Will Downing

Artist:  Will Downing
Birth Name:  Wilfred Downing 
Born:  November 29, 1963.  Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre:  R&B, Soul, Neo Soul, Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary R&B
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals

Will Downing is an American Singer and Songwriter from Brooklyn, New York.  He has tended to stick resolutely to a sophisticated and modern sound based in Soul and Jazz, but his productive artists in R&B.  He is married to singer Audrey Wheeler, who was a member of the R&B Group Unlimited Touch.  He widely known as The Prince Of Sophisticated Soul, is an Icon in both R&B and Jazz Worlds.

Title:  Soul Survivor  (2017)
Genre:  R&B, Soul, Neo Soul, Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary R&B
Label:  Shanachie Entertainment
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Soul Survivor Theme  (1:32)
 2.  I Just Want To Say Thank You  (5:02)
 3.  I'm Feeling The Love  (feat. Avery Sunshine)  (4:46)
 4.  Since You Been Gone  (4:45)
 5.  Stop To Start (feat. Phil Perry)  (3:42)
 6.  Everything I Want In My Lady (feat. Maysa)  (4:50)
 7.  Out Time  (4:36)
 8.  Hurry Up This Way Again (feat. Najee)  (5:55)
 9.  When We Make Love  (4:47)
10. Tell Me About It  (3:57)

Personnel:

Will Downing:  Vocals
Joel Tate:  Drums on Track 1
Mark Walker:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 4
Randy Bowland:  Guitar on Tracks: 1, 5-7-9, Drums on Track 2,  Keyboards on Tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9, Drum Programming on Tracks: 6, 7
Hype Man:  Guitar on Track 1
Vince Lacey:  Guitar on Track 1
Kevin Prince:  Percussion on Track 1
Amani Felder:  Background Vocals on Track 1
Alyson Williams, Lenny Green, Eric Mychaels, Audrey Wheeler Downing, Miss Monet, Eric Roberson, Angela Stribling Ornetta Barber:  Voice Over on Track 1
Paris Cesvette:  Additional Drums & Percussion on Track 2
Mike Logan, Justin C. Gilbert aka "Bishop":  Additional Keyboards on Track 2
Carol Riuddick Will Downing, James "D-Train" Williams, Audrey Wheeler Downing:  Background Vocals on Track 2
Mikey "SWG" Logan:  Drums on Tracks:  3-5, 8
Adam Blackstone:  Bass on Track 3
Mike Logan:  Keyboards on Tracks: 3, 4, Piano & Rhodes on Track 7
Mike Logan Sr.:  Keyboards on Tracks:  5, 8
Pablo Batista:  Percussion on Tracks: 3, 5, 7-10
Janay Barkley, Will Downing on Tracks:  3, 8, 9, Audrey Wheeler Downing:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 3, 9
Artie White:  Guitar on Track 4
Aja Downing, Will Downing, Audrey Wheeler Downing:  Background Vocals on Track 4
Melvin Davis:  Bass on Tracks: 5, 9
Nick Gatto:  Oboe on Track 5
LaJuan Carter-Dent, Will Downing:  Background Vocals on Track 5
Al Turner:  Bass on Tracks: 6, 7
Johnnie "Smurf" Smith:  Keyboards on Tracks: 6, 9
Audrey Wheeler Downing, Janay Barkley, Will Downing:  Background Vocals on Track 6
Jef Murell, Will Downing, Audrey Wheeler Downing:  on Track 7
Dwayne "Smitty" Smith:  Bass on Track 8
Mike Ham:  Saxophone on Track 4
Gerald Veasley:  Electric Bass on Track 10
Dennis E Guevara:  Piano on Track 10
Patricio Acevedo:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 10
James Poyser:  Rhodes, Keyboards on Track 10
Phil Smith:  Additional Guitar on Track 10


Special Guest:  

Maysa:  Vocals on Track 6
Najee:  Saxophone, Flute on Track 8
Avery Sunshine:  Vocals on Track 3
Phil Perry:  Vocals on Track 5

Soul Survivor is the 2017 studio album by Will Downing, released on September 22, 2017 by Shanachie Entertainment, featuring the hit singer "I'm Feeling The Love" and he inspired re-imaginings of classics by The Stylistics, Blue Magic, Michael Franks and more
1, with Special Guests:  Avery Sunshine, Najee, Phil Perry, Maysa and others.