Wishes: A Holiday Album | ||||
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Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
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Length | 38:36 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | D [2] |
Wishes: A Holiday Album is the third Christmas album and twelfth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on October 22, 2002, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart. [3] It was the second best-selling Christmas album in the US for 2002 with sales of 501,000 copies for the year. [4]
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Information taken from this source. [9]
Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
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US AC | US R&B | ||
2002 | "Deck the Halls/The Twelve Days of Christmas" | 22 | |
2003 | "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" | 98 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Songs is the ninth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released by Epic Records on September 20, 1994. The album, a collection of cover versions, produced the singles "Endless Love", "Always and Forever", and "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". According to an interview both Vandross and Mariah Carey gave in Japan following the release of their duet "Endless Love", there was mention that Carey had given advice as to what songs Vandross would cover on this album.
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