1993 Will Downing – Love’s The Place To Be

Anthony Jackson, Fred Washington, Gerald Albright, Harvey Mason Sr, Jimmy Johnson, Luis Conte, Paul Jackson Jr, Will Downing

Love’s The Place To Be is the fourth album by Will Downing, released in 1993

Wilfred “Will” Downing (born November 29, 1963, Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter. He is married to singer Audrey Wheeler, who was a member of the R&B group Unlimited Touch.

Tracks

1 There\’s No Living Without You (Greg Smith, D Morris) 4:17
2 Sailing On A Dream (Bob Baldwin, Will Downing, James Robinson) 6:09
3 One Moment (Rex Rideout, Ronnie Garrett, Vastine Pettis) 4:46
4 Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This (Rachelle Ferrell) 6:26
5 Love\’s The Place To Be (Ronnie Foster) 5:03
6 Lover\’s Paradise (Ronnie Foster, Susaye Greene) 4:43
7 Everything To Me (Rex Rideout, Will Downing) 4:26
8 Do You Still Love Me (Barry Eastmond, Will Downing) 5:02
9 Hey Girl (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 5:23
10 Break Up To Make Up (Kenneth Gamble, Linda Creed, Thom Bell) 5:36
11 That\’s All (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) 5:37

Media

Musicians

1 There\’s No Living Without You

All Instruments	Rex Rideout
Background Vocals	BJ Nelson
Vocals	Will Downing

2 Sailing On A Dream

Bass	Larry Kimpel
Drums	Omar Hakim
Keyboards	Bob Baldwin
Piano	Bob Baldwin
Background Vocals	Bob Baldwin
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams
Vocals	Will Downing

3 One Moment

Bass	Victor Bailey
Drums	Rayford Griffin
Guitar	Eddie Martinez
Keyboards	Barry Eastmond
Programming	Jason Miles
Percussion	Bashiri Johnson
Background Vocals	Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals	Cindy Mizelle
Vocals	Will Downing

4 Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This

Bass	Anthony Jackson
Drums	Buddy Williams
Guitar	Kevin Eubanks
Guitar	Mike Campbell
Piano	Barry Eastmond
Piano	Rachelle Ferrell
Percussion	Steve Thornton
Vocals	Rachelle Ferrell
Vocals	Will Downing

5 Love\’s The Place To Be

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Harvey Mason Sr
Keyboards	Ronnie Foster
Vibraphone	Ronnie Foster
Vocals	Will Downing

6 Lover\’s Paradise

Bass	Gerald Albright
Drums	Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Ronnie Foster
Percussion	Luis Conte
Background Vocals	Ronnie Foster
Vocals	Will Downing

7 Everything To Me

Drums (programming)	Rex Rideout
Guitar	Mike Ciro
Keyboards	Rex Rideout
Vocals	Audrey Wheeler
Vocals	Will Downing

8 Do You Still Love Me

Bass	Anthony Jackson
Drums	Rayford Griffin
Guitar	Eddie Martinez
Keyboards	Barry Eastmond
Piano	Barry Eastmond
Programming	Jason Miles
Sax	Marion Meadows
Percussion	Bashiri Johnson
Background Vocals	Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals	Cindy Mizelle
Vocals	Will Downing

9 Hey Girl

Bass	Carl Carter
Drums	Eric Adams
Guitar (solo)	Kevin Eubanks
Guitar	Clarence Brice
Keyboards	Bob Baldwin
Percussion	Steve Kroon
Background Vocals	Audrey Wheeler
Background Vocals	Craig Derry
Vocals	Will Downing

10 Break Up To Make Up

Bass	Anthony Jackson
Drums	Buddy Williams
Sitar	Georg Wadenious
Keyboards	Bob Baldwin
Percussion	Steve Kroon
Sax	Gerald Albright
Background Vocals	Curtis King Jr
Background Vocals	Paulette McWilliams
Background Vocals	Vaneese Thomas
Vocals	Will Downing

11 That\’s All

Bass	Fred Washington
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Ronnie Foster
Synthesizer	Ronnie Foster
Harmonica	Stevie Wonder
Vocals	Will Downing

Other Musicians

Cello – Barbara Hunter, Danie; Rothmuller, Douglas Davis, Ronald Cooper (Track 5)
Double Bass – Bruce Morgenthaler (Track 5)
Viola – Carole Mukogawa, Jorge Moraga, Pamela Goldsmith, Ray Tischer (Track 5)
Violin – Alex Horvarth, Bob Sanov, Brenton Banks, Endre Granat, Irving Geller, Israel Baker, Joy Lyle, Murray Adler, Sheldon Sanov, Tiffany Yi Hu (Track 5)

Liner Notes

Producer – Will Downing (Tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – Rex Rideout (Tracks 1, 7)
Producer – Bob Baldwin (Track 2, 9, 10)
Producer – Barry Eastmond (Track 3, 4)
Producer – Ronnie Foster (Tracks 5, 6, 11)
Arranged By – Rachelle Ferrell (Track 4)
Arranged By (Arrangements) – Ronnie Foster (Tracks 5, 6, 11)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Chris Cameron (Track 5)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Jorge Del Barrio(Track 11)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Ronnie Foster (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Onaje Allan Gumbs (Track 10)
Engineer – John Wall (Tracks 1, 2)
Engineer – Alec Head (Tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer – Carl Beatty (Tracks 2, 3, 8, 10)
Engineer – Earl Cohen (Tracks 3, 8)
Engineer – Marty Horenburg (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer – Scott Mabuchi (Track 10)
Engineer – Alex Gordon (Track 11)
Engineer – Bill Leonard (Track 11)
Engineer (Mixed And Recorded) – Doug DeAngelis (Track 1)
Engineer (Recorded And Mixed) – Brad Gilderman (Tracks 5, 6, 11)
Mixed By – Erik Zobler (Track 4)
Mixed By – Rachelle Ferrell (Track 4)
Mixed By – Alec Head (Track 10)
Recorded By – Alec Head (Track 4)
Recorded By – Carl Beatty (Track 4)
Recorded By – Stan Wallace (Track 4)

Artwork – Northern Xposure
Photography – David Robin

Licensed To – Island Records Ltd.
Produced For – B-Man Productions
Produced For – Blue Crystal Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polygram Records Inc. (New York)
Copyright (c) – Polygram Records Inc. (New York)
Recorded At – Skyline Studios
Recorded At – East Bay Studios
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Mixed At – Skyline Studios
Mixed At – Record One, Los Angeles