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Released | November 30, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 32:42 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Christmas with The Jets is the second studio album by Tongan-American family band The Jets, released on November 30, 1986, by MCA Records. It is also their first and only Christmas album to date. Unlike many other holiday albums, it does not include any covers of staple Christmas songs from the past; all are original compositions.
Although a single from this album was not released at the time, "Christmas In My Heart" would appear on the B-side of their single, "Anytime" two years later in 1988. Another notable track includes "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film An American Tail (1986) which was also recorded and released by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram at the same time to become a hit for the duo a few months later in 1987. Rupert Holmes penned "You Make It Christmas" after previously contributing "You Got It All" to The Jets' first album, and would also write the previously mentioned "Anytime" for their next.
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The Jets are a Tongan American pop and R&B family band from Robbinsdale, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Jets are composed of brothers and sisters LeRoy, Eddie, Eugene, Haini, Rudy, Kathi, Elizabeth, and Moana Wolfgramm, who perform pop, R&B, and dance music. They started performing as a family band in 1977. The group enjoyed worldwide success in 1985–1990, performing three world tours, and producing five top-10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Crush on You" is the second single released in 1986 from the Jets' debut album The Jets. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman co-wrote the hit single which put the Jets on the charts. The record was also given away in the UK in Flexi Disc format by being attached to the cover of Smash Hits magazine.
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Time is the first solo album by American musician Richard Carpenter.
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"You Got It All" is a song recorded by American band the Jets. It was released in 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album The Jets (1985). It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the 1979 hit "Escape ", and produced by Don Powell and David Rivkin. Holmes wrote it for his 10-year-old daughter Wendy but she never got to hear it become a hit, as prior to its release she died suddenly of an undiagnosed brain tumour. The song features the second youngest member of the group, then-13-year-old Elizabeth Wolfgramm, on lead vocals.
Christmas with Carnie is a Christmas album by American pop singer Carnie Wilson, released in 2007. The album contains one new song, "Warm Lovin' Christmastime", a duet between Wilson and her husband Rob Bonfiglio, who wrote the song.
As the Band Turns is the sixth album by R&B band Atlantic Starr, released April 15, 1985 on A&M Records. Following the departure of initial lead singer Sharon Bryant, as well as 4 other members of the band. As The Band sees the introduction of new vocalist Barbara Weathers. This proved to be one of the band's more successful releases, yielding several R&B hits, such as "Freak-A-Ristic," "If Your Heart Isn't In It", and the smash quiet storm anthem "Secret Lovers." This would be the band's last release for A&M after a memorable, although inconsistent, run of hits throughout the early 80's.
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Point of Origin is the debut studio album by American rock band There for Tomorrow, released on April 30, 2004 via WP Records. It was produced by Lami and LeRoy Wolfgramm and mixed by Tony Battaglia. The album features James Flaherty on guitar.
Emergency Broadcast is the fifth album by the Christian rock band White Heart and the band's first with bass guitarist Tommy Sims and is the second album on the Sparrow Records label released in late 1987. The album track "No Taboo" features the vocals of Rick Florian, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy and Sims. The album was produced by White Heart, with the executive producer being Randy Moore. Emergency Broadcast peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.
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