Post by Scully on Oct 13, 2021 13:26:55 GMT -6
CRAFT RECORDINGS SET TO REISSUE CHRISTMAS WITH RONNIE MILSAP
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Long out-of-print, the 1986 album marks the sole holiday outing from the Country Hall of Famer
Includes soulful country takes on “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Silver Bells” and “O Holy Night,” plus a selection of festive originals.
Includes soulful country takes on “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Silver Bells” and “O Holy Night,” plus a selection of festive originals.
Craft Recordings is pleased to reissue Christmas with Ronnie Milsap—the sole holiday album from the legendary country star. Set for release on CD on November 12 and available for preorder today, the long out-of-print title features Milsap’s unique country twist on yuletide classics like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Silver Bells” and “O Holy Night,” plus a selection of festive originals.
Originally released in 1986, Christmas with Ronnie Milsap found the artist at the height of his fame—enjoying an incredible streak of No.1 hits on the Billboard Country chart, as well as significant crossover success with songs like “Show Her,” “Stranger in My House” and the GRAMMY® and ACM Award-winning “Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night).” A little over a decade into his career, however, Milsap’s fans were eager for a holiday recording. He answered with Christmas with Ronnie Milsap.
Backed by warm, orchestral arrangements, Milsap offers a soulful country take on traditional yuletide fare, while peppering in originals like the soaring “Only One Night of the Year” and the bluesy “It’s Just Not Christmas (If I Can’t Spend It With You).” He also delivers an engaging, personal message to his fans in the spoken word “Christmas Thoughts,” before closing with “We’re Here to Love,” which originally appeared on his bestselling 1983 LP, Keyed Up. Long sought-after by fans, Christmas with Ronnie Milsap will now be available on CD for the first time in 35 years.
One of the most influential artists in his genre, Ronnie Milsap stands as one of the few country stars to find repeated crossover success in the pop market. Rising to fame in the early 1970s, the six-time GRAMMY® Award winner became one of the era’s best-selling artists—scoring a whopping 40 No.1 hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and selling well over 35 million albums worldwide. Among his many honors, Milsap has received eight Country Music Association Awards and four Academy of Country Music Awards, including the prestigious Pioneer Award in 2002. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1976 and the Country Hall of Fame in 2014.
Today, the 78-year-old icon continues to release new material and entertain fans around the world. In 2019, he partnered with multiple generations of country artists—including Kacey Musgraves, Luke Bryan and Dolly Parton—forRonnie Milsap: The Duets. Most recently, in 2021, Milsap released his 29th studio album, A Better Word for Love.
Click here to pre-order Christmas with Ronnie Milsap.
Christmas with Ronnie Milsap tracklist:
Noel Prelude
Only One Night of the Year
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Christmas Medley: Carol of the Bells / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / Silent Night / Joy to the World
It’s Christmas
It’s Just Not Christmas (If I Can’t Spend It With You)
Silver Bells
O Holy Night
Christmas Thoughts
We’re Here to Love
Ronnie Milsap Tour Dates
September 24 - Pigeon Forge, TN - Country Tonite Theatre
September 30 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger PAC
October 10 - Myrtle Beach, SC - The Carolina Opry Theatre
October 16 - Hiawassee, GA - Anderson Music Hall
October 22 - Clarksburg, WV - Robinson Grand PAC
October 23 - Winchester, VA - Patsy Cline Theatre
October 24 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort Casino
November 5 - New Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall
November 6 - Hinton, OK - Sugar Creek Casino
November 26 - Wabash, IN - Honeywell Center
November 27 - Marietta, OH - Peoples Bank Theatre
December 4 - Chandler, AZ - Gila River Hotel and Casino
December 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Golden Nugget
December 12 - Bristol, TN - Paramount Center for the Arts
About Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings is home to one of the largest and most essential collections of master recordings and compositions in the world. Its storied repertoire includes landmark releases from icons such as Joan Baez, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, John Lee Hooker, Little Richard, R.E.M., Joan Sebastian, and Traveling Wilburys. Plus, the catalog recordings of celebrated contemporary acts including A Day to Remember, Evanescence, Alison Krauss, Nine Inch Nails, Taking Back Sunday and Violent Femmes, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, Musart, Nitro, Panart, Prestige, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Vanguard, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Victory, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation—ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft is also home to the Billie Holiday and Tammy Wynette estates which preserve and protect their respective names, likeness and music through day-to-day legacy management of these cultural trailblazers.