Give Love at Christmas
| Give Love at Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album (Christmas) by | ||||
| Released | August 14, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 34:11 | |||
| Label | Gordy G8-998M1 | |||
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| The Temptations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Give Love at Christmas is a Christmas album by
Berry Gordy, Jr. and Motown star and vice-president Smokey Robinson
.
The Temptations' 1980 recording of "Silent Night" (punctuated by bass singer Melvin Franklin's sign-off of "Merry Christmas, from the Temptations!") became an enduring staple of rhythm and blues radio during the holiday season.[3] In addition to "Silent Night", "The Christmas Song" and "Little Drummer Boy" also was previously recorded on their previous Christmas album The Temptations Christmas Card.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Leads | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Glenn Leonard | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) | Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Love Comes With Christmas" (Alice Johnson, Marv Johnson) | Street | 3:45 |
| 4. | "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) | All | 4:08 |
| 5. | "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) | Edwards | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Everything for Christmas" (Gordy, Teddy Randazzo) | Street | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Christmas Everyday" (Smokey Robinson) | Franklin | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) | Edwards, Leonard, Franklin | 6:00 |
- Note: Some pressings incorrectly list The Christmas Song on the label as being 5:36. This is incorrect.
Personnel
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Glenn Leonard: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
See also
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. Give Love at Christmas at AllMusic
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 697.
- ^ Tucker, Neely (December 24, 2004). "A Motown 'Silent Night' That Echoes Down the Years". The Washington Post.
