This Christmas
- 艺人
- Patti LaBelle
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- MCA Nashville
- 发行时间
- 1990年02月14日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Jose F. Promis
Patti LaBelle's This Christmas is a likeable collection of easygoing holiday confections. The songs prove quite endearing, but in some cases are marred by somewhat dated production. Some of these tunes, delivered in a &torch song& setting, allow LaBelle to truly shine, as in the glistening &I'm Christmasing With You& and &What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.& Other highlights include the lovely &Country Christmas& (which was co-written by LaBelle), the soulful &Born in a Manger,& and the tender, reggae-tinged &Wouldn't It Be Beautiful,& easily one of the album's brightest moments. A couple of tracks, however, fall somewhat flat. &If Every Day Could Be Like Christmas& finds LaBelle in a zombie-like trance, and &Angel Man,& tacked onto the 1995 reissue of the album, is an ear-piercing ballad. The album's sole traditional track is &O Holy Night,& which LaBelle delivers with all of her trademark full-throttle gusto. Oftentimes, holiday albums such as this -- comprised of new, untraditional recordings -- are somewhat tepid, but that's thankfully not the case here. Despite a few dull moments and some lackluster production, this is quite an enjoyable and endearing holiday set, and will no doubt please the legendary singer's many fans. As a final note, the first version of the album, released in 1990, featured a different cover and included the lyrics (which weren't included in the 1995 version), but didn't include &Angel Man.&
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