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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The Roches - We Three Kings

Styles: Christmas
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:22
Size: 134,3 MB
Art: Front

(1:35)  1. Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
(3:55)  2. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
(1:25)  3. Angels We Have Heard On High
(2:09)  4. Deck The Halls
(3:40)  5. Christmas Passing Through
(2:33)  6. Sleigh Ride
(2:08)  7. Away In A Manger
(1:30)  8. Here We Come A Carolling
(3:18)  9. The Little Drummer Boy
(1:53) 10. The Holly And The Ivy
(2:08) 11. Frosty The Snowman
(3:03) 12. Do You Hear What I Hear
(5:29) 13. We Three Kings
(1:50) 14. Star Of Wonder
(1:54) 15. Winter Wonderland
(1:14) 16. Joy To The World
(2:54) 17. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
(3:29) 18. Good King Wenceslas
(1:43) 19. Jingle Bells
(1:52) 20. The First Nowell
(1:14) 21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
(3:04) 22. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
(1:23) 23. Adeste Fideles
(2:48) 24. Silver Bells

Well, why not a Roches Christmas album? It's actually perfect, if you stop and think about it there's always been something cute and childlike about their tone, and when they put their formidable vocal chops to work on tunes as potentially complex as "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "The Holly and the Ivy," the results can be as gorgeous as they are unique. Their Brooklynese versions of "Frosty the Snowman" ("Why, I oughta...") and "Winter Wonderland" ("Gone away is da blueboid") are a hoot, and the a cappella "Star of Wonder" is a fascinating obscurity. There are a couple of missteps the pseudo-Latin rhythm and soprano sax don't contribute much to "We Three Kings," nor does the synth really enhance "Angels We Have Heard on High." But overall, We Three Kings will make an utterly charming addition to anyone's holiday play list. ~ Rick Anderson  http://www.allmusic.com/album/we-three-kings-mw0000316699

The Roches: Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Maggie Roche (vocals, keyboards, percussion).

Additional personnel: Michael Riesman (various instruments); Victor Lesser (saxophone); Paul Ossola (bass); Vince Cherico (drums, programming, percussion, background vocals); Lucy Roche, Jeannine Schmeltzkopf, Dara Schlatt, Lucy Lesser, Kelsey Lesser, Jeffrey Lesser, David Roche (background vocals).

We Three Kings