Miracles: The Holiday Album | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny G | ||||
Released | November 22, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 35:49 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Kenny G | |||
Kenny G chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1994, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the overall best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States for both 1994 and 1996. It sold 2,987,000 copies in 1994 and 888,000 copies in 1996.
According to Billboard magazine, Miracles: The Holiday Album is the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present). As of November 2014, the album has sold a total of 7,310,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.
On January 13, 1999, Miracles: The Holiday Album was certified eight-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of eight million copies in the United States.
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