| "All Alone on Christmas" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Darlene Love | |
| from the album Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Soundtrack Album | |
| Released | December 4, 1992 [1] |
| Studio | Power Station, New York City |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Label |
Fox Records Arista Records BMG |
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Van Zandt |
| Producer(s) | Steve Van Zandt |
"All Alone on Christmas" is a song written and arranged by Steve Van Zandt, and recorded by Darlene Love with members of both The E Street Band and The Miami Horns. It was originally featured on the soundtrack of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. [2] It was also released as a 7-inch single and a CD single which included an instrumental version. [3]
The song returned Love's name to the music singles charts, peaking at No. 83 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart [4] and at No. 31 on the official UK Singles Chart. [5]
The third track on the single was a Christmas remix of The Capitols " Cool Jerk" which was also taken from the same film soundtrack. The single was influenced by Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and is recorded in the style of the Spector-produced Love song " Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," which is referenced in the song. The single featured a promotional photo of Love with the five members of the E Street Band who featured on the track. [6] [3] A promotional video featured Macaulay Culkin "producing" as Love performed the song with The E Street Band and The Miami Horns, and it features clips from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The song was also featured in the films Love Actually, [7] The Night Before and in the 2001 Italian film Merry Christmas.
Other versions and covers
- During the first year of her run in the Broadway musical Hairspray, Love re-recorded "All Alone on Christmas" using the show's cast and band as backup on the charity recording Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for A Cure Vol. 7. The song references Love's earlier holiday recording " Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)".
- The song was covered by RuPaul for his 1997 Christmas album entitled Ho, Ho, Ho.
- Dream pop band Work Drugs released a cover of the song in late 2016.
- Boy Jumps Ship released a cover of the song in December 2016 along with a video that includes re-enacted scenes from Home Alone by members of the band. Proceeds from the song are donated to mental health charity MIND.
Personnel
Musicians
- Darlene Love – lead vocals
- The
E Street Band
- Clarence Clemons – tenor sax solo
- Danny Federici – keyboards
- Garry Tallent – bass guitar
- Steven Van Zandt – guitars
- Patti Scialfa - backing vocals
- Max Weinberg – drums
-
The Miami Horns
- Mark Pender – trumpet
- Rick Gazda – trumpet
- Stan Harrison – tenor sax
- Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg – trombone
- Eddie Manion – baritone sax
- Arno Hecht – alto sax
- Pat Thrall – guitars
- Mark Alexander – piano
- Isabella Lento – backing vocals
- Carmela Lento – backing vocals
- Zoë Yanakis – percussion
- Benjamin Newberry – chimes
Production
- Steve Van Zandt – producer, arranger
- Zoë Yanakis – associate producer
- Ben Fowler – recording and mixing
- Dave McNair and Dan Gellert – additional recording
- Scott Hull – editing at Masterdisk
- Greg Calbi – mastered at Sterling Sound
References
- ^ " All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love". AllMusic. RhythmOne, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
- ^ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York soundtrack album
- ^ a b " Darlene Love / The Capitols - All Alone on Christmas / Cool Jerk (Christmas Mix)". Discogs. Discogs, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
- ^ " Darlene Love - Chart history". Billboard. Billboard, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
- ^ " All Alone on Christmas". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
- ^ "All Alone On Christmas" CD single
- ^ "Steven Van Zandt". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
