This CD was recorded for a worthwhile cause (Special Olympics) and contains some great songs, most notably Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "Christmas All Over Again" -- this is jingle-jangle pop at its best. Boyz II Men wrap their a cappella voices around "The Birth of Christ," and the two Wall of Sound standouts, Darlene Love and Ronnie Spector, bring their powerful voices together for the first time on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." Bonnie Raitt duets with Charles Brown on his sexy "Merry Christmas, Baby," while Aretha Franklin shows why she's called the Queen of Soul on "O Christmas Tree." ~ Dennis MacDonald, Rovi
A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2
1992 | A&m
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CD
$9.99VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 2 / VARIOUS
10/20/1992
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A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 Track Listing
Credits of A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2
- James Ross Boothe
- Composer
- Jo Ann Turovsky
- Harp
- Joseph Carleton Beal
- Composer
- Anna Gaye
- Composer
- Stan Lynch
- Drums, Tympani (Timpani), Bells
- Lynn Mabry
- Choir, Chorus
- Mark Mancini
- Engineer
- Johnny Mandel
- Arranger
- Charles Mangold
- Guitar, Slide Guitar
- JayDee Mannes
- Pedal Steel, Guitar (Steel)
- Stephen Marcussen
- Mastering
- Marty Paich
- Arranger, Producer, Conductor
- Buster Maybury
- Drums
- Michael McCary
- Vocals
- Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
- Composer
- Fred McFarlane
- Piano, Arranger
- David McMurray
- Saxophone
- Donald Ray Mitchell
- Vocals (Background)
- Nicky Moore
- Piano
- Nick Moroch
- Guitar
- Nathan Morris
- Composer, Vocals, Producer
- Christiaan Mostert
- Horn
- Obie O'Brien
- Engineer
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Producer, Performer
- Scott Olson
- Vocals, Producer
- David Pack
- Choir, Chorus
- David Paich
- Piano, Producer
- Thom Panunzio
- Engineer
- Chris Parker
- Drums
- Anthony Patler
- Keyboards
- Melodye Perry
- Vocals (Background)
- Richard Perry
- Producer
- Joel Peskin
- Saxophone
- Charlton Pettus
- Guitar
- Chynna Phillips
- Vocals
- Wilson Phillips
- Performer
- Tim Pierce
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Steve Porcaro
- Synthesizer
- Phil Ramone
- Producer
- Gene Redd
- Composer
- Dave Reitzas
- Producer, Engineer
- Emil Richards
- Percussion
- Jimmy Ripp
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Dennis Rudimer
- Guitar
- Run-D.M.C.
- Performer
- Richard Ruse
- Bass
- Rodney Saulsberry
- Choir, Chorus
- Steve Schaeffer
- Drums
- Brian Scheuble
- Assistant Engineer
- Al Schmitt
- Engineer
- Todd Sharp
- Guitar
- Greg Smith
- Horn
- Clifford Solomon
- Saxophone
- Bob St. John
- Engineer, ?
- Neil Stubenhaus
- Bass
- Susan Stevens
- Vocals (Background)
- Shawn Stockman
- Vocals, Producer
- Susie Tallman
- Vocals (Background), Production Coordination, Assistant Producer
- Richard Tee
- Piano
- Scott Thurston
- Bass, 6-String Bass
- Gary Tole
- Engineer
- Efrain Toro
- Marimba
- Mike Tune
- Saxophone
- Mike Turre
- Saxophone
- E.J. VanHorne, Jr.
- Engineer
- Randy Waldman
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Don Was
- Producer
- Robert Wells
- Composer
- Ann Wilson
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Performer, Producer
- Carnie Wilson
- Vocals
- Carrie Wilson
- Producer
- Wendy Wilson
- Vocals
- Young
- Performer
- Erik Zobler
- Engineer
- Gayle Levant
- Harp
- Johnny Moore
- Composer
- Jason Mizell
- Composer
- Leland Sklar
- Bass
- Larry Smith
- Producer
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Performer
- Nancy Wilson
- Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals, Performer
- Beverly Dahlke-Smith
- Horn
- Jai Winding
- Keyboards, Producer
- Julie Larson
- Production Coordination
- Frank Olinsky
- Art Direction, Design
- Joseph Mohr
- Composer
- Lou Baxter
- Composer
- John Sullivan Dwight
- Composer
- Gerry Brown
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer
- Traditional
- Composer
- Johnny Moore
- Composer
- William Chatterton Dix
- Composer
- Joseph Simmons
- Composer
- Sue Raney
- Bass
- Tevin Campbell
- Performer
- David Foster
- Producer
- Gary Chester
- Engineer
- Don Felder
- Guitar
- Ronnie Spector
- Vocals, Performer
- Mike Campbell
- Bass, Guitar, Producer
- Sweet Pea Atkinson
- Vocals (Background)
- Darlene Love
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Performer
- Jim Keltner
- Drums
- Brad Dutz
- Percussion
- Edna Wright
- Vocals (Background)
- Jeff Gold
- Art Direction, Design
- Franz Gruber
- Composer
- Jill Dell'Abate
- Producer
- Steven Ray Allen
- Bass
- Pat Badger
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Glen Ballard
- Keyboards, Producer
- Benmont Tench
- Piano, Keyboards
- Tal Bergman
- Drums
- Nuno Bettencourt
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Rayse Biggs
- Trumpet
- Gaylord Birch
- Drums
- Gregg Bissonette
- Drums
- Robbie Blunt
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Sir Harry Bowens
- Vocals (Background)
- Duane Broadnax
- Drums
- Ed Brooks
- Engineer
- Paul Brown
- Engineer
- Dennis Budimir
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Norman Bullock
- Engineer
- Danny Caron
- Guitar
- Lenny Castro
- Percussion
- Sharon Celani
- Choir, Chorus
- Ed Cherney
- Engineer
- Gary Cherone
- Vocals
- Bob Claub
- Bass
- Gary Coleman
- Percussion
- Jervonny Collier
- Bass
- Chuck Comanico
- Bass
- Jody Cortez
- Drums
- James Cox
- Piano
- Jim Cox
- Piano
- Bryce Cranston
- Synthesizer
- Randy Crenshaw
- Vocals (Background)
- Ricoh Cymone
- Choir, Chorus
- Donna Davidson
- Vocals (Background)
- Ruth Davies
- Bass
- Lynn Davis
- Choir, Chorus
- Paul DeCarli
- Programming
- Richard Dodd
- Vocals (Background), Engineer, Mixing
- Kevin Dukes
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Ami Egelson
- Bass
- David Finck
- Bass
- Mitchell Froom
- Organ, Harpsichord
- Paul Geary
- Drums, Vocals (Background)
- John Gilutin
- Keyboards
- Bob Glaub
- Bass
- George Gordy
- Composer
- Sol Gubin
- Drums
- Jerry Hey
- Arranger, Conductor, Producer
- Troy Hightower
- Engineer
- Doc Powell
- Guitar
- Cliff Hugo
- Bass
- Scott Humphrey
- Synthesizer, Programming
- Jimmy Iovine
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Steve Jackson
- Engineer
- Randall Jacobs
- Guitar
- Jam Master Jay
- Drums
- Phil Jones
- Percussion
- David Joyce
- Vocals (Background)
- Davis Joyce
- Vocals (Background)
- Phil Kaffel
- Producer, Engineer
- Suzie Kattayama
- Conductor
- Doug Katsaros
- Arranger
- Kenzie
- Saxophone
- Phil Kenzie
- Horn, Saxophone
- Danny Kortchmar
- Guitar, Producer
- Russ Kunkel
- Drums
- Randy Kurber
- Keyboards
- Gayle LaVant
- Harp
- Michael Landau
- Guitar
- Michael Lang
- Piano
- Terry Lauber
- Guitar (Steel)
- Dave Lebolt
- Synthesizer
- Chris "Zippy" Leighton
- Drums
- Tod Lemkuhl
- Bass, Engineer
- Steven Lindsay
- Organ
- Steve Lindsey
- Organ
- Alex Lodico
- Trombone
- Randy Travis
- Performer
- Frank Sinatra
- Vocals, Performer
- Michael Bolton
- Producer, Performer
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Guitar, Performer
- Boyz II Men
- Performer
- Extreme
- Performer
- Aretha Franklin
- Arranger, Performer
- Debbie Gibson
- Performer
- Cyndi Lauper
- Vocals, Performer
- Jeff Lynne
- Bass, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Timbales, Bells
- Tom Petty
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Performer
- Bonnie Raitt
- Performer
- Luther Vandross
- Performer
- Vanessa Williams
- Producer, Performer
- Paul Young
- Performer
- Gerald Albright
- Saxophone
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Omar Hakim
- Drums, Producer
- Quincy Jones
- Producer
- Marty Krystall
- Saxophone
- Greg Mathieson
- Synthesizer
- Mel Tormé
- Composer
- Charles Brown
- Piano, Composer, Performer
- Adolphe Adam
- Composer









