Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You
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Description
Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on November 2, 2010. Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant. She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Randy Jackson, James Poyser, Marc Shaiman, James "Big Jim" Wright, and Johnny "Sev" Severin of RedOne. The album features Carey's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on "O Come All Ye Faithful" / "Hallelujah Chorus". The album is composed of original songs and covers, ballads, and uptempo tracks. It incorporates R&B, soul, and house music in its composition.
The album received mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its relaxed yet lively and contemporary feel, while others felt it was predictable and too overproduced in places. It debuted at number four on the United States Billboard 200 album chart and reached number one on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Holiday Albums charts. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 copies. Elsewhere, however, the album failed to make an impact, reaching the top thirty in Australia and Hungary, and the top fifty in Austria and Italy. It missed out on the top one hundred in the United Kingdom by one position, peaking at one hundred and one on the albums chart.
The album produced three singles, including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song "Oh Santa!". It reached number one in its second week, the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so. Other singles included "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)", a single release version of "When Christmas Comes" in 2011 with John Legend and the promotional "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" in 2012. To support the album, Carey made promotional appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lopez Tonight and hosted her own television special called Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You.
Release Info
Label: Island Records 00602557748918
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2017
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Soul-Jazz, Gospel, Religious
Tracklist
A1 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Intro
A2 Oh Santa!
A3 O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Little Drummer Boy Medley
A4 Christmas Time Is In The Air Again
A5 The First Noel / Born Is The King Interlude
A6 When Christmas Comes
A7 Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Housetop Celebration
B1 Charlie Brown Christmas
B2 O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus
B3 O Holy Night - Live From WPC In South Central Los Angeles
B4 One Child
B5 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Extra Festive
B6 Auld Lang Syne - The New Year's Anthem
