer (6)
  • Peter Doell – assistant engineer (10)
  • Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer (10)
  • Pete Krawiec – assistant engineer (10)
  • Grant Schmitz – assistant engineer (10)
  • Bill Smith – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Joe Wohlmuth – Pro Tools engineer (5-9)
  • Al Schmitt – orchestra engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • John Rodd – orchestra recordist (7, 8)
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing (1-9)
  • George Spatta – mix assistant (1-9)
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Tom Steel – stage manager (7, 8)
  • Damon Tedesco – stage manager (7, 8)
  • Rich Davis – production coordinator for Walter Afanasieff
  • Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative director
  • Courtney Walter – art direction, design
  • Lyndie Benson – photography
  • Dennis Turner – management
  • Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. – management company

Studios

Charts

[edit]

Singles

[edit]

Information taken from this source.[9]

Year Title Chart Positions
US AC US R&B
2002 "Deck the Halls/The Twelve Days of Christmas" 22
2003 "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" 98

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Charts & Awards at Allmusic
  4. ^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  5. ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kenny G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Canada's Top 50 Jazz Albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Billboard Singles at Allmusic
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny G – Wishes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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