2002 Will Downing – Sensual Journey
Sensual Journey is the ninth studio solo album by American crooner Will Downing, released by GRP in 2002. His first album for the label, it peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard 200.
Tracks
1 Cool Water (Rex Rideout; Phillip Temple; Andre Allen) 04:00
2 I Can’t Help It (Stevie Wonder; Susaye Greene Brown) 05:09
3 Home (Will Downing; Rex Rideout; Armsted Christian) 04:09
4 Don’t Talk To Me Like That (Brenda Russell; Vinx Parrette; Mark Cawley) 05:22
5 Almost Like Being In Love (Will Downing; Rex Rideout; Armsted Christian) 04:27
6 Maybe (Will Downing; Kowan Paul; Rex Rideout) 04:34
7 If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Pam Sawyer; Leon Ware) 04:56
8 Drowning In Your Eyes (Ephraim Lewis; Jonathan Quarmby) 04:21
9 Just Don’t Wanna Be Lonely (Vinnie Barrett; John Freeman; Bobby Eli) 04:02
10 Brooklyn Breezes (Will Downing; Kashif; Sandy Stein) 04:01
11 Bolero Nova (John Beasley; Vin D’Onofrio) 04:42
Biography
Musicians
1 Cool Water
| Bass | Kowan Paul |
| Guitar | Blake English |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Caleb Simms |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
2 I Can’t Help It
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Ronnie Foster |
| Sax | Boney James |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Darcy Aldridge |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
3 Home
| Bass | Ronnie Garrett |
| Drums | William Kennedy |
| Guitar | Tariq Akoni |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Piano | John Beasley |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
4 Don’t Talk To Me Like That
| Bass | Melvin Davis |
| Drums | Bernard Davis |
| Guitar | Rohn Lawrence |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Organ | Ronnie Foster |
| Vibraphone | Stefon Harris |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Vinx |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Scat | Vinx |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
5 Almost Like Being In Love
| Bass | Dwayne Smith |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar (Solo) | Marc Antoine |
| Guitar | Tariq Akoni |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
6 Maybe
| Bass | Kowan Paul |
| Guitar | Kowan Paul |
| Keyboards | Kowan Paul |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Vaughan |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
7 If I Ever Lose This Heaven
| Bass | Melvin Davis |
| Drums (programming) | Jochem van der Saag |
| Guitars | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Jochem van der Saag |
| Talk Box | Jochem van der Saag |
| Percussion (programming) | Jochem van der Saag |
| Background Vocals | Melvin Davis |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
| Background Vocals | Vesta Williams |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
8 Drowning In Your Eyes
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Drums (programming) | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Jochem van der Saag |
| Keyboards | Lee Ritenour |
| Sampler | Jochem van der Saag |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Jochem van der Saag |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
9 Just Don’t Wanna Be Lonely
| Bass | Dwayne Smith |
| Drums | Mike White |
| Guitar | Tariq Akoni |
| Guitar | Kevin Chokan |
| Keyboards | Rex Rideout |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Ronnie Garrett |
| Background Vocals | Phil Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
10 Brooklyn Breezes
| Bass | Larry Kimpel |
| Drums | Kashif |
| Guitar | Chris Cleremont |
| Keyboards | Kashif |
| Keyboards | Sandy Stein |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Kashif |
| Background Vocals | Mika Lett |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
11 Bolero Nova
| Acoustic Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | Gregory Hutchinson |
| Guitar | Russell Malone |
| Keyboards | John Beasley |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Vocals | Will Downing |
Strings
On Track 11
Strings – Sandra Park, Lisa KIm, Fiona Simon, Karen Marx, Yevgenia Strenger, Gary Levinson, Elizabeth Lim, Jung Sun Yoo
Liner Notes
Producer – Will Downing (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Producer – Rex Rideout (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 9)
Producer – Ronnie Foster (Track 2)
Producer – Ronnie Garrett (Track 4)
Producer – Kowan Paul (Track 6)
Producer – Lee Ritenour (Track 7,8)
Producer – Kashif, Sandy Stein (Track 10)
Producer – John Beasley (Track 11)
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By – Jochem van der Saag (Track 7)
Arranged By – John Beasley (Track 11)
Recorded By – Will Downing, Don Murray, Rex Rideout, Blake English, Michael Thompson, Ronnie Foster, Eric Ferguson, Alex Head
Engineer (Assistant) – June Marakawa
Edited By (ProTools) – Blake English
Mastered By – Robert Vosgien
Mixed By – Erik Zobler, Don Murray
Mixed By (Assistant) – June Marakawa
Art Direction – Hollis King
Design – Tolleson Design
Photography – Marc Baptiste
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Castle Oaks Studio
Mixed At Studio ZED
Mixed At Bimmer Music Studio
Recorded At Will Down Sound
Recorded At Bimmer Music Studio
Recorded At Kar Studio
Recorded At Sear Sound
Recorded At Kampo Studio
Recorded At Staag St. Studio
Recorded At Shelter Island Studios
Recorded At Tyrell Studio
Recorded At Infusion Studio
Phonographic Copyright The Verve Music Group
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