Album
I Wanna Be Santa Claus
1999 · Rock, Pop
Rare pressing on Gatefold
I Wanna Be Santa Claus is a Rock album by Ringo Starr, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked.
About
The Beatles never made an official Christmas album, though in 1970 their fan club members did receive <i>The Beatles Christmas Album</i>, a compilation of the special singles the group had released through the fan club each year from 1963 through 1969. It was an idea surprisingly never capitalized on until the 1999 release of Ringo Starr’s <i>I Wanna Be Santa Claus</i>. Ringo had found his latest consistent collaborator in producer/musician Mark Hudson, and together they wrote several originals featured here. The most intriguing track is “Christmas Time (Is Here Again),” the one “song” The Beatles had written and performed on their 1967 fan club record; it's rerecorded here by Starr with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry playing the guitar solo. The Eagles’ Timothy D. Schmit provides backing vocals on the title track, “The Little Drummer Boy,” and Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” But largely the draw here is the updated “Beatles” sound that isn’t far removed from Jeff Lynne’s modern work with the group. The album wasn't a commercial hit, but it wasn't due to any fault of the artistry within. The times they had a-changed.
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Tracklist
- 1Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On3:35
- 2Winter Wonderland2:54
- 3I Wanna Be Santa Claus3:45
- 4The Little Drummer Boy3:21
- 5Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer2:23
- 6Christmas Eve4:26
- 7The Christmas Dance4:12
- 8Christmas Time Is Here Again4:05
- 9Blue Christmas2:58
- 10Dear Santa5:14
- 11White Christmas3:14
- 12Peace Be With You4:45
Sound DNA
- Rock
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Armand Sabal-LeccoBASS
- Ben LabiELECTRIC GUITAR
- Bill HudsonBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Brett HudsonBACKING VOCALS
- Christina RaschPERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Dan HigginsSAXOPHONE RECORDER
- Dick MondaBACKING VOCALS
- Gary BurrBACKING VOCALS
- George HamerORCHESTRATED BY
- Jay Dee ManessPEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Jim CoxACCORDION, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ARRANGED BY , ARRANGED BY , KEYBOARDS, ORGAN , ORGAN , PERCUSSION, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER ACCORDION ACCORDION, KEYBOARDS
- Joe PerryELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR SOLOIST, GUITAR
- John TittaBACKING VOCALS
- Kalijut BhamraTABLA
- Kiley OliverBACKING VOCALS
- Marc FantiniBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Matt HurwitzACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Pat ZicariSAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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