The Season (Steve Perry album)

The Season
Studio album by
Steve Perry
ReleasedNovember 5, 2021[1]
Recorded2021
StudioLovebox Studios (Hollywood)
GenreChristmas
Length25:35 (standard edition)
32:46 (deluxe edition)
52:05 (The Season 3)
LabelFantasy (standard edition)
Dark Horse Records (The Season 3)
Producer
Steve Perry chronology
Traces
(2018) 		The Season
(2021)

The Season is a Christmas album and the fourth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Steve Perry. It was released on November 5, 2021, by Fantasy Records.

It debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[2]

A Digital Deluxe Edition with 2 additional songs was released on October 28, 2022.[3]

A third version, titled The Season 3, and released on Dark Horse Records on November 8, 2024, includes 6 new songs.[4]

Critical reception

Louder gave the album two and a half stars, saying, "if you’re hoping to hear any trace of the rock stylings that made Perry famous, then it’s probably best skip this gooey, Buble-esque affair."[5]

RIFF Magazine said, "Does the world need a Steve Perry Christmas record? Beyond the shadow of any human doubt … no. It doesn’t."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Christmas Song"3:31
2."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:46
3."Auld Lang Syne"2:06
4."Winter Wonderland"3:19
5."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"3:56
6."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"3:02
7."Silver Bells"5:03
8."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"1:55
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Maybe This Year"3:37
2."This Christmas"3:34
3."The Christmas Song"3:31
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:46
5."Auld Lang Syne"2:06
6."Winter Wonderland"3:19
7."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"3:56
8."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"3:02
9."Silver Bells"5:03
10."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"1:55
The Season 3
No.TitleLength
1."What a Wonderful World"4:01
2."The Christmas Song"3:30
3."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"3:04
4."This Christmas"3:23
5."Jingle Bell Rock"3:18
6."Call Me Irresponsible"3:05
7."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"3:57
8."Auld Lang Syne"2:05
9."Silver Bells"5:03
10."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:45
11."Let It Snow"2:33
12."Maybe This Year"3:37
13."Winter Wonderland"3:20
14."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"3:06
15."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"1:55
16."'Twas the Night Before Christmas"3:23

Personnel

Credits for The Season adapted from liner notes.[7]

Musicians

Technical

  • Steve Perry – additional orchestration, mixing
  • Dallas Kruse – drum programming
  • Thom Flowers – engineering, mixing, co-production
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Jeff Wack – artwork, design

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
United States Billboard Top Holiday Albums[8] 4
United States Billboard Top Album Sales[8] 6
United States Billboard Independent Albums[8] 16
United States Billboard Top Vinyl Albums[8] 21
United States Billboard 200[8] 80

References

  1. ^ Kielty, Martin. "STEVE PERRY ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY ALBUM 'THE SEASON'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ Caufield, Keith. "Steve Perry Decks the Charts With 'The Season'". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Former JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Releases His First-Ever Holiday Original, 'Maybe This Year'". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY To Release 'The Season 3' Expanded Version Of Holiday Album". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ Sharp, Johnny. "Steve Perry's The Season is not a Christmas gift that keeps giving". Louder. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ Hicks, Tony. "Even with that golden voice, Steve Perry delivers few gifts on 'The Season'". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ (2021). "The Season liner notes". In The Season [CD booklet]. Fantasy.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Steve Perry". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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