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Twelve tracks just aren't enough for a definitive overview of Will Downing's long career, but his entry in the 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection series makes for an affordable, right-sized introduction to the singer if you're wondering whether or not to explore this Luther Vandross-styled balladeer further. The song selection is well done and includes many great tracks -- the dreamy "Cool Water," his cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me" -- that don't appear on the slightly better, yet dauntingly bigger collection, Greatest Love Songs. Although it's an excellent, heartfelt performance, Downing's take on Angela Bofill's "I Try" is a little too heavy to open the collection when something lighter and welcoming like "Free" would have worked much better. On the other hand, Downing's show-stopping duet with Rachelle Ferrell on "Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This" is a fantastic closer. Stick the epic opener later into the collection and you've got an excellent way to familiarize yourself with this smooth crooner.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Will Downing, MainArtist - Wayne Braithwaite, Producer - Angela Tomasa Bofill, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rex Rideout, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prince Charles Alexander, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Davis, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ira Siegel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BARDANI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Foster, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fraser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Downing, Producer, MainArtist - Alec Head, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Montgomery, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Snedecor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOE THOMAS, ComposerLyricist - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - manfred Knoop, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaori Kinoshita, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Bryans, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Ward Skinner, ComposerLyricist - Bryan New, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Isaac Clemmon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Tosi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Davis, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cawley, ComposerLyricist - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Foster, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - BRENDA RUSSELL, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rohn Lawrence, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vinx, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefon Harris, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vinx Parrette, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Jackson, Producer - Will Downing, Producer, MainArtist - Billie Rae Calvin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, Producer - Niles McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, Producer, MainArtist - Dwight Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Kowan Paul, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Blake English, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Allen, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Caleb Simms, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Temple, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deniece Williams, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Alec Head, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Susaye Greene, ComposerLyricist - Henry James Redd, ComposerLyricist - Nathan L. Watts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Albright, MainArtist - Ronnie Foster, Producer - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Polydor Inc.
Will Downing, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Audrey Wheeler, ComposerLyricist - Regis Branson, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Reid, ComposerLyricist - Don Murray, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Foster, Producer - James Allen Shamblin II, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond, Producer - Erik Zobler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Eubanks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rachelle Ferrell, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Twelve tracks just aren't enough for a definitive overview of Will Downing's long career, but his entry in the 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection series makes for an affordable, right-sized introduction to the singer if you're wondering whether or not to explore this Luther Vandross-styled balladeer further. The song selection is well done and includes many great tracks -- the dreamy "Cool Water," his cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me" -- that don't appear on the slightly better, yet dauntingly bigger collection, Greatest Love Songs. Although it's an excellent, heartfelt performance, Downing's take on Angela Bofill's "I Try" is a little too heavy to open the collection when something lighter and welcoming like "Free" would have worked much better. On the other hand, Downing's show-stopping duet with Rachelle Ferrell on "Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This" is a fantastic closer. Stick the epic opener later into the collection and you've got an excellent way to familiarize yourself with this smooth crooner.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:28
- Main artists: Will Downing
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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