Winter Songs

~ Release by Ronan Keating (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

From booklet:
"""
All tracks Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering
Tracks 1-7, 9, 11 Recorded & Mixed at Sarm Studios
Track 8 & 10 Recorded at Sarm Studios
Track 12 Recorded at Konk.
Assisted by Dougal Lott. Ronan Keating's vocals Recorded & Mixed at Sarm Studios. Assisted by Dave Miles
Strings Recorded at British Grove Studios (all tracks except 7, 8, 10, 12)
Strings Engineered by Richard Cooper (tracks 1-6, 9 & 11)
Drums Engineered by Graham Archer (all tracks except 12)
Orchestra Contractor: Isabel Griffiths

Management: Mark Plunkett for MP Music Services
Art Direction & Design: AngelFireCreative.com
Photography: Emma Hardy
Styling: Shelina Somani
Grooming: Sarah Bridson
"""

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-04 19:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Winter Song
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Winter Song
writer:
Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson
cover recording of:
Winter Song
writer:
Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson
4:19
2Stay
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jennifer Nettles
writer:
Jennifer Nettles (from 2007 to present)
is based on:
Whoever's in New England
4:37
3Scars
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Scars
writer:
Steve McEwan (Scottish-born South African songwriter, artist and musician) and John Paul White
3:59
4Homeward Bound
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Homeward Bound
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
3:14
5River
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
4:05
6It’s Only Christmas
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
It's Only Christmas
writer:
Ronan Keating and Paul Michael Barry (songwriter/musician)
3:25
7Little Drummer Boy
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
guest vocals:
Stephen Gately
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
3:13
8Ring Them Bells
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
cover recording of:
Ring Them Bells
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-02 until 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
3:28
9Caledonia
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Caledonia
lyricist and composer:
Dougie MacLean
publisher:
Limetree Arts & Music
4:03
10Silent Night
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
guitar family:
Stephen Lipson
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ashley “Stixman” Soan
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:15
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
programming, producer and mixer:
Stephen Lipson
bass guitar:
Alec Dankworth
guitar:
John Parricelli
keyboard:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
membranophone:
Ian Thomas (drummer)
background vocals:
Tracy Ackerman
vocals:
Ronan Keating
arranger:
Pete Murray (Australian singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
2:56
12I Won’t Last a Day Without You
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Craig Silvey
additional programming:
Neil Tucker
bass guitar:
Billy Fuller (bass player)
guitar:
Jerry Cole
keyboard and strings:
Jason Hazely (Writer), Craig Silvey and Yolanda Quarty (UK vocalist Yolanda Quartey)
membranophone:
Clive Deamer
vocals:
Ronan Keating
recording of:
I Won’t Last a Day Without You
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:58