Because It's Christmas
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| Because It's Christmas | ||
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| Studio album by Barry Manilow | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Genre | Pop Easy listening |
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| Length | 42:35 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Barry Manilow chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Live on Broadway (1990) |
Because It's Christmas (1990) |
Showstoppers (1991) |
Because It's Christmas was the first of two Christmas albums released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was a huge success, becoming Manilow's first platinum album since 1984's 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe. It also began a period in Manilow's career in which he recorded cover albums. Each album would focus on a particular style of music. He continued this pattern until the release of Here at the Mayflower in 2001. The album was released in 1990.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side 1
- "The Christmas Song" - 3:54
- "Jingle Bells" (Duet with Expose) - 2:39
- "Silent Night/I Guess There Ain't No Santa Claus" - 5:19
- "The First Noel/When The Meadow Was Bloomin'" - 5:01
- "Excerpt from Handel's Messiah/Because It's Christmas" - 5:28
[edit] Side 2
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Duet with K.T. Oslin) - 5:19
- "White Christmas" - 1:32
- "Carol Of The Bells/The Bells Of Christmas" - 4:48
- "Joy To The World/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - 3:46
- "We Wish You A Merry Christmas/It's Just Another New Year's Eve" - 4:47
