| Mr. Vocalist X'Mas | ||||
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| Released | November 11, 2009(Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Eric Martin | |||
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Mr. Vocalist X'Mas is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Eric Martin. Released on November 11, 2009 exclusively in Japan by Sony Music Japan, the album features Martin's covers of Japanese and western Christmas songs. [1] [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christmas Eve" (Kurisumasu Ibu (クリスマス・イブ)) |
| Tatsuro Yamashita | |
| 2. | "Winter Song" | Dreams Come True | ||
| 3. | "Itsuka no Merry Christmas" (Itsuka no Merī Kurisumasu (いつかのメリークリスマス, "Merry Christmas Someday")) | Tak Matsumoto | B'z | |
| 4. | "Christmas Carol no Koro ni wa" (Kurisumasu Kyaroru no Koro ni wa (クリスマスキャロルの頃には, "When the Christmas Carols Play")) |
| Junichi Inagaki | |
| 5. | "Shiroi Koibitotachi" ((白い恋人達, "White Lovers")) | Keisuke Kuwata | Keisuke Kuwata | |
| 6. | "Silent Eve" (Sairento Ivu (サイレント・イヴ)) | Midori Karashima | Midori Karashima | |
| 7. | "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| 8. | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Koibitotachi no Kurisumasu (恋人たちのクリスマス)) |
| Mariah Carey | |
| 9. | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" |
| John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band | |
| 10. | "Last Christmas" | George Michael | Wham! | |
| 11. | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid | ||
| 12. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | Bing Crosby |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [4] | 26 |
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