It's the Thought...

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It's the Thought...
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Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded
Genre CCM, Christmas music, praise and worship
Length42:29
Label Star Song
Producer Jonathan David Brown
Twila Paris chronology
For Every Heart
(1988)
It's the Thought...
(1989)
Cry for the Desert
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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It's the Thought... is a Christmas album and the seventh studio album and by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released in 1989 by Star Song Records. [2] [3] [4] It was the last album that Paris collaborated with producer Jonathan David Brown. The album is not your typical Christmas record, aside from "White Christmas" used in medley form with "Whiter Than Snow". Paris wrote four original songs and her father Oren Paris II wrote "This World", about the change that the first Christmas had on the entire world. The album debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midwinter" Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst 4:31
2."Alleluia, Christ is Born" Twila Paris 1:42
3."Glory to God"T. Paris1:49
4."Away in a Manger" William J. Kirkpatrick, James Ramsey Murray 3:38
5."White Christmas/Whiter Than Snow" Irving Berlin/Traditional3:51
6."It's the Thought"T. Paris3:53
7."I Saw Three Ships" William Sandys 4:39
8."This World"Oren Paris II4:07
9."Down in Yon Forest"Traditional1:20
10."O Holy Night" Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight 5:00
11."Hallelujah Chorus" George Frideric Handel 3:51
12."Wandering Pilgrim"T. Paris4:05

Personnel

Critical reception

Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams of AllMusic wrote "The ever popular Christian crooner Twila Paris shows the reason for her longevity with this holiday release. Strong vocals and stress-relieving accompaniment are trademarks of the album, and it includes a good mix of contemporary and traditional carols."

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 15

Radio singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CCM AC [6]
1989-90"Wandering Pilgrim"27

References

  1. "Twila Paris - It's the Thought...". AllMusic.
  2. Twila Paris : It's the Thought... Star Song Records. 1989.
  3. "It's the Thought... - Twila Paris". Cross Rhythms.
  4. Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music . Billboard Books. p.  216-17. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.
  5. "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard . December 16, 1989. p. 82.
  6. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 168. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.