Peace on Earth (Peabo Bryson album)

Peace on Earth is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Angel Records on November 4, 1997 in the United States. Produced by Canadian musician Robbie Buchanan, it marked Bryson's first Christmas album. The standard edition of Peace on Earth consists of ten tracks, featuring the original song "Born on Christmas Day" and nine cover versions of Christmas standards and carols, two of which are duets featuring recording artists Sandi Patti and Roberta Flack. Upon release, Peace on Earth failed to chart, though Christmas with You, a 2005 reissue, released by Time Life, peaked at number 10 on the US Top Holiday Albums chart in 2006.

Critical reception
AllMusic editor Jason Ankeny rated the album three stars out of five.

Track listing
All tracks were produced and arranged by Robbie Buchanan; except "My Gift Is You," produced Hibiki Hanasaka and co-produced by Tom Keane.

Personnel and credits
Musicians


 * Peabo Bryson – lead vocals
 * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, Hammond organ, bass, drum programming
 * James Harrah – guitars
 * Mike Baird – drums
 * Steve Tavaglione – saxophones, flute
 * Tommy Morgan – harmonica
 * Warren Stayner – backing vocals
 * Sandi Patty – lead vocals (4)
 * Roberta Flack – lead vocals (8)
 * Wendy Moten – lead vocals (12)

Production


 * Jay Landers – executive producer (1-7, 9, 10)
 * Bambi Moé – executive producer (8)
 * John Bolt – recording
 * Bill Buckingham – recording
 * Jeremy Smith – recording, mixing
 * Sheldon Zaharko – mixing
 * Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
 * Scott Erickson – assistant engineer, production coordinator
 * Doug Sax – mastering
 * Nancy Roof – production coordinator
 * J.C. Suares – art direction, design, photography

Studios


 * Recorded at The Hop (Sherman Oaks, CA); Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); Aire Born Studios (Zionsville, IN).
 * Mixed at Bill Schnee Studios; The Factory Studios (Vancouver, BC, Canada).
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).