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| Ho, Ho, Ho |
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| Studio album by RuPaul |
| Released |
October 28, 1997 |
| Recorded |
1997 |
| Genre |
Dance-Pop, House |
| Length |
64:12 |
| Label |
Rhino Records |
| Producer |
Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Michael Hacker, Michael Rosenman, Joe Carrano, RuPaul |
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| RuPaul chronology |
Foxy Lady
(1996) |
Ho, Ho, Ho
(1997) |
RuPaul's Go Go Box Classics
(1998) |
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Ho, Ho, Ho (officially titled "VH1 Presents RuPaul Ho Ho Ho") is the 1997 album of Christmas music by American drag queen, singer RuPaul, released on October 28, 1997 by Rhino Records.
[edit] Album Information
The album was a combination of original music, standards and comedy vignettes. Most of the traditional songs were given a campy twist. The title is a double entendre: though it is a phrase associated with Christmas (it is the sound of Santa's laughter expressed through onomatopoeia,) the term "ho" also refers to a whore or prostitute. The album's cover features three scantily-clad versions of RuPaul, and the back cover features her legs with panties around the ankles; these are the "three ho's".
The album was tied-in to a television Christmas special from The RuPaul Show on VH1. Much of the humor on the album is of a risqué nature, making it quite different from traditionally wholesome holiday albums. For instance, the classic "All I Want For Christmas" is turned into a thumping dance song with lyrical changes requesting breast implants, a tummy tuck and rhinoplasty, so that (as she sings) "I can look real purty!".
[edit] Track listing
| 1. |
"With Bells On - with Michelle Visage" |
3:33 |
| 2. |
"Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer (RuPaul The ...)" |
3:31 |
| 3. |
"All I Want For Christmas" |
3:01 |
| 4. |
"Santa Baby" |
4:46 |
| 5. |
"All Alone On Christmas" |
3:12 |
| 6. |
"Christmas Train - Medley" |
3:47 |
| 7. |
"Christmas Nite - with Latasha Spencer" |
7:18 |
| 8. |
"Funky Christmas (Christmas At My House)" |
2:38 |
| 9. |
"I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" |
2:49 |
| 10. |
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" |
2:47 |
| 11. |
"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" |
4:48 |
| 12. |
"Hard Candy Christmas - with Michelle Visage & Barbara Mitchell" |
4:50 |
| 13. |
"Celebrate (New Year's Remix)" |
8:12 |
[edit] Credits
- RuPaul - executive producer
- Latasha Spencer - performer
- Michelle Visage - performer
- Fenton Bailey - executive producer
- Randy Barbato - executive producer
- Pete Lorimer - arranger
- Richard "Humpty" Vission - arranger
- Dennis Mitchell - engineer
- Roger Arnold - assistant engineer, engineer, performer
- Brian Alex - assistant
- Kelly Bienvenue - assistant
- Lee Genesis - assistant
- Barbara Mitchell - assistant
- Yolanda Wyns - assistant
- Michael Hacker - producer, remixing
- Michael Rosenman - producer, remixing
- Joe Carrano - programming, producer, engineer, mixing
- Dan Hersch - mastering
- Rachel Gutek - design
- Hugh Brown - art direction
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1997) |
Peak
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Certification |
Sales |
| Heatseekers |
27 |
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