Sounds of the Season (album)

Sounds of the Season
Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released	December 4, 2006 (2006-12-04)
Recorded	2004
Studio	Da Crib Studios (Coney Island, New York)
Genre	Christmas [1] R&B [1]
Length	28:11
Label	Island Def Jam
Producer	Chuckii Booker
Lionel Richie chronology
Coming Home (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006) Just Go (2009)

Sounds of the Season is a Christmas album by American singer Lionel Richie. Recorded during advent in 2004, it was released by The Island Def Jam Music Group on December 4, 2006, in the United States. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Chuckii Booker. ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Harry Simeone Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati	3:55
2.	"Silent Night"	Traditional	3:54
3.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	4:00
4.	"Joy to the World"	Traditional	4:12
5.	"The Christmas Song"	Robert Wells Mel Tormé	3:35
6.	"O Come All Ye Faithful"	Traditional	4:18
7.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	3:33
8.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard Richard Bernhard Smith	3:13

Personnel

• Lionel Richie – vocals, arrangements (2–4, 6)
• Chuckii Booker – all instruments (1, 5, 7, 8), backing vocals (1, 8), arrangements (2–4, 6)
• Herman Jackson – acoustic piano (5, 7)
• Dino Soldo – saxophone (7)

Production

• Joshua Sarubin – A&R
• Shelli Hill – executive producer for NBC Universal
• Sue Peterson – executive producer for Target
• Dirk Vanoucek – associate producer, recording
• Jon Gass – mixing
• Michael Simmons – project coordinator
• Stacey Ward – project manager
• Mathieu Bitton – package design, cover design
• Alfonso Romero – cover design
• Denise Saffren – cover design
• Andrew MacPherson – photography
• David Loeffler and Randy Phillips with PDM, Inc. – management

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top Holiday Albums ( Billboard ) [4]	43

References

1. "Sounds of the Season". Allmusic . Retrieved November 8, 2020.
2. "Best Motown Christmas Songs: An Essential Seasonal Playlist". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
3. Sounds of the Season (booklet). Island Def Jam. 2006.
4. "Lionel Richie Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.