All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan | ||||
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Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
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Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
Length | 42:50 | |||
Label | BNA | |||
Producer | Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney Norro Wilson | |||
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All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on October 7, 2003. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of December 2016, the album has sold 922,900 copies in the United States . [3]
In addition to original tracks and tropical renditions of traditional Christmas music, the album features three covers. "Christmas in Dixie" was originally recorded by Alabama and features Alabama's lead singer, Randy Owen, as a duet partner. "Thank God for Kids" was previously recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys (and originally by Eddy Raven), while "Pretty Paper" was originally recorded by Willie Nelson. Chesney's rendition of "Silent Night" features his mother and her twin sister, who are credited as the Grigsby Twins.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan" | Paul Overstreet | 4:38 |
2. | "Jingle Bells" | Traditional | 2:52 |
3. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 3:53 |
4. | "Christmas in Dixie" (featuring Randy Owen) | Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Mark Herndon | 3:38 |
5. | "Thank God for Kids" | Eddy Raven | 3:10 |
6. | "Silver Bells" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 4:05 |
7. | "Just a Kid" | Skip Ewing, Kent Blazy | 4:20 |
8. | "The Angel at the Top of My Tree" | Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon | 3:26 |
9. | "Pretty Paper" (featuring Willie Nelson) | Willie Nelson | 3:47 |
10. | "Silent Night" (featuring the Grigsby Twins) | Traditional | 4:43 |
11. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Traditional | 4:18 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 922,900 [3] |
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