Let There Be Peace on Earth (album)

Let There Be Peace on Earth
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	September 14, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	39:47
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
I Still Believe in You (1992) Let There Be Peace on Earth (1993) When Love Finds You (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]

Let There Be Peace on Earth is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1993 on MCA Nashville. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going Platinum. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker) - 4:39
2. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 4:02
3. "One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)" (John Jarvis) - 3:37
4. "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix) - 3:29
5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:37
6. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) - 4:34
7. "Let There Be Peace on Earth" (Jill Jackson, Sy Miller) - 4:33
   • duet with Jenny Gill
8. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 4:40
9. "Til the Season Comes Around Again" (Randy Goodrum, Jarvis) - 4:11
10. "It Won't Be the Same This Year" (Vince Gill) - 3:43

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[5]

• Bob Bailey — background vocals
• Stuart Duncan — fiddle
• Kim Fleming — background vocals
• Steve Gibson — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jenny Gill — duet vocals on "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
• Vince Gill — lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• John Hughey — steel guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis — piano, synthesizer, keyboards
• Shane Keister — piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer
• Charlie McCoy — harmonica, harp
• Donna McElroy — background vocals
• Dean Parks — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tom Roady — percussion
• Jamie Robbins — background vocals
• Chris Rodriguez — background vocals
• Leland Sklar — bass guitar
• Carlos Vega — drums

Additional background vocals by the Gene Merlino Singers: Gene Merlino, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Sally Stevens, Myrna Matthews, Melissa Mackey, Bobbi Page, Amick Byram

String and vocal arrangements by Marty Paich.

Chart performance

Notes

Vince Gill
Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit
Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
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