Background[]
One Wish: The Holiday Album is the sixth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released by Arista Records on November 18, 2003. Chiefly produced by Mervyn Warren, the album is a follow-up to her fifth studio album, Just Whitney (2002), as well as her first Christmas album. One Wish features cover versions of Christmas standards and carols, one of which is a duet with Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. The album also includes "Joy to the World" and "Who Would Imagine a King," both of which first appeared on The Preacher's Wife soundtrack (1996).
The album received a mixed reception by music critics, many of whom praised the production but were divided upon Houston's vocal performance. Upon its release, One Wish debuted at number 49 on the US Billboard 200, and at number 13 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its first and only single, a rendition of Freddie Jackson's "One Wish (for Christmas)", reached the top twenty on Billboard's US Adult Contemporary chart. In January 2018, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales over 500,000 copies.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The First Noël" | Traditional | Troy Taylor | 3:14 |
2. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" |
|
Taylor | 3:12 |
3. | "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Bobbi Kristina Brown) |
|
Mervyn Warren | 4:29 |
4. | "One Wish (For Christmas)" |
|
|
4:12 |
5. | "Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)" | Traditional | Warren | 3:48 |
6. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
|
Warren | 3:45 |
7. | "Deck the Halls"/"Silent Night" | Traditional | Warren | 4:29 |
8. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
|
Warren | 4:49 |
9. | "O come, O come, Emmanuel" | Traditional | Warren | 3:06 |
10. | Who Would Imagine a King (featuring The Nativity Choir) |
|
|
3:30 |
11. | ''Joy to the World" (with The Georgia Mass Choir)' | Traditional |
|
4:41 |
Total length: | 43:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (with Pentatonix) |
|
|
3:14 |
Charts[]
Chart (2003) | Peak
position |
---|---|
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 29 |
US Billboard 200 | 49 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 13 |
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
Chart (2012) | Peak
position |
---|---|
US Billboard 200 | 90 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release History[]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | |
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United States | November 18, 2003 |
|
Arista | |
Various | October 13, 2021 | Vinyl | Arista |