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Vanessa Williams
The Real Thing
Album GB 2009 on Concord Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz)
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds appears courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗&© 2009 Concord Music Group, Inc., 100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Made in the EU
Musicians
 | Vanessa Williams bvoc, voc, *1963 US album by |
 | Mary Hogan , a&r, administration |
 | Armen Ksajikian vc, US cello |
 | Christina Soule vc, cello |
 | Steve Erdody vc, *1953 US cello |
 | Trevor Handy vc, *1965 cello |
 | Michael Gassel design, package |
 | Paul Smith vn, US engineer, strings pro tools |
 | Gayle Levant hrp, US harp |
 | Bill Smith eb, perc, GB recorded by, strings |
 | Brian Dembow vl, vn, US viola |
 | David Walther vl, viola |
 | Irina Voloshina vn, viola |
 | Roland Kato vl, viola |
 | Vicki Miskolczy vl, AU viola |
 | Alyssa Park vn, *1970 US violin |
 | Anatoly Rosinsky vn, violin |
 | Darius Campo vn, US violin |
 | Johana Krejci vn, US violin |
 | Katia Popov vn, violin |
 | Margaret Wooten vn, violin |
 | Natalie Leggett vn, violin |
 | Phillip Levy vn, US violin |
 | Raymond Kobler vn, *1945 US violin |
 | Rebecca Bunnell vn, US violin |
 | Roberto Cani vn, *1967 IT violin |
 | Robin Olson vn, violin |
 | Bruce Dukov vn, US violin, concertmaster |
 | Dean Parks g, *1947 US acoustic guitar, classical guitar |
 | Michael Ripoll g, acg, acoustic guitar, additional, acoustic guitar, additional, solo |
 | Nick Lane tb, US conductor, arranged by, strings |
 | Abraham Laboriel b, *1947 MX bass |
 | Joe Soldo fl, sax, as, US contractor, contractor, strings |
 | Abraham Laboriel Jr. dr, *1971 MX drums |
 | Michael White dr, perc, percussion |
 | Rex Rideout key, p, US producer, keyboards, programmed by, written by, producer, arranged by, keyboards, programmed by |
 | Brian Benson , arranged by, strings music preparation, arranged by, string music preparation |
 | Junko Tamura , arranged by, strings music preparation, arranged by, string music preparation |
| Peter Tomachek , arranged by, strings music preparation, arranged by, string music preparation |
 | Jorge Calandrelli key, syn, AR conductor, arranged by, strings |
 | Eric Darken perc, US percussion |
 | Keith Thomas syn, US producer, arranged by, piano, programmed by, electric piano, rhodes |
 | Mike Haynes tr, fh, trumpet, solo |
 | Rob Lewis , *1976 US arranged by, the movement orchestra horns |
 | Ethan Farmer b, US bass |
 | Agape Jerry g, guitar |
 | Garrett Smith tb, US horns, the movement orchestra horns |
 | Miguel Gandelman , BR horns, the movement orchestra horns |
 | Ray Monteiro tr, horns, the movement orchestra horns |
 | Reggie Hamilton b, US bass |
 | Greg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US piano |
 | Kenneth Edmonds voc, *1959 US producer, drum programming, keyboards, backing vocals, written by |
 | Carlos Henriquez b, *1979 US bass, acoustic bass, electric bass |
 | Luisito Quintero tim, perc, *1967 US percussion |
 | Ricky Gonzalez p, piano, keyboards, programmed by, co-producer |
 | Rob Mathes , *1970 US producer, arranged by, conductor, acoustic guitar, electric piano, rhodes, producer, arranged by, conductor, acoustic guitar, piano, electric piano, rhodes, producer, arranged by, conductor, electric piano, rhodes, piano, acoustic, written by |
 | Ozzie Melendez tb, trombone, contractor, rhythm, horns |
 | Raúl Agraz tr, trumpet |
 | Darrell Crooks g, arranged by, co |
 | Mike Lang p, ep, *1941 US electric piano, rhodes |
 | Richard Locker vc, US cello |
 | Jill Dell'Abate key, contractor, strings |
 | Vincent Lionti vl, viola |
 | Elena Barere vn, str, US violin |
 | Katherine Livolsi-Stern vn, violin |
 | Craig Nelson b, eb, US bass |
 | Derrek Phillips dr, *1975 US drums |
 | Jonathan Crone g, key, voc, electric guitar |
 | Javier Colon voc, bvoc, US featuring, vocals, duet, written by |
 | Dan Higgins sax, *1955 US alto saxophone |
 | Tom Scott sax, *1948 US arranged by, track, strings, horns |
 | Joel Peskin sax, US baritone saxophone |
 | Dave Carpenter b, eb, 1959-2008 US bass |
 | Gregg Field dr, *1956 US drums |
 | Pete Christlieb ts, fl, *1945 US tenor saxophone |
 | Alan Kaplan tb, US trombone |
 | Gary Grant tr, US trumpet |
 | Rick Baptist tr, fh, US trumpet |
Producers
| Abbey Anna art direction |
| Bruce Monical engineer, assistant |
| Casey Lewis engineer, assistant |
| Don Goodrick engineer, assistant |
| Jonathan Crone engineer, assistant, recorded by, recorded by, additional, production manager, coordinator, production |
| Tom Bender engineer, assistant |
| John Burk executive-producer |
| Morey Management Group management |
| Robert Friedrich mastered by |
| Mick Guzauski mixed by |
| Gilles Toucas photography by |
| Alex Venguer recorded by |
| Bill Whittington recorded by |
| Nate Kunkle recorded by |
| Paul Boutin recorded by |
| Rex Rideout recorded by |
| Seth Presant recorded by |
| Wayne Warnecke recorded by |
| Lauren Evans backing vocals |
| Vanessa Williams backing vocals |
| Kenneth Edmonds producer |
| Jill Dell'Abate coordinator, manager, coordinator, production |
| Kimberly Brewer backing vocals |
| Daryl Bush production manager, coordinator, production |
| Keith Thomas producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breathless | Vanessa Williams | Lauren Evans, Rex Rideout, Taj Jackson | 4:49 |
| 2 | Hello Like Before | Vanessa Williams | Bill Withers, John Collins | 4:26 |
| 3 | Loving You | Vanessa Williams | Carole Bayer Sager, Kenneth Edmonds | 3:29 |
| 4 | Just Friends | Vanessa Williams | Kenneth Edmonds | 4:13 |
| 5 | The Real Thing | Vanessa Williams | Stevie Wonder | 5:10 |
| 6 | Lazy Afternoon | Vanessa Williams | Jerome Moross, John Latouche | 4:54 |
| 7 | Close To You | Vanessa Williams | Bebel Gilberto, Guy Sigsworth | 4:36 |
| 8 | I Fell In | Vanessa Williams | Phil Galdston, Shelea Frazier | 4:44 |
| 9 | October Sky | Vanessa Williams | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Javier Colon | 4:25 |
| 10 | Come On Strong | Vanessa Williams | Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen | 2:36 |
| 11 | If There Were No Song | Vanessa Williams | Rob Mathes, Stephanie Lewis | 4:29 |
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