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| Hanukkah+ | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | November 22, 2019 |
| Genre | Hanukkah music, Children's music |
| Length | 34:38 |
| Label | Verve Forecast Records |
| Producer | |
Hanukkah+ is a compilation album featuring songs themed around the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Music producer Randall Poster was inspired by the annual Hanukkah concerts put on by Yo La Tengo. Ira Kaplan, the frontman of the band, remarked that he felt the holiday "could use some spotlight". Although he is Jewish, not all of his bandmates are, but all enjoyed the challenge of playing eight nights in a row in contrast with "all the hoopla over Christmas".
Poster highlighted Jack Black's performance on the album as "the gift wrapping".
The album was sold at "nontraditional" retailers, such as synagogue gift shops.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh Hanukkah" | Traditional | Jack Black | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Dreidels of Fire" | Adam Green, Michael Cummings | Adam Green | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Eight Candles" | Sam Elwitt | Yo La Tengo | 2:32 |
| 4. | "If It Be Your Will" | Leonard Cohen | HAIM | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Sing It Now, Sing It Somehow" | Steve Drozd, Wayne Coyne | The Flaming Lips | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Hanukkah In '96" | Alex Frankel, Chris McLaughlin | Alex Frankel | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Give You Everything" | Greta Morgan Salpeter, Buzzy Lee | Buzzy Lee | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Dedication" | Tommy Guerrero | Tommy Guerrero | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Eight Nights A Week" | Loudon Wainright III | Loudon Wainwright III | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Hanukkah Dance" | Woody Guthrie | Watkins Family Hour | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Sanctuary" | Craig Wedren | Craig Wedren | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Chad Gadya" | Traditional | Jack Black | 2:35 |
Notes
- The Hebrew word חֲנֻכָּה is variously transliterated into English as Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hanukah, and Hanukkah. For consistency, this article matches the spelling used in the album's title.
References
- ^ Burack, Emily (25 November 2019). "We Finally Have an Album of Original Hanukkah Songs". Hey Alma.
- "Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim among those to join Hanukkah album". Jewish News Syndicate. 15 November 2019.
- Zemler, Emily (13 November 2019). "Haim, Flaming Lips, Jack Black Team Up for Hanukkah Album". Rolling Stone.
- Stavropoulos, Laura (12 November 2019). "Jack Black, Haim, Yo La Tengo And More Appear On New Hanukkah Album". uDiscover Music.
- Havens, Lyndsey (16 December 2022). "How HAIM and Jack Black Helped This Grammy-Winning Music Supervisor Curate a Hanukkah Album". Billboard.