The King's Gift
2013 studio album by Trace Adkins
The King's Gift | ||||
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Studio album by Trace Adkins | ||||
Released | October 29, 2013 | |||
Recorded | Early 2013 | |||
Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
Length | 41:42 | |||
Label | Caliburn Records | |||
Producer | Jon Coleman Michael Spriggs | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The King's Gift is the fifteenth studio album, and the first Christmas album released in 2013 by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It is his first album of Christmas music and an album of classic Christmas Carols performed in Celtic style.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wexford Carol" | 3:55 |
2. | "Tannenbaum" | 3:50 |
3. | "O' Come Emmanuel" (feat. Emma Stevens) | 5:17 |
4. | "Away in a Manger" (feat. Emma Stevens) | 3:20 |
5. | "I Saw Three Ships" (feat. The Chieftains and Alyth McCormack) | 3:56 |
6. | "Silent Night" (feat. Kevin Costner and Lily Costner) | 4:30 |
7. | "We Three Kings" (feat. Sonya Isaacs) | 4:18 |
8. | "Carol of the Drum" (feat. Kenny Aronoff) | 4:15 |
9. | "Oh Holy Night" (feat. The Isaacs) | 4:41 |
10. | "What Child Is This" | 3:40 |
Total length: | 41:42 |
Personnel
- Wayne Addleman - Weissenborn
- Trace Adkins - lead vocals
- Kenny Aronoff - drums on "Carol of the Drum"
- Spady Brannen - bass guitar
- Steve Brewster - drums, percussion
- Skip Cleavinger - tin whistle, uilleann pipes
- Jon Coleman - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, synthesizer pads, background vocals
- Kevin Conoff - bodhrán on "I Saw Three Ships"
- Kevin Costner - vocals on "Silent Night"
- Lily Costner - vocals on "Silent Night"
- Mark Gillespie - mandolin
- David Goodman - Irish whistle, small pipes
- Becky Issacs - vocals on "Oh Holy Night"
- Ben Isaacs - vocals on "Oh Holy Night "
- Sonya Isaacs - vocals on "We Three Kings"
- Steve Mackey - bass guitar
- Paddy Moloney - penny whistle and uilleann pipes on "I Saw Three Ships"
- Triona Marshall - harp
- Alyth McCormack - vocals on "I Saw Three Ships"
- Jon Pilatzky - fiddle
- Paul Reissner - background vocals
- Deannie Richardson - percussion
- Perry Richardson - background vocals
- Michael Spriggs - bouzouki, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar
- Emma Stevens - vocals on "O' Come Emmanuel" and "Away in a Manger"
- Jeff White - acoustic guitar
- Brian Wooten - electric guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin - cello, Irish harp, mandolin, violin
Chart performance
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 75 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 12 |
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) | 9 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
References
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- Dreamin' Out Loud
- Big Time
- More...
- Chrome
- Comin' On Strong
- Songs About Me
- Dangerous Man
- X
- Cowboy's Back in Town
- Proud to Be Here
- Love Will...
- The King's Gift
- Something's Going On
- The Way I Wanna Go
- Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1
- American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II
- The Definitive Greatest Hits: 'Til the Last Shot's Fired
- The King's Gift
- "There's a Girl in Texas"
- "Every Light in the House"
- "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"
- "I Left Something Turned On at Home"
- "The Rest of Mine"
- "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
- "Big Time"
- "Don't Lie"
- "More"
- "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway"
- "I'm Tryin'"
- "Help Me Understand"
- "Chrome"
- "Then They Do"
- "Hot Mama"
- "Rough & Ready"
- "Songs About Me"
- "Arlington"
- "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
- "Swing"
- "Ladies Love Country Boys"
- "I Got My Game On"
- "You're Gonna Miss This"
- "Muddy Water"
- "Marry for Money"
- "All I Ask For Anymore"
- "This Ain't No Love Song"
- "Brown Chicken Brown Cow"
- "Just Fishin'"
- "Million Dollar View"
- "Jesus and Jones"
- "Hillbilly Bone"
- "Hell Right"