Red Loop (Anaiyah album)

Red Loop the fifth and first Christmas album studio by American actress and singer-songwriter Anaiyah. It was released on October 21, 2016 through Epic Records. The album was recording beetween June to September 2016. It was produced by Ammo, Ben Roulston and Steve Robson. The album comprises a variety of genres such as pop-dance, soft rock, country, Latin pop and soul. Red Loop contains eight tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs co-written by Anaiyah, she commented that the album was one of her mother's last wishes, before passing away in August 2016.

The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 565,000 copies. The album stayed on the top three on the U.S chart for five consecutive weeks becoming the 3th best-selling album of 2016 in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, selling 2.5 million copies that year, and later was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of American (RIAA), becoming one of best-selling Christmas albums in the United States. As September 2019, the album has sold more over 9 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time.

Five singles were released from the album, the first single from the album "Red Loop" featuring French Montana was released on November 4, 2016, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100, while second single from the album "Christmas Angel", performed moderately worldwide, and positioned within the top ten in the United States. "Feliz Navidad" was released in selected countries. The album was re-leased on November 3, 2017 under the title Red Loop: Platinum Edition, with the singles "Wishes", which debuted at number fourteen in Hot 100. The project was promoted through ABC television special, titled The Anaiyah's Christmas Special on December 2016, which was recored in October that year, the special was viewed by more than 22.6 million viewers.

Track listing
Red Loop – Standard edition Red Loop – Deluxe edition bonus track Red Loop – Latin America and Spain bonus track Red Loop – Platinum international edition
 * 1) "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 3:05
 * 2) "Jingle Bell Rock" – 3:09
 * 3) "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" – 3:34
 * 4) "White Christmas" – 3:24
 * 5) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – 3:19
 * 6) "Last Christmas" – 4:15
 * 7) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" – 3:13
 * 8) "This Christmas"– 3:26
 * 9) "Wishes" – 3:22
 * 10) "Christmas Angel" – 3:15
 * 11) "Red Loop" (featuring French Montana) – 3:42
 * 12) "Coldest Kiss" – 3:10
 * 1) "Silver Bells" – 3:44
 * 2) "Ave Maria"  – 2:56
 * 3) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:01
 * 1) "Feliz Navidad" – 3:15
 * 1) "The Little Drummer Boy" – 3:43
 * 2) "Coldest Kiss" – 3:10
 * 3) "Wishes" – 3:22
 * 4) "Wonderful Christmastime"" – 3:02
 * 5) "Silent Night" – 3:16

Singles
Singles from Red Loop

Charts
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