Christmas Interpretations
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| Released | October 5, 1993 October 4, 2024 (remaster) | |||
| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Christmas Interpretations is the first Christmas album and second overall studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released on October 5, 1993, by Motown. Several of the tracks are originals, written by Boyz II Men with labelmate and longtime friend Brian McKnight; others are traditional Christmas songs. It was remastered and re-released on October 4, 2024. Christmas Interpretations served as the follow-up to their debut album Cooleyhighharmony (1991).
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Music Week | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described the album as "a cozy, velvety, and hip quiet storm Christmas album with touches of jazz, nostalgia, and melancholy but, at times, one yearns to hear the Boyz' lush harmonies wrapped around traditional favorites."[1] Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne wrote that Boyz II Men "lusciously harmonize on Christmas Interpretations. With the exception of "Silent Night," the album consists entirely of new songs, most with mournful seasonal themes. It's a pretty gutsy move, but hampered by the fact that none of the originals are as memorable as, say, "Silent Night"."[2]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]Christmas Interpretations peaked at number 19 in the US Billboard 200.[4] The album had sold 1,767,000 copies by December 2012.[5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Silent Night (Intro)" | 1:07 | ||
| 2. | "Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight) |
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| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Share Love" | Nathan Morris |
| 3:32 |
| 4. | "You're Not Alone" | Stockman | 5:06 | |
| 5. | "A Joyous Song" | Stockman | 5:53 | |
| 6. | "Why Christmas" | W. Morris | 4:53 | |
| 7. | "Cold December Nights" |
| 4:11 | |
| 8. | "Do They Know" | N. Morris | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "Who Would Have Thought" |
| 6:06 | |
| 10. | "Silent Night" | Boyz II Men | 2:32 |
Notes
- ^a signifies a co-producer
Charts
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Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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References
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- ^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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