Joy to the World (Pink Martini album)

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Joy to the World
Studio album by
Pink Martini
ReleasedNovember 16, 2010
RecordedJune 2006, May 2008, — May–August 2010
GenreChristmas, jazz, world
Length46:26
LabelHeinz Records
ProducerPink Martini, Thomas M. Lauderdale
Pink Martini chronology
Splendor In The Grass
(2009) 		Joy to the World
(2010) 		A Retrospective
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Joy to the World is the fifth studio album from the band Pink Martini. It was released on November 16, 2010 under the band's own label, Heinz Records. The album was recorded and mixed at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon in May 2008 and from May–August 2010.[2] Their rendition of "We Three Kings" was released as a Starbucks free download. In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.[4]

Track listing[edit]

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Christmas"Irving Berlin (1942)2:11
2."White Christmas (Part II) (featuring Saori Yuki)" (in Japanese)Berlin, translation by Tatsuro Yamashita3.32
3."Schedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol)"Mykola Leontovych (1916)3:00
4."Santa Baby"Joan Javits, Philip Springer (1953)2:37
5."Elohai, N'Tzor"Danny Maseng (2003)3:20
6."Little Drummer Boy"Katherine Kennicott Davis (1941)3:48
7."Congratulations (A Happy New Year Song)"Chen Gexin (1945)2:53
8."Do You Hear What I Hear?"Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne (1962)3:58
9."La Vergine Degli Angeli"Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave (1862)3:11
10."We Three Kings"Traditional/Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr.5:07
11."A Snowglobe Christmas"Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes3:36
12."Ocho Kandelikas (Eight Little Candles)"Flory Jagoda (1983)2:17
13."Silent Night" (in German, Arabic, and English)Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber, John Freeman Young (1859)3:38
14."Auld Lang Syne" (in English, Arabic, and French)Traditional3:18

Charts[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 35

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 45

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 40,000^
United States — 136,000[8]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Joy to the World – Pink Martini". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  3. ^ "color". Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved Aug 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels | Impala". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved Aug 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Joy To The World (Pink Martini album) Audio CD". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  6. ^ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pink Martini – Joy to the world". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (14 January 2011). "Ask Billboard: Britney Spears' Career Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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