Make Sure You're Home for Christmas

Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
EP by
Joe
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
LabelKedar
ProducerJoe
Joe chronology
Signature
(2009) 		Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
(2009) 		Home Is the Essence of Christmas
(2010)

Make Sure You’re Home for Christmas is a Christmas EP by American R&B singer Joe. Sold exclusively at American retail company Target, it was released on October 13, 2009.[1][2] Produced by Joe himself, it marked his first Christmas project, including three cover versions of Christmas standards and three originals songs, one of which had previously been recorded with R&B group Profyle featuring Joe and Chico DeBarge, as well as another rendition performed by R&B group Black Coffee featuring Joe.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman called the EP a "pleasant surprise for Joe's fans."[3]

Track listing

Make Sure You're Home for Christmas track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
  • Grace Price
  • Robert Lee Black
4:03
2."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
5:30
3."The Christmas Song"
4:42
4."Grown Up Christmas List"
4:55
5."It Ain't Christmas"Joe Thomas4:25
6."Make Sure You're Home"Thomas4:33

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 52
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 16

References

  1. ^ - Official JOE WebSite Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Official JOE WebSite. 9.10.2009
  2. ^ Bennett, Sean A. (June 22, 2008). "Not your average 'Joe': Singer talks love, relationships and heartbreaks; promises fans a great show at Shaggy and Friends". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Kellman, Andy Review: Make Sure You're Home for Christmas. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-15.
  4. ^ "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Joe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.