Wilson Phillips - Christmas In Harmony

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:18
Size: 87.7 MB
Styles: Holiday, Rock
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
[3:09] 2. Little Drummer Boy
[3:23] 3. Warm Lovin' Christmastime
[2:49] 4. When A Child Is Born
[2:38] 5. Christmastime
[3:01] 6. Silent Night
[2:45] 7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
[3:12] 8. Silver Bells
[2:56] 9. Sleigh Ride
[3:36] 10. Joy
[2:54] 11. Winter Wonderland
[3:21] 12. The Christmas Song
[1:20] 13. Our Prayer

Reuniting for a Christmas album six years after their 2004 comeback California, Wilson Phillips are in fine 1990 form on Christmas in Harmony. Much of that may be due to the presence of producer Glen Ballard, who produced their eponymous '90s smash (and co-wrote much of it too, including "Hold On" and "You're in Love" ), and he gives Christmas in Harmony the same bright, cheerful sheen as Wilson Phillips. He's so successful at re-creating the early-`90s vibe that the album could be mistaken as a relic from 1992, but that's a plus: anybody looking for a Wilson Phillips holiday album will want something that sounds like their classic hits, and so this does, turning everything from "Silver Bells" and Roy Wood's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" into crisp, clean, adult contemporary pop. Perhaps it's not a Christmas album for everyone, but for those who want Wilson Phillips sunnily harmonizing for the holidays, Christmas in Harmony will satisfy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Recording information: Carnie And Rob's Studio; The High Window; The Manor, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Wilson Phillips (vocals); David Levita (guitar); Kim Hutchkroft (saxophone); Zac Rae (keyboards); Glen Ballard (synthesizer); Blair Sinta (drums).

Christmas In Harmony

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Wilson Phillips - California

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:38
Size: 88.5 MB
Label: Columbia
Styles: Pop, Rock
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:11] 1. You're No Good
[3:57] 2. Old Man
[3:37] 3. California
[3:59] 4. Already Gone
[3:38] 5. Go Your Own Way
[2:39] 6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
[3:15] 7. Monday Monday
[3:44] 8. Get Together
[2:58] 9. Doctor My Eyes
[1:59] 10. Dance Dance Dance
[1:52] 11. In My Room
[3:46] 12. Already Gone (Acoustic)

As the offspring of 1960s California pop royalty (Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Mamas & Papas' John and Michelle Phillips), female vocal trio Wilson Phillips seems uniquely qualified to turn out a comeback album (after 12 years of silence) featuring covers of L.A. -centric hits from the '60s and '70s. Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" is ripe for revival, and here it gets a bit of a pumped-up Britney Spears-style treatment. Neil Young's "Old Man" is also the recipient of techno-friendly modernization. The trio's take on the Eagles' "Already Gone" sounds like a natural fit for contemporary-country radio. Unsurprisingly, the most faithful renditions are the strongest--Joni Mitchell's title cut and the Youngbloods' pacific anthem "Get Together." The girls dig into the catalogs of their parents too, for a "Monday, Monday" that owes more to Sheryl Crow than to the Mamas & the Papas, and a zesty romp through the Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance." The most affecting moment on CALIFORNIA, though, is the closing track, where Brian Wilson joins his daughters and their pal for a piano-and-vocal version of his classic "In My Room."

Chynna Phillips, Wendy Wilson, Carnie Wilson (vocals); Dean Parks (electric guitar, mandolin); Robert Bonfiglio (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (pedal steel guitar); John Gilutin (Hammond b-3 organ); Roger Manning (Mellotron); David Rolfe, Larry Klein (bass guitar); Russ Kunkel (drums, tambourine).

California

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