To the untrained eye, silken-voiced Will Downing may seem merely an R&B jou… Read Full Bio ↴To the untrained eye, silken-voiced Will Downing may seem merely an R&B journeyman, making solid, soulful records year after year, just on the edge of stardom. However, there has to be more to an artist whose first hit single is an update of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." And, indeed, EMOTIONS, the singer's tenth album, features a jazz undercurrent (no, not Kenny G "jazz"), sincerely channeling the spirit of Bill Withers and Al Green records past.
EMOTIONS opens with a tender jam (gutsily "for the fellas"), "A Million Ways," which asserts "making love ain't just in the bed." In this chronicle of the simple ways to please a woman, Downing creates such a smooth groove that the complexities of love seem rather basic. Later in the album, he manages to discover a new angle to the oft-covered "Hey There Lonely Girl," his baritone contrasting with the falsetto of the most famous version. Will Downing's been at it for decades, but he shows on EMOTIONS that after all this time, he can still summon up the most sensual recesses of the soul.
Personnel:
Will Downing - vocals;
Ira Siegal, Norman Brown, Wayne Bruce, Dwight Sills, Phillip Hamilton, Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar;
Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum - tenor saxophone;
Nicholas Payton - trumpet;
Chris Davis, Rex Rideout, George Duke, Barry Eastmond, Ronnie Foster - keyboards;
Dwayne 'Smitty" Smith, Alex Al, Melvin Davis, Ronnie Garrett, Ron Jerkins - bass;
Michael White, John Robinson, Bernard Davis - drums;
Luis Conte, Bashiri Johnson - percussion;
Isaac Coleman, Kim Brewer, Nikki Richards - background vocals.
EMOTIONS opens with a tender jam (gutsily "for the fellas"), "A Million Ways," which asserts "making love ain't just in the bed." In this chronicle of the simple ways to please a woman, Downing creates such a smooth groove that the complexities of love seem rather basic. Later in the album, he manages to discover a new angle to the oft-covered "Hey There Lonely Girl," his baritone contrasting with the falsetto of the most famous version. Will Downing's been at it for decades, but he shows on EMOTIONS that after all this time, he can still summon up the most sensual recesses of the soul.
Personnel:
Will Downing - vocals;
Ira Siegal, Norman Brown, Wayne Bruce, Dwight Sills, Phillip Hamilton, Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar;
Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum - tenor saxophone;
Nicholas Payton - trumpet;
Chris Davis, Rex Rideout, George Duke, Barry Eastmond, Ronnie Foster - keyboards;
Dwayne 'Smitty" Smith, Alex Al, Melvin Davis, Ronnie Garrett, Ron Jerkins - bass;
Michael White, John Robinson, Bernard Davis - drums;
Luis Conte, Bashiri Johnson - percussion;
Isaac Coleman, Kim Brewer, Nikki Richards - background vocals.
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Will Downing Lyrics
A Million Ways Mm hm hm hm This one's for fellas A million ways to please …
Another Sad Story Little Ms lonely with a broken heart She constantly searched…
Anything Hold me Kiss me Show me You wanna be with me Feel me Taste …
Beautiful to Me Oooooooooo uh uh oo a Na na na na na na Na…
Falling in Love Here I go once again It's happening what can I do? Though…
Hey There Lonely Girl Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl Let me make your broken…
King of Fools Been watching you, all by yourself You think that I don’t…
Riding On a Cloud Out of the blue so unexpectedly An angels come my way…