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Cool YuleNominated for a 2000 CARAS (Contemporary A cappella Recording Award) for BEST HOLIDAY SONG, for Greg Volk's arrangement of "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch"
Release Date: November 6, 1999
Acoustix, one of America's premier a cappella groups, blend their voices in celebration of the fun and spirit of Christmas. From the swinging big band rhythms of the title track to the angelic vocals of a new arrangement by former TAKE 6 member and multiple Grammy Award-winner, Mervyn Warren, ACOUSTIX - Todd Wilson, Rick Middaugh, Jason January, and Joel T. Rutherford - brings you a Christmas experience you may find yourself enjoying all year 'round.
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No flash player!It looks like you don't have flash player installed. Click here to go to Macromedia download page. Track Listing1) Cool Yule (3:00)
Words & Music: Steve Allen Trumpet solo: Rodney Booth Vocal Arrangement: Greg Volk Band Arrangement: Roger Holmes Engineer: Don Moore Publisher: Meadowlane Music, Inc. 2) Silver Bells (2:18) Words & Music: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston Vocal Arrangement: Greg Volk Publisher: Paramount Music Corporation 3) You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (2:59) Words & Music: Theo. Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Albert Hague Vocal Arrangement: Greg Volk Solo: Joel T. Rutherford Publishers: Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP and EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. 4) The Christmas Song (3:40) Words & Music: Mel Torme and Robert Wells Vocal Arrangement: Frank Bloebaum Additional vocals and solo: Wendy DeCrow Publisher: Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc. |
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5) Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells (2:10)
Words & Music: John Mandel and Kay Thompson Vocal arrangement: Kay Thompson Adapted for ACOUSTIX by: Joel T. Rutherford Band Arrangement: Roger Holmes Publisher: Barnaby Music Corporation 6) Happy Holidays / Holiday Season Medley (2:26) Words & Music: Irving Berlin / Kay Thompson Vocal arrangement: Greg Volk Publishers: Williamson Music Company / Barnaby Music Corporation 7) The First Noel (3:41) Words & Music: Traditional (public domain) Vocal arrangement: Mervyn Warren Engineer: Tim Kimsey and Mike Sandusky 8) Pine Cones And Holly Berries / It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Medley (2:12) Words & Music: Meredith Willson Additional vocals: The Vocal Majority Vocal Arrangement: George Wyle Instrumental Arrangement: Sid Feller Instrumental Track: Dave Clancy Publishers: Frank Music Corporation, Meredith Willson Music 9) Little Saint Nick (1:59) Words & Music: Brian Wilson and Mike Love Vocal arrangement: The Beach Boys Band Arrangement: Roger Holmes Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. 10) O Little Town of Bethlehem (2:07) Word & Music: Traditional (public domain) Vocal arrangement: Joel T. Rutherford 11) Mary Had A Baby (3:14) Words & Music: Traditional (public domain) Vocal arrangement: David Wright 12) Auld Lang Syne (1:45) Words & Music: Traditional (public domain) Vocal arrangement: The Beach Boys |
ACOUSTIX: Todd Wilson, Rick Middaugh, Jason January, Joel T. Rutherford Produced by: ACOUSTIX Engineering by Tim Kimsey of Kimsey Productions Incorporated, unless noted otherwise Recording Engineer for band tracks: David Ginguilio Additional engineering by: Don Moore and Michael Sandusky Mixing: ACOUSTIX and Tim Kimsey Mastering: ACOUSTIX, Tim Kimsey, Ken Piercy and Cole Marshall Creative Design: Nelson Coates Photography: Seth Smith Vocals recorded at: The Dallas Sound Lab in Las Colinas, TX Band tracks recorded and mixed at: Regal Studios in Dallas, TX Mixing and Mastering: Nomad Recording Studios in Carrollton, TX Compact disc and cassette duplication: Crystal Clear Sound-Tapemasters Printing: CCS Printing Tuxedos provided by: Al's Formal Wear Special thanks to: Wendy Wilson DeCrow, Greg Volk, Mervyn Warren, Ken Piercy, Larry Moody, Greg Clancy, Jim Clancy, the men of the Vocal Majority and our families.
Studio musicians that performed on "Cool Yule", "Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells" and "Little Saint Nick": Brian Piper - keyboards Mike Drake - drums Bud Guin - guitars George Anderson - bass guitar Jay Saunders - trumpet Rodney Booth - trumpet Keith Adkins - trombone Eric Swanson - trombone Roger Holmes - baritone saxophone Randy Lee - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo and clarinet Pete Brewer - tenor saxophone, flute and clarinet WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws MADE IN THE USA Catalog number: AX 4000 Distributed by: ACOUSTIX PRODUCTIONS PMB 109-128, 10455 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75231-2211 USA Recordings: 888/448-STIX (7849) TOLL-FREE within North America Bookings: 888/449-STIX (7849) TOLL-FREE within North America Fax: 214/265-9555 Email: todd@acoustix.com Web site: www.acoustix.com Other ACOUSTIX recordings include: "Jazz, Jazz, Jazz" (1998) "Stars & Stripes" (1993) # "The New Science of Sound" (1991) (#) Stars & Stripes retail distribution by Platinum Entertainment
MERVYN WARREN - Mervyn is an accomplished record producer, arranger, film composer, songwriter, pianist and vocalist, currently working under the umbrellas of his own Los Angeles-based Leapyear Entertainment, Two/Twenty-Nine Music, and Mervyn Warren Music. Mervyn is a five-time Grammy Award winner (10 nominations), and a seven-time Dove Award winner (10 nominations). His immediate background includes singing with Take 6, the contemporary Christian a cappella sextet that took the world by storm in 1988. As an original member of the group, he sang with them from 1980 to 1991. With Take 6 he recorded two albums: one now platinum, and the other, gold. On those albums, Mervyn produced and either co-wrote or arranged most of the award-winning songs. Together they won four Grammy Awards, six Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards and a Soul Train Award. On his own, Mervyn earned an additional Grammy Award (of five nominations), an additional Dove Award (of two nominations), and two Gospel Music Workshop of America Awards, including one for Contemporary Producer of the Year. Mervyn recently completed projects (of various types) with Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Dave Koz, and Boyz II Men."
TIM KIMSEY - Tim has been the Chief Engineer on every ACOUSTIX recording project to date. Besides ACOUSTIX, Tim has engineered songs and albums for artists like Paula Abdul, Vanilla Ice, Grover Washington, Jr. and Pantera. In February of this year, Tim's work was nominated by NARAS for a 1999 Grammy Award in the Category of "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" for Kirk Franklin's "The Nu Nation Project".
GREG VOLK - Over the past seven years, Greg has created many outstanding vocal arrangements for ACOUSTIX and other barbershop groups in SPEBSQSA and Sweet Adelines around the globe. His unique style of arranging incorporates many of the idioms and nuances from vocal jazz, doo-wop and contemporary a cappella into the barbershop style. Greg is also known as the baritone of Excalibur, another quartet that has earned a reputation for innovation and musicality within the barbershop world. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and four young children. |
