2004 Will Downing – Christmas, Love And You
Christmas, Love and You (2004) is the eleventh solo album released by Will Downing.
Tracks
1 The Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 04:43
2 Christmas Love and You (Gary Taylor; Rex Rideout; Will Downing) 04:21
3 The First Noel (Traditional) 04:58
4 Christmas Time Is Here (Lee Mendelson; Vince Guaraldi) 03:49
5 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 05:01
6 All I Want for Christmas Is You (Travis Milner; Tyrone Corbett; Will Downing) 04:04
7 Love on Christmas Morning (Brenda Russell) 04:23
8 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 04:08
9 Christmas Time After Time (Herman Johnson; Ronnie Garrett; Will Downing) 03:53
10 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 05:00
Biography
Musicians
1 The Little Drummer Boy
| Snare | Charley Drayton |
| Keyboards | Will Downing |
| Keyboards | Chris Davis (Big Dog) |
| Programming | Chris Davis (Big Dog) |
| Rap | Jabba |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
2 Christmas Love and You
| Bass | Dwayne Smith |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar (solo) | Jonathan Butler |
| Guitar | Dwight Sills |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Percussion | Kevin Ricard |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
3 The First Noel
| Bass | Melvin Davis |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Dwight Sills |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Percussion | Kevin Ricard |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
4 Christmas Time Is Here
| Drums | Mike White |
| Flute | Najee |
| Guitar | Dwight Sills |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Background Vocals | Isaac Clemon |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
5 White Christmas
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Chris Davis (Big Dog) |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
6 All I Want for Christmas Is You
| Bass | Carl Carter |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Travis Milner |
| Keyboards | Chris Davis (Big Dog) |
| Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
| Background Vocals | Tyrone Corbett |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
7 Love on Christmas Morning
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Dwight Sills |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Percussion | Kevin Ricard |
| Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
8 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
| Bass | Melvin Davis |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Dwight Sills |
| Harmonica | Tollak Ollestad |
| Percussion | Kevin Ricard |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
9 Christmas Time After Time
| Bass | Ronnie Garrett |
| Drums | Herman Johnson (P-Nut) |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Herman Johnson (P-Nut) |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
10 The Christmas Song
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Rohn Lawrence |
| Keyboards | Chris Davis (Big Dog) |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Strings | George Fontanette |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
Liner Notes
Producer – Will Downing
Producer – Chris Davis (Tracks 1, 10)
Producer – Rex Rideout (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)
Producer – Ronnie Garrett (Track 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jon Belec (Tracks 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Matt Snedecor (Tracks 5, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bryan Russell (Tracks 10)
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Ray Bardani (Tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 10)
Mixed By – Carl Beatty (Track 4)
Recorded By – Manfred Knoop (Tracks 1, 4, 8)
Recorded By – Chris Davis, Pat Thrall, Peter Dowdall (Track 1)
Recorded By – Alec Head (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Hal Sacks (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
Recorded By – Dennis Moody (Track 4)
Recorded By – Jared Bryans (Track 5)
Recorded By – Marc Greene (Track 7)
Recorded By – Jonathan Duckett (Track 10)
Art Direction – Hollis King
Photography By – Josef Astor, Kwaku Alston
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Glenwood Place Studios
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright The Verve Music Group
Copyright The Verve Music Group