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(Oct.
27, 2003 - New York, NY) Arista recording
artist Whitney Houston will add another
landmark accomplishment to one of the most
extraordinary careers in popular music when ONE
WISH - THE HOLIDAY ALBUM, her first
collection of Christmas tunes arrives in stores
on November 18th, it was announced today by
Antonio "L.A." Reid, President and
CEO, Arista Records.
ONE
WISH is comprised of a joyous mix of
yuletide favorites from the traditional and
contemporary songbooks, along with several new
compositions. At the helm with Whitney on the
project are producers and arrangers Troy Taylor
(who worked on 2002's Just Whitney¡K and
Aretha Franklin's current album, So Damn
Happy), Mervyn Warren (whose association
with Whitney goes back to 1996's The
Preacher's Wife), and the team of Gordon
Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond (most recently
collaborated on So Damn Happy).
Ms.
Houston commented, "I've wanted to do an
album of holiday songs for some time. I think
these are some of the most beautiful songs ever
written about such a wonderful time of year and
I hope they appeal to everyone."
Attention
is sure to focus on Bobbi Kristina Brown, who
appears on , "Little Drummer Boy," one
of eight tracks produced and arranged by Warren.
The others include "Cantique De Nöel
(O Holy Night)," "I'll Be Home For
Christmas," a medley of "Deck
The Halls/Silent Night," "Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O
Come O Come Emanuel," "Who Would
Imagine A King" and "Joy To The
World," both co-produced by Mervyn
Warren and Whitney Houston, with vocal
arrangements by Whitney.
ONE
WISH opens with a pair of evergreens
produced and arranged by Taylor, the classic "The
First Nöel" and Mel Tormé's
timeless "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts
Roasting On An Open Fire)." Chambers
and Eastmond contribute the original composition
"One Wish (For Christmas)," whose
23-piece string section (recorded in New York
City) is one of the highlights of the album.
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WHITNEY
HOUSTON MAKES A HOLIDAY WISH