07/09/2019

Will Downing "Come Together As One" (1989) -Soul-



Label : Island Records


États-Unis 01 - Come Together As One+++ (Will Downing & Greg Smith)
02 - Sake Of Love* (Laythan Armor, Clyde Lieberman & Will Downing)
03 - Sometimes I Cry** (Will Downing, Brian Jackson & Danny Madden)
04 - Love Call*** (Will Downing & Jimmy Varner)
05 - The Love We Share+ (Attala Zane Giles & Tony Haynes)
06 - Too Soon++ (Onaje Allan Gumbs & Clinton Norton)
07 - I'll Wait (Will Downing & Mike Graves)
08 - Rules Of Love* (Clyde Lieberman, Will Downing & Laythan Armor)
09 - Test Of Time* (Mark Holden & Kenny Harris)
10 - Closer To You (Will Downing & Mike Graves)
11 - Wishing On A Star** (Billie Calvin)


Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions
*Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Laythan Armor for Leigharm Productions
**Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Brian Jackson
***Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Jimmy Varner for Flying V Productions
+Produced by Attala Zane Giles for Groove Specialist Productions
++Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Onaje Allan Gumbs
+++Produced by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Greg Smith for Mr. Smith Productions
Recorded & Overdubbed by Alec Head, Gary Dobson, Carl Beatty, Bobby Macias, Scott Mibuchi & Charlie Paakkari
Mixed by Alec Head, Carl Beatty, Charlie Paakkari, David Rideau, Dennis Mitchell & John Poppo
"Come Together As One" Mixed by Gail King for in The Spin Productions
"Test Of Time" Mixed by Frankie Knuckles & David Morales for Def Mix Productions
Assistant Engineers : Iris Cohen, John Wise, Andre Pegus
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
Studios : Audio One, London, England ; Capitol, L.A. ; Gramavision, N.Y. ; Homebase, N.Y. ; Institute Of Groove Research, L.A. ; Minot Sound, N.Y. ; Pacifique, L.A. ; Quantum, N.J. ; Quadrasonic, N.Y. ; R.C.A., N.Y ; RPM (N.Y.), Skyline (N.Y.)


01 - Come Together As One

All Instruments : Greg Smith
Parcussion : Bashiri Johnson
Background vocals : Curtis King, Brenda White-King, Will Downing
Flute Solo : Wendell Brooks

02 - Sake Of Love

All Instruments : Laythan Armor
Background vocals : Will Downing, Laythan Armor
Additional Vocals : Alyse Manning

03 - Sometimes I Cry

Drum Machine : Brian Jackson, Will Downing
Bass : Doug Wimbish
Guitar : Binky Brice
Keyboards : Brian Jackson, Laythan Armor, Zane Mark
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Background vocals : Will Downing, Danny Madden, Audrey Wheeler

04 - Love Call

All Instruments : Jimmy Varner
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa, Will Downing
Background vocals : Lynn Fiddmont, Lynn Roderick, Will Downing
Vibe Solo : Jay Hoggard
Add'l Drums & Bass : Hubert Eave Jr. IV
Add'l Keyboards : Zane Mark, Will Downing

05 - The Love We Share

All Instruments : Attala Zane Giles
Sax : George Howard
Background vocals : Kevin Dorsey, Attala Zane Giles

06 - Too Soon

Drums : Buddy Williams
Acoustic Bass : Kenny Davis
Piano : Onaje Allan Gumbs
String Arrangement : Onaje Allan Gumbs

07 - I'll Wait

Drums : J.T. Lewis
Bass : Doug Wimbish
Keyboards : Mike Graves, Zane Mark, Will Downing
Guitar : Skip McDonald
Background vocals : Will Downing, Craig Derry, Audrey Wheeler
Percussion : Roger Squitero
Vocal Arrangement : Will Downing

08 - Rules Of Love

All Instruments : Laythan Armor
Background vocals : Will Downing, Laythan Armor, Charlie Paakkari

09 - Test Of Time

All Instruments : Laythan Armor
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Background vocals : Fred White, Lynn Fiddmont, Valerie Mayo, Will Downing, Laythan Armor
Add'l Keyboard & Programming : Peter Schwartz
Add'l Drum Programming : David Morales

10 - Closer To You

Drums : Buddy Williams
Bass : Tinker Barfield
Keyboards : Onaje Allan Gums
Synthesizers : Zane Mark
Background vocals : Will Downing, Craig Derry, Glynice Coleman

11 - Wishing On A Star

Drums : Steve Williams
Bass : Melvin Gibbs
Piano : Brian Jackson
Guitar : Binky Price
Percussion : Roger Quitero
String Arrangement : Onaje Allan Gumbs
Rhythm Arrangement : Will Downing & Brian Jackson


Strings
Felix Farrar (Concertmaster), Brenda Vincent, Alvin McCall, George Kitzas, Marianne Henry, Clarissa Howell, Duane James, Lesa Terry, Cecelia Hobbs, Lloyd Carter, Akua Dixon, Melvin Greenwich, Preston Vismale (Copyist)