Not So Silent...Christmas with Reo Speedwagon

by REO Speedwagon

Overview

REO Speedwagon may prepare listeners for a dose of noisy rock & roll on the title of Not So Silent Night, their first-ever Christmas album, but the 13-track seasonal record isn't all that loud. The group turns the nominal title track into a power ballad, treats "Winter Wonderland" as a boogie, recasts "Deck the Halls" as a deeply silly rocker, Spectorizes "Little Drummer Boy," tears it up on "Children Go Where I Send Thee," and reworks "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" into a weird piece of prog (complete with Kevin Cronin calling out "oh you funky gentlemen" during a breakdown), but there's an amiable politeness to the performances, so it never sounds too raucous. It does, however, sound like REO Speedwagon, so anybody looking for classic carols, both traditional and contemporary, given a full-on arena rock treatment should be satisfied with this cheerful little LP. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2017
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0603497865161
Rank:	52578

Tracks

1. The First Noel
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Silent Night
4. Deck the Halls
5. Little Drummer Boy
6. The White Snows of Winter
7. Angels We Have Heard on High (Gloria)
8. Children Go Where I Stand Thee
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
11. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
12. Blue Christmas
13. Joy to the World
14. Sleigh Ride
15. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
16. I Believe in Santa Claus
17. We Three Kings

Album Credits

Performance Credits

REO Speedwagon   Primary Artist
Bruce Hall   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Vocals
Joe Vannelli   Keyboards
Lori Perry   Vocals (Background)
Neal Doughty   Keyboards
The Perry Sisters   Vocals (Background)
Darlene Perry   Vocals (Background)
Sharon Perry   Vocals (Background)
Dave Pearlman   Pedal Steel
Kevin Cronin   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Mark Goldenberg   Guitar (Acoustic)
Bryan Hitt   Drums,Percussion
Dave Amato   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Funky Gentlemen   Vocals (Background)
Holly Cronin   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer,Lyricist
Bernie Grundman   Mastering Engineer
Bob Shane   Composer
Isaac Watts   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
Bruce Hall   Composer,Group Member,Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Joe Vannelli   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Orchestration,Mixing Engineer,Vocal Arrangement
Jay Johnson   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Neal Doughty   Group Member
Tom Drake   Composer,Composer
Yoko Ono   Composer
Buck Ram   Composer
Henry Onorati   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Walter Kent   Composer
Symphonette Society   Arranger
Leroy Anderson   Composer
Kevin Cronin   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member,Vocal Arrangement,Associate Producer
Felix Bernard   Composer
Johannes Brahms   Composer
George Frederick Handel   Composer
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.   Composer
Katherine K. Davis   Composer
Bryan Hitt   Group Member
Harry Simeone   Composer
Dave Amato   Group Member
Dick Smith   Composer,Composer
Jay W. Johnson   Composer
Michael Holmberg   Arranger
Danielle Marquez   Design
Tyler Trepp   Arranger
Dennis Ploug   Arranger
Jeremy Duche   Assistant Engineer
Charles Welsey   Composer
Billy Hayes   Composer
Bill Hayes   Composer