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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 ... Full DescriptionJohn 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.
Live Recording
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).
Producers include: Will Downing, Chris Davis, Ronnie Foster, Rex Rideout, Barry J. Eastmond.
Hide Description Will Downing Emotions Songs Emotions Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews He keeps getting better
Any one who is a Will Downing fan already knows he just keeps getting better with time. I LOVE THIS CD!!
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Million Ways
All I have to say is "Million Ways" is the song to listen to a million times for all the men out there. Will doesn't ever doubt me with his lyrics but I just would suggest everyone to get this CD.
Submitted by a reviewer (Oakland, CA, USA)
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If you like jazz then Will Downing is must for your collection
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After careful listening and reading of my previous review I feel the need to upgrade this CD to 5 stars. Or let me put it this way, the only songs here that I don't like are 2,3, and 10. The rest are classic Will Downing, smooth as silk and of such high quality. This IS one of his best CDs. Of particular note are "Another Sad Story", "Hey There Lonely Girl", "Beautiful To Me" and "Riding On A Cloud". I mean how I missed this before is beyond me. So ignore my previous review, this CD is awesome and is just as good as anything else he has ever done.
Submitted by marcusj_j (Aurora, IL, USA)
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This isn't his best album, but his timeless quality and smoothness are still there. I particularly like his take on "Hey There Lonely Girl". Really stirring. You can hear every little detail of his voice. Will has been around for a long time and continues to me make some of the smoothest music going.
Submitted by marcusj_j (Aurora, IL, USA)
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Purchase Emotions CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Kemistry CD (2003)
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DANCE WITH MY FATHER won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "Dance With My Father" won for Song Of The Year and for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The song was also nominated for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and for Best R&B Song. "The Closer I Get To You" won for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.
Life can be cruel and nowhere is this more apparent than when Luther Vandross was felled by a stroke just prior to the release of DANCE WITH MY FATHER. For the most personal of his 15 albums, Vandross dipped into the worlds of R&B and hip-hop for help on a handful of songs. Checking in are Beyonce Knowles playing Donny Hathaway to Luther's Roberta Flack on a lush reading of "The Closer I Get to You" that finds the roles flipped and Busta Rhymes hopping aboard a thumping cover of Bill Withers' "Lovely Day" (that includes a Part II). Also helping out with the heavy lifting are Queen Latifah on the snappy "Hit It Again" with its crackling rhythms, and bad-girl Foxy Brown who brings plenty of attitude to the sassy "If It Ain't One Thing." For all the celebrity cameos, Vandross is most successful when he masterfully changes gears into his guise as pop's premiere balladeer. With his velvety croon, this New York City native reminisces about better times on the wistful "Once Were Lovers" ...
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Anita Baker first garnered a big audience in 1986 with her second record, RAPTURE. A critical favorite with a uniquely raspy, jazz-like expressionistic singing style, she scored a major pop and R&B hit with "Sweet Love." From that initial success, Baker carved her own niche somewhere between deep soul and smooth jazz. After a few more albums she decided to concentrate her passion on her family.
Following nearly a decade's hiatus, Baker returns to the recording studio with 2004's MY EVERYTHING, and, happily, very little has changed. She hasn't tinkered one bit with the sound ...
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