| Acoustic Hearts of Winter | |||||
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| Studio album (Christmas) by Aly & AJ | |||||
| Released | September 26, 2006 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Holiday music, Acoustic music, pop rock | ||||
| Length | 29:40 | ||||
| Record label | Hollywood Records | ||||
| Producer | Antonina Armato, Gerry Cagle (exec.), Tim James (songwriter), Carrie Michalka (exec.) | ||||
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Acoustic Hearts of Winter is a Christmas album from American teen pop duo Aly & AJ. The album was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States.
The only single from the album was "Greatest Time of Year", which was used as promotion for The Santa Clause 3 with the music video containing clips of the film. The music video premiered on Disney Channel on October 16, 2006 after the premiere of the Disney Channel Original movie Twitches.
As of December 31, 2006, the album has sold over 110,000 copies in the U.S.
Album history[]
Clips of the album were first released on the Barnes & Noble website. The Target Corporation version of this album also has an extra song to it - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". The Target version of the album was then reissued on September 25, 2007 containing two more bonus songs: "Winter Wonderland" and "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree".
The UK release of Acoustic Hearts of Winter was on September 29, 2008.[1] Previously, it was released on November 27, 2006 digitally. The release does not feature any bonus tracks.
Release history[]
| Region | Date | Specification |
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| United States | September 26, 2006 | |
| Hong Kong | October 5, 2006[2] | |
| Australia | October 28, 2006 | Digital |
| Canada | November 7, 2006 | |
| United Kingdom | November 27, 2006[3] | Digital |
| United Kingdom | September 29, 2008[1] | CD |
Track listing[]
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Greatest Time of Year" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Joy to the World" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "We Three Kings" | 2:54 |
| 4. | "The First Noel" | 1:44 |
| 5. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Silent Night" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | 2:08 |
| 9. | "Deck the Halls" | 1:54 |
| 10. | "Little Drummer Boy" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Not This Year" | 3:24 |
Bonus Tracks[]
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" – 1:22 (Target Bonus track)
- "Winter Wonderland" – 2:43 (2007 Target Bonus track)
- "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" – 2:05 (2007 Target Bonus track)
Notes[]
- Aly & AJ recorded the song "Jingle Bell Rock" in 2004. The song was featured in the Radio Disney Jingle Jams album. "Jingle Bell Rock" did not make the final track listing for Acoustic Hearts of Winter.
Reception[]
The album was received very well, to be a holiday album, and peaked at 78 on the Billboard 200. Allmusic gave the album three stars, without giving positive or negative review on the album.[4]
Singles[]
- "Greatest Time of Year" was the only single from the album released in September 2006.
Further track information[]
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"Greatest Time of Year" (original song)
"Joy to the World"
"We Three Kings"
"The First Noel"
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
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"Silent Night"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"Let It Snow"
"Deck the Halls"
"Little Drummer Boy"
"Not This Year" (original song)
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Charts[]
Acoustic Hearts of Winter debuted at #78 on the hot 200 selling 19,000 copies in its first week. The album spent nearly 15 weeks on the hot 200. It also peaked at # 14 on the top holiday albums with 15 weeks on the chart it reached #28 before falling off.
| Chart (2006)[5] | Peak position |
Sales |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 78 | 100,000+ |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 14 | |
| U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums | 86 |