Peace on Earth (Kitaro album)
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Peace on Earth is a Kitaro album of classic Christmas songs taken from cultures around the world. It was released by Domo Records in 1996 and reissued in 2011. The reissue includes a DVD of nature visuals synchronized to music from the album.[2] Peace on Earth peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums Chart in December 1996.
Track listing
All songs are traditional, except "The Great Spirit", which was composed by Kitaro.
| 1. |
"Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" |
4:46 |
| 2. |
"Silent Night" |
4:23 |
| 3. |
"Angels We Have Heard On High" |
5:39 |
| 4. |
"Joy To The World / The First Noel" |
4:36 |
| 5. |
"Little Drummer Boy" |
5:57 |
| 6. |
"Jingle Bells" |
3:39 |
| 7. |
"Rosa Mystica" |
2:57 |
| 8. |
"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" |
4:00 |
| 9. |
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" |
3:50 |
| 10. |
"A La Nanita Nana" |
5:14 |
| 11. |
"O Holy Night" |
4:56 |
| 12. |
"The Great Spirit" |
5:20 |
Personnel
- Kitaro : Producer, Lead Synthesizers, Hammond Organ, Electric Guitar, Taiko, Gong, Beam
- Annamaria Karacson : Violin
- Gyongyver Petheo : Violin
- Daniel Flick : Viola
- Kevin Johnson : Cello
- Kristen Stordahl Kanda : Flute, Music Contracting
- Pamela Eldridge : Harp
- Massito : Guitar
- Derek Zimmerman : Percussion
- Keith Heffner : Keyboards
- Gary Barlough : Producer, Engineer, Synclavier & Analog Keyboards
- International Peace Choir
- David Holtom : Vocal Solo on “Little Drummer Boy”
- Massito : Guitar Arrangement on “A La Nanita Nana”
- Peter R. Kelsey : Engineer
- Steve Mixdorf : Assistant Engineer
- Daijiro Miyazawa : Assistant Engineer
- Doug Sax : Mastering Engineer
- Gavin Lurssen : Mastering Engineer
- Dino Malito : Mastering Engineer (Re-issue)
- Keith Heffner : Arranger, Conductor
- Music Contracting : Kristen Stordahl Kanda
- Additional Personnel
- Eiichi Naito : Executive Producer, Management
- Dino Malito : Artists & Repertoire, Management
- Howard Sapper : Business & Legal Affairs
- Hitoshi Saito : Marketing
- Kio Griffith/ 9rpm.com : Art Direction & Design (2012 version)
- Art Slave : Art Direction & Design (1995 version)
- Uniphoto Picture Agency : Front Cover Photography
- Steve Burns : International Peace Choir Photography
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