| The Sweetest Gift | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 32:32 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis | |||
| Trisha Yearwood chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2000 re-release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (favorable) [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Sweetest Gift is the fourth studio album (and first Christmas album) by country singer Trisha Yearwood.
Yearwood sings a mixture of familiar traditional and popular material, along with more recent compositions such as "It Wasn't His Child" and "There's a New Kid in Town".
Two of its tracks managed to achieve positions near the lower end of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "It Wasn't His Child" peaked at #60, and "Reindeer Boogie" at #63. The album rose to the #17 position in the Country Albums chart. A re-release of the album in 2000 has a different album cover, a promotional photograph taken during the Real Live Woman promotional period.
The album was a given a positive review by Allmusic, receiving 4 out of 5 stars. [1]
2000 Reissue
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200 [5] | 105 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [6] | 17 |
| Title | Date | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "It Wasn't His Child" | January 6, 1995 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 60 |
| "Reindeer Boogie" | January 8, 1999 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 63 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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