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1993 studio album by 4Him
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The Season of Love (also known as Christmas: The Season of Love ) is a Christmas album, as well as the fourth studio album, of the
contemporary Christian group
4Him . It was released on
Benson Records on October 1, 1993.
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Due to its original success among 4Him's works, the album was re-issued on September 30, 1996, with a new album cover and art.
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Title Writer(s) 1. "The Season of Love"
Mark Harris , Don Koch 4:15 2. "
White Christmas "
Irving Berlin 3:12 3. "
The Little Drummer Boy "
Katherine Davis , Henry Onorati, Harry Simone 3:24 4. "A Night to Remember/
O Holy Night " Harris, Koch;
Adolphe Adam ,
Placide Cappeau 4:25 5. "
O Little Town of Bethlehem /
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear /
Away in a Manger /
Silent Night! Holy Night! " (
medley ) 5:18 6. "
Do You Hear What I Hear "
Noël Regney ,
Gloria Shayne Baker 3:29 7. "In Your Care" Harris, Billy Simon 5:11 8. "Hold on to Christmas" Dave Clark, Koch 3:37 9. "
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " 2:59 10. "A Strange Way to Save the World" Clark, Harris, Koch 4:33 Total length: 40:23
All vocal arrangements by Don Koch and 4Him except "The Little Drummer Boy" by Bill Baumgart.
Numbers in parentheses symbolize track numbers .
4Him
Andy Chrisman – lead vocals (2–5, 7, 9), backing vocals
Mark Harris – lead vocals (2, 4, 5, 10), backing vocals
Marty Magehee – lead vocals (5, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals
Kirk Sullivan – lead vocals (1, 5, 9), backing vocals
Musicians
Don Koch – rhythm arrangements (1, 4), keyboards (1), additional keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), programming (6), track arrangements (6, 7), acoustic piano (10)
Blair Masters –
Hammond B3 organ (1), programming (4, 7), keyboards (7)
David Huntsinger – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 9)
Bill Baumgart – programming (3)
Jerry McPherson – guitar (1)
Dennis Dearing – guitar (1)
Mark Baldwin – guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Michael Hodge – guitar (4, 7), guitar solo (8, 9)
Jackie Street – bass (1)
Craig Nelson – bass (2, 5, 8, 9)
John Hammond – drums (1)
Mark Hammond – drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
Mark Douthit – saxophones (1), sax solo (4)
Sam Levine – sax solo (5)
Barry Green – trombone (1, 4, 6)
Chris McDonald – trombone (1, 4, 6), brass arrangements (1, 4, 6)
Jeff Bailey – trumpet (1, 4, 6)
Mike Haynes – trumpet (1, 4, 6)
The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 2, 4-6 & 8-10)
Ralph Carmichael – orchestral arrangements (2, 5, 8, 9), string arrangements (4, 6, 10)
David Angell, David Davidson, Paul Brantley, John Catchings, Ernie Collins, Chris Dunn, Conni Ellisor, Barry Green, Carl Gorodetzky, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Lee Larrison, Ted Madsen, Bob Mason, Tom McAninch, Chris McDonald, Laura Molyneaux, Leslie Norton, Randall Olson, Monisa Phillips, Eberhard Ramm, Pamela Sixfin, Bobby Taylor, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson and Joy Worland – orchestra and string performers
Choir on "Do You Hear What I Hear"
Don Koch – producer
Ralph Carmichael – co-producer (2, 5, 8, 9)
Andy Ivey – executive producer
Bill Deaton – engineer
Tom Laune – engineer
Lynn Fuston – engineer
Keith Compton – engineer
Bill Baumgart – engineer
David Murphy – engineer
Bret Teegarden – engineer
Brent King – engineer
The Bennett House , Franklin, Tennessee – recording location
Quad Studios , Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Sound Revolutions, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Classic Recording, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Skylab Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
Omni Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
John Jaszcz – mixing at Omni Sound Studios
Patrick Kelly – mix assistant
Aaron Swihart – mix assistant
Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Mike Murray – production assistant
Mark Quattrochi – production assistant
Mark Tucker – photography
Connie Harrington – art direction
June Arnold – grooming
Claudia McConnell Fowler – hair stylist
1996 re-issue cover
Matt Barnes – photography
Patrick Pollei – design
Randall Lockridge – design
Mike Rapp – art direction
Jamie Kearney – wardrobe
Melanie Shelley – stylist
Andy Chrisman
Mark Harris
Marty Magehee
Kirk Sullivan
Jason Barton
Studio albums