A Kenny Lattimore Christmas

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A Kenny Lattimore Christmas
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Length47:50 [1]
Label
Producer
  • Nate "Impact" Jolley
  • Aaron W. Lindsey
  • Juan "Natural" Najera
  • Dra-kkar Wesley
Kenny Lattimore chronology
Anatomy of a Love Song
(2015)
A Kenny Lattimore Christmas
(2016)
Vulnerable
(2017)

A Kenny Lattimore Christmas is the eighth studio album by American singer Kenny Lattimore. It was released by Sincere Soul Records and Motown Gospel on October 21, 2016. His first Christmas album, A Kenny Lattimore Christmas reached number 37 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Real Love This Christmas"
  • Dana Meyers
  • Howard Hewett
  • Kenny Lattimore
  • Malik Yusef
  • Nate "Impact" Jolley
  • Aaron W. Lindsey
  • Natural
  • Jolley
3:37
2."Everybody Love Somebody"
  • Lindsey
  • Juan "Natural" Najera, Jr.
  • K. Lattimore
Lindsey3:38
3."Home for the Holidays"
  • Dra-kkar Wesley
  • Ivan Latimore
  • K. Lattimore
Wesley1:53
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Lindsey3:51
5."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"TraditionalLindsey4:31
6."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Lindsey3:06
7."O' Holy Night"Lindsey5:53
8."I Cry Holy"
  • Lindsey
  • J. Scott
  • K. Lattimore
Lindsey4:46
9."Reason to Celebrate"
  • Lindsey
  • K. Lattimore
Lindsey7:32
10."We Want to See You"
  • Lindsey
  • K. Lattimore
Lindsey5:40
11."The Christmas Song"Lindsey3:13

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [3] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] 37

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References

  1. Kellman, Andy. "A Kenny Lattimore Christmas > Review" . Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Kenny Lattimore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. "Kenny Lattimore Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.