Let There Be Peace on Earth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
Studio | Javelina Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:47 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Tony Brown | |||
Vince Gill chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C− [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Let There Be Peace on Earth is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1993 on MCA Nashville. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going Double Platinum. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | 4:39 | |
2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:02 | |
3. | "One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)" | John Barlow Jarvis | 3:37 |
4. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:29 |
5. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Instrumental) | 2:37 | |
6. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
| 4:34 |
7. | "Let There Be Peace on Earth" (duet with Jenny Gill) |
| 4:33 |
8. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 4:40 |
9. | "Til the Season Comes Around Again" |
| 4:11 |
10. | "It Won't Be the Same This Year" | Vince Gill | 3:43 |
Total length: | 40:05 |
As listed in liner notes. [5]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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