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.
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| 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 and 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 and design (2012 version)
- Art Slave : art direction and design (1995 version)
- Uniphoto Picture Agency : front cover photography
- Steve Burns : International Peace Choir photography
Charts
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