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'This Christmas' | ||||
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Single by Donny Hathaway | ||||
B-side | 'Be There' | |||
Released | December 9, 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, christmas | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Atco Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Donny Hathaway (as 'Donny Pitts') and Nadine Theresa McKinnor | |||
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'This Christmas' is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. The song gained renewed interest when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records' revised edition of their 1968 Soul Christmas compilation album[1] and has since become a modern Christmasstandard, with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reporting that it was the 30th most-performed holiday song of all time.[2]
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Phil Upchurch said the song was 'absolutely the premiere holiday song written by an African American'. It was written by Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor.[3]
Background[edit]
'This Christmas' was recorded at Audio Finishers Studio on Ontario Street, Chicago in the fall of 1970.[1] Ric Powell (see credits below) said that Hathaway was 'very upbeat during the session' and that he 'knew what he wanted to do musically and the impact he wanted to make with this song' regarding the representation of African Americans in Christmas music.[1] On writing the song with Hathaway (who died in 1979), Nadine McKinnor said she felt 'blessed to have written with Donny a song that celebrates the possibilities, the expectations, and the anticipation of Christmas and the good fun and happy loving times', and that the creation of the song 'was a God plan. God was in this plan. And Donny Hathaway was a genius.'[4]
'This Christmas' was released as a single in 1970, where it saw little success,[5] charting only once on any of Billboard magazine's weekly published music charts. It made Billboard's special Christmas Singles chart on the week of December 23, 1972, peaking at No. 11.[6] In 1991, Atco Records released a revised edition of their 1968 compilation album Soul Christmas that included 'This Christmas'.
Cover versions[edit]
After the 1991 release of Atco Records' Soul Christmas, the song became particularly notable for the popularity of its numerous covers by other artists, particularly pop and R&B artists. Prior to this re-release, artists who recorded cover versions included The Whispers, The Temptations, Gladys Knight & the Pips, as well as Patti LaBelle, who titled a Christmas album after the song. A previously unheard recording of the song by Diana Ross from 1974 was released on Motown Records' compilation album Christmas in the City in 1993.
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More contemporary notable covers include Yutaka Yokokura (1988), Alexander O'Neal (1988), Gloria Estefan (1993), Usher (1993), Dru Hill (1996), SWV (1997), Christina Aguilera (2000), Destiny's Child (2001), Macy Gray (2001), Chicago (2003), Harry Connick, Jr. (2003), Aretha Franklin (2008), Spyro Gyra (2008), Jordan Pruitt (2008), Cee Lo Green (2012), Lady Antebellum (2012), Pentatonix (2012), John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (2012), Mary J. Blige (2013), The Summer Set (2013), Maysa featuring Will Downing (2014), The Dazz Band featuring Jerry Bell (2015), Train (2015), The Braxtons (2015), Kurt Elling (2016), Mark Feehily of Westlife (2017), Sarah Close (2018) and Ne-Yo (2019). A cover of the song by Chris Brown, recorded for the 2007 film of the same name, peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7][8] Covers by Seal and by American band, Train each went to No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[9][10]
Credits[edit]
- Vocals, keyboard, bass: Donny Hathaway
- Writing: Hathaway (as 'Donny Pitts'), Nadine McKinnor
- Electric guitar: Phil Upchurch
- Drums: Morris Jennings
- Drums, bass drum, congas, sleigh bells: Ric Powell
- Baritone saxophone: Willie Henderson
- Trombones: Louis Satterfield
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcHoekstra, David (December 13, 2009). 'Donny Hathaway's 'This Christmas''. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^'ASCAP Unwraps the Top 30 Holiday Songs of the Century'. ASCAP. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^'This Christmas - Donny Hathaway'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^Waldron, Clarence (December 24, 2007). 'Writer Of 'This Christmas' Song Describes Its Timeless Appeal'. Jet.
- ^Hildebrand, Lee (1994). Stars of Soul and Rhythm & Blues. Billboard Books. p. 93.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Christmas in the Charts (1920-2004). Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 39. ISBN0-89820-161-6.
- ^'Chris Brown - Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^Bowden, Eric. 'Which States Have the Most Holiday Spirit?'. AccuRadio. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^'Seal - Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^'Adult Contemporary'. Billboard. December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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The Ghetto is found on the album The Best of Donny Hathaway.
Found on more albums:
Everything Is Everything
A Donny Hathaway Collection
Live
Free Soul
Free Soul
These Songs for You, Live!
Someday We'll All Be Free
A Donny Hathaway Collection
Live
Free Soul
Free Soul
These Songs for You, Live!
Someday We'll All Be Free
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You doin' what you wanna do (well)
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Hey-ho
Living in my
The ghetto
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The ghetto
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The ghetto
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Pass the joint
The ghetto
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The ghetto
We ain't gettin' out (woo)
The ghetto
Y'all look so elegant
The ghetto
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The ghetto
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The ghetto
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The ghetto
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Hey man give me you're money
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Mm-hm (hey boy)
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The ghetto
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Mm-hmm
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I'm talkin' bout the ghetto, yeah
Can y'all dig it out there?
Mm-hmm
Yes, this is the ghetto, sure 'nuff now
Oh, oh-oh, oh
Aw, yeah
Don't you know that's all right?
Yeah
Yeah
Aw (hey), yeah
The ghetto, hmm
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
Sure 'nuff
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
Oh, yeah
The ghetto, the ghetto
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The ghetto, the ghetto, the ghetto
The ghetto, the ghetto, the ghetto
Yeah, yeah
The ghetto
The ghetto
You don't know what I'm talking about, yeah
The ghetto
The ghetto
My Lord
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
Whoa
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
I
I think y'all should listen to the brother
Wait a minute
No you ain't doin' what you're suppose to
You doin' what you wanna do (well)
But you know you are
Hey-ho
Living in my
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
That's alright, everything is okay
The ghetto
You better get a job
The ghetto
The ghetto
Quality night y'all (it was)
The ghetto
Everything is everything y'all
The ghetto
Pass the joint
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
We ain't gettin' out (woo)
The ghetto
Y'all look so elegant
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
Woo, look who it is
The ghetto
Yeah
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto (get it)
The ghetto (leave her alone man)
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
Hey man give me you're money
You better not tell anybody
I don't owe you shit
Mm-hm (hey boy)
Mm-hm
Whoa (hey hey, hey hey)
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto
I'm talkin' bout the ghetto (the ghetto)
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (hmm, yeah)
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (it's alright now)
Talkin' bout the ghetto (the ghetto)
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (oh)
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (whoa yeah)
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (hmm)
The ghetto
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto (hmm)
Mm-hmm
Whoa-oh
Whoa-oh
I'm talkin 'bout the ghetto
I'm talkin' bout the ghetto, yeah
Can y'all dig it out there?
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