Let There Be Peace on Earth (CD - 1993)

Personnel: Vince Gill (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars), Marty Paich (conductor), Dean Parks, Steve Gibson (acoustic & electric guitars), John Hughey (steel guitar), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Charlie McCoy (harmonica), Shane Keister (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer), John Barlow Jarvis (synthesizer, piano, DX), Leland Sklar (bass), Carlos Vega (drums), Tom Roady (percussion), Donna McElroy, Chris Rodriguez, Jamie Robbins, Bob Bailey, Kim Fleming (background vocals).

The Gene Merlino Singers: Gene Merlino, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Sally Stevens, Myrna Matthews, Melissa Mackey, Bobbi Page, Amic Bryam.

Recorded at Javelina West, Nashville, Tennessee.

Personnel: Vince Gill (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Steve Gibson (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Hughey (steel guitar); Charlie McCoy (harp); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Shane Keister (piano, organ, synthesizer); John Barlow Jarvis (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); John Jarvis (piano, synthesizer); Carlos Vega (drums); Tom Roady (percussion); Chris Rodriguez, Donna McElroy, Gene Merlino, Jamie Robbins, Amick Byram, Sally Stevens, Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Bobbi Page, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Myrna Matthews (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: John Guess.

Recording information: Javelina West, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Victoria Pearson.

Arranger: Marty Paich.

Christmas music releases have become a country music tradition, but the result is often generic mushy background instrumentation on the same moldy standards. Guilty of this is Vince Gill, whose Let There Be Peace on Earth is as cliche-ridden as they come. ~ Roch Parisien minimize