Will Downing All The Man You Need CD Review

Will Downing, the richly talented vocalist has released his latest CD titled All The Man You Need and Wow! It"s really a good one.

I wish it weren"t the case but, it"s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can"t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with All The Man You Need. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

The really nice thing about a CD like this is when the talent is this rich even if it"s not your favorite genre you still can"t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.

Overall All The Man You Need is an a great release. I give it my double thumbs up. You will not be disappointed with one single track.

While the entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 2, Summer Day, track 4, Every Time It Rains, track 9, Grandma's Hands.

My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 7, Share My World. Outstanding!

All The Man You Need Release Notes:

Will Downing originally released All The Man You Need on Jul 18, 2000 on the Motown Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. It's On (Intro)
2. Summer Day
3. When You Need Me - (featuring Chante Moore)
4. Every Time It Rains
5. All The Man You Need
6. Real Soon
7. Share My World
8. Tired Melody
9. Grandma's Hands
10. Thinkin' About You
11. Only A Moment Away
12. Love Of My Life

Personnel includes: Will Downing, Chante Moore (vocals); Rex Rideout (various instruments, programming); Nunzio Signore, Rohn Lawrence, Ira Siegel, Greg Skaff, Robin Lawrence, Jeff Lee Johnson (guitar); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Stan Brown (keyboards, bass); Regis Branson (keyboards, drums, programming, background vocals); James Poyser (keyboards, tambourine); Bob Baldwin (keyboards, programming); Kevin Deane, Benjamin Love (keyboards); Anthony Jackson, Pino Palladino, Hubert Eaves IV (bass); Amir Thompson, Nathaniel Townsley (drums); Bashiri Johnson, Doc Gibbs (percussion); Renee Neufville, Audrey Wheeler, Dymon, Nneka (background vocals). Producers include: Stan Brown, Kevin Deane, Rex Rideout, Regis Branson, Will Downing. Engineers include: Kevin Deane, Matt Kane, Storm Martinez.

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