This Christmas (Patti LaBelle album)

This Christmas is the first holiday album released by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on October 30, 1990 in the United States. The album was released while LaBelle was working on a follow-up to her previous album, Be Yourself (1989). It included original compositions such as "'Twas Love", which LaBelle shot a video for, and "Nothing Could Be Better", which was sung live by LaBelle during an appearance on the television show, A Different World. This Christmas would be re-released in 1995 with all new artwork and a new bonus track, "Angel Man". The 1995 re-release was later reissued in 2004 under the 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection line, labeled The Best of Patti LaBelle.

This Christmas
Studio album by
Patti LaBelle
ReleasedOctober 30, 1990
Length49:54
LabelMCA
Producer
Patti LaBelle chronology
Be Yourself
(1989)		 This Christmas
(1990)		 Burnin'
(1991)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Allmusic editor Jose F. Promis called This Christmas a "likeable collection of easygoing holiday confections. The songs prove quite endearing, but in some cases are marred by somewhat dated production [...] Oftentimes, holiday albums such as this – composed of new, untraditional recordings – are somewhat tepid, but that's thankfully not the case here. Despite a few dull moments and some lackluster production, this is quite an enjoyable and endearing holiday set, and will no doubt please the legendary singer's many fans."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."This Christmas"
  • James "Budd" Ellison
  • Lem Newmuis[A]
4:20
2."'Twas Love"Randy Waldman3:43
3."Nothing Could Be Better"
  • Michael O'Hara
  • Sami McKinney
3:24
4."I'm Christmasing With You"Waldman3:38
5."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"Bunny Sigler4:28
6."If Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"
  • Sigler
  • Eugene "Lambchops" Curry[B]
4:54
7."Reason for the Season"
  • O'Hara
  • McKinney
5:03
8."Country Christmas"
  • Ellison
  • Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilke
4:16
9."Born In a Manger"
3:29
10."O Holy Night"
4:40
11."Wouldn't It Be Beautiful"
3:56
Re-issue bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Angel Man"4:03

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes associate producer
  • ^[B] denotes co-producer

Charts
Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 18

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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