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- Genre: Religious & Devotional
- Style: Christian
- Artist: Sounds Of Blackness
- Format: Cassette
- Release Date: 10/20/1992
- Record Label: Perspective
- UPC: 731454900041
Additional Information about The Night Before Christmas: A Musical Fantasy by Sounds of Blackness (Cassette, Oct-1992, Perspective)
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Album Notes
Sounds Of Blackness: Gary Hines (leader); Wanda Lewis, Jamecia Bennett, Jayn R. Bell, Cheryl D. Warder-Reeves, Dorothy A. Brown, Ann Bennett-Nesby, Angela Henderson, Elizabeth J. Turner, Sandra Harris, Renee J. McCall (soprano vocals); Carrie Harrington, Core Cotton, Valarie Johnson, Dorothy Shelby, Shirley Marie Graham, Beverly Mahto, Jennifer Whitlock, Dorothy J. Townes, Alecia D. Russell (alto vocals); Patrica Lacy, Robert Edwards, William H. Smith, Rojeem Taylor, Kimberly Gayle Brown, Terrence O. Frierson, Robert J. Jones (tenor vocals); Michael L. Bowens, Russell B. Knighton, Jr. (baritone vocals); David Brian Young, Freddie Wilson (bass vocals).Additional personnel: LaSalle Gabriel (guitar, keyboards); Franklin Wharton (alto saxophone, flute); Louis J. Wilson (tenor & soprano saxophones); David Wright (baritone & soprano saxophones); Larry Sims (trumpet, piccolo trumpet); Billy Steele, James Wright (organ, keyboards, vocals); Gary Hines (keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Rev. Joseph Young, Jr. (bass); Trenon Graham (drums, percussion); Kevin Whitlock (percussion).Producers: Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis.Capitalizing on the unexpected success of the group's debut album, The Evolution of Gospel, Sounds of Blackness delivered The Night Before Christmas in late 1992, just in time for the holiday season. It's fairly safe to consider this a rushed project. Sounds of Blackness were still riding high on the success of singles like "Optimistic" and "Testify" at the time, and, if anything, this album kept the group in the spotlight for a few more months. In retrospect, there's nothing particularly amazing about this album. The group quickly treads through a number of holiday favorites, never devoting more than a couple minutes to each particular song. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were signed on as producers, which makes this album noteworthy to a certain extent, yet the dynamic duo don't deliver the sort of genius production you'd expect from them. Overall, The Night Before Christmas sounds like a half-hearted effort. And even though the group's intentions seem in place, giving the album a truly spiritual feel, the execution seems a bit too casual to be truly moving. This is one you might want to pass on until you've explored Sounds of Blackness' other '90s albums first. ~ Jason Birchmeier
Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2013 Muze Inc.
All rights reserved. | Album Features | |
| UPC: | 731454900041 |
| Artist: | Sounds Of Blackness |
| Format: | Cassette |
| Release Year: | 1992 |
| Record Label: | Perspective |
| Genre: | Contemp. Christian, Gospel |
| Details | |
| Playing Time: | 50 min. |
| Distributor: | n/a |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes
Sounds Of Blackness: Gary Hines (leader); Wanda Lewis, Jamecia Bennett, Jayn R. Bell, Cheryl D. Warder-Reeves, Dorothy A. Brown, Ann Bennett-Nesby, Angela Henderson, Elizabeth J. Turner, Sandra Harris, Renee J. McCall (soprano vocals); Carrie Harrington, Core Cotton, Valarie Johnson, Dorothy Shelby, Shirley Marie Graham, Beverly Mahto, Jennifer Whitlock, Dorothy J. Townes, Alecia D. Russell (alto vocals); Patrica Lacy, Robert Edwards, William H. Smith, Rojeem Taylor, Kimberly Gayle Brown, Terrence O. Frierson, Robert J. Jones (tenor vocals); Michael L. Bowens, Russell B. Knighton, Jr. (baritone vocals); David Brian Young, Freddie Wilson (bass vocals).Additional personnel: LaSalle Gabriel (guitar, keyboards); Franklin Wharton (alto saxophone, flute); Louis J. Wilson (tenor & soprano saxophones); David Wright (baritone & soprano saxophones); Larry Sims (trumpet, piccolo trumpet); Billy Steele, James Wright (organ, keyboards, vocals); Gary Hines (keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Rev. Joseph Young, Jr. (bass); Trenon Graham (drums, percussion); Kevin Whitlock (percussion).Producers: Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis.Capitalizing on the unexpected success of the group's debut album, The Evolution of Gospel, Sounds of Blackness delivered The Night Before Christmas in late 1992, just in time for the holiday season. It's fairly safe to consider this a rushed project. Sounds of Blackness were still riding high on the success of singles like "Optimistic" and "Testify" at the time, and, if anything, this album kept the group in the spotlight for a few more months. In retrospect, there's nothing particularly amazing about this album. The group quickly treads through a number of holiday favorites, never devoting more than a couple minutes to each particular song. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were signed on as producers, which makes this album noteworthy to a certain extent, yet the dynamic duo don't deliver the sort of genius production you'd expect from them. Overall, The Night Before Christmas sounds like a half-hearted effort. And even though the group's intentions seem in place, giving the album a truly spiritual feel, the execution seems a bit too casual to be truly moving. This is one you might want to pass on until you've explored Sounds of Blackness' other '90s albums first. ~ Jason Birchmeier