The Season (Steve Perry album)

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The Season
Steve Perry - The Season.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 2021 [1]
Recorded2021
StudioLovebox Studios (Hollywood)
Genre Christmas
Length25:35 (standard edition)
32:46 (deluxe edition)
Label Fantasy
Producer
Steve Perry chronology
Traces
(2018)
The Season
(2021)

The Season is a Christmas album and the fourth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Steve Perry. It was released on November 5, 2021, by Fantasy Records.

Contents

It debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. [2]

A Digital Deluxe Edition with 2 additional songs was released on October 28, 2022. [3]

Critical reception

Louder gave the album two and a half stars, saying, "if you’re hoping to hear any trace of the rock stylings that made Perry famous, then it’s probably best skip this gooey, Buble-esque affair." [4]

RIFF Magazine said, "Does the world need a Steve Perry Christmas record? Beyond the shadow of any human doubt … no. It doesn’t." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Christmas Song"3:31
2."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:46
3."Auld Lang Syne"2:06
4."Winter Wonderland"3:19
5."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"3:56
6."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"3:02
7."Silver Bells"5:03
8."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"1:55
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Maybe This Year"3:37
2."This Christmas"3:34
3."The Christmas Song"3:31
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:46
5."Auld Lang Syne"2:06
6."Winter Wonderland"3:19
7."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"3:56
8."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"3:02
9."Silver Bells"5:03
10."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"1:55

Personnel

Credits for The Season adapted from liner notes. [6]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
United States Billboard Top Holiday Albums [7] 4
United States Billboard Top Album Sales [7] 6
United States Billboard Independent Albums [7] 16
United States Billboard Top Vinyl Albums [7] 21
United States Billboard 200 [7] 80

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References

  1. Kielty, Martin. "STEVE PERRY ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY ALBUM 'THE SEASON'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. Caufield, Keith. "Steve Perry Decks the Charts With 'The Season'". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. "Former JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Releases His First-Ever Holiday Original, 'Maybe This Year'". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. Sharp, Johnny. "Steve Perry's The Season is not a Christmas gift that keeps giving". Louder. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. Hicks, Tony. "Even with that golden voice, Steve Perry delivers few gifts on 'The Season'". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. (2021). "The Season liner notes". In The Season [CD booklet]. Fantasy.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Steve Perry". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2021.