Christmas Interpretations

Christmas Interpretations is the first Christmas studio album and second overall 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 cover versions of traditional Christmas songs.

Christmas Interpretations
Studio album by
Boyz II Men
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length40:57
LabelMotown
ProducerBoyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Jheryl Busby (exec.), Michael Bivins (exec.)
Boyz II Men chronology
Cooleyhighharmony
(1991)		 Christmas Interpretations
(1993)		 II
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

The album has sold at least 1,767,000 copies as of December 2012.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Silent Night (intro)"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 1:07
2."Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight)Wanya Morris, Brian McKnightMcKnight, Boyz II Men[a]4:11
3."Share Love"Nathan MorrisN. Morris, McKnight[a], W. Morris[a], Shawn Stockman[a], Michael McCary[a]3:32
4."You're Not Alone"StockmanStockman, McKnight[a], W. Morris[a], N. Morris[a], McCary[a]5:06
5."A Joyous Song"StockmanStockman, McKnight[a], W. Morris[a], N. Morris[a], McCary[a]5:53
6."Why Christmas"W. MorrisW. Morris, McKnight[a], N. Morris[a], Stockman[a], McCary[a]4:53
7."Cold December Nights"McCary, StockmanMcCary, McKnight[a], W. Morris[a], N. Morris[a], Stockman[a]4:11
8."Do They Know"N. MorrisN. Morris, McKnight[a], W. Morris[a], Stockman[a], McCary[a]3:29
9."Who Would Have Thought"McKnight, W. MorrisW. Morris, McKnight[a], N. Morris[a]6:06
10."Silent Night"Gruber, MohrBoyz II Men2:32
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (1993) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard 200 19

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r189040
  2. Browne, David (1993-11-12). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. Grein, Paul (December 19, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas Albums, From Bing To Buble". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. "Canadian album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. "American album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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