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Will Downing
Christmas, Love And You
Album US 2004 on GRP label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Soul)
Party People on Track 6: Will Jordan, Pamela Osborne, Laura Edmundson, Jelandre "Je-Je" Hopson Children on Track 9: Aron Siobhan Downing, Janay Barkley Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9, 10 Recorded at Knoop Studio Tracks 2, 3, 8 Recorded at Knoop Studio, Westlake Studio, Kar Studio Tracks 4, 7 Recorded at Kar Studio, Knoop Studio Gerald Albright is a GRP recording artist David Sanborn is a Verve recording artist Joe Sample appears courtesy of PRA records Jonathan Butler and Najee appear courtesy of Warlock Records ℗ & © 2004 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp., 100 Universal City Plaza, 4th Floor, Universal City, California 91608.
Musicians
 | Will Downing bvoc, voc, *1963 US album by, producer, vocals, backing vocals, written by |
 | Stacy Turner coordinator, project |
 | John Newcott , coordinator, release |
 | Kelly Pratt , coordinator, release |
 | Chris "Big Dog" Davis syn, key, US producer, keyboards, programmed by, keyboards, voice, party people |
 | Jabba , rap |
 | Charley Drayton dr, b, *1965 US snare, drummer |
 | Dwayne "Smitty" Smith b, US bass |
 | Michael White dr, perc, drums |
 | Dwight Sills g, US guitar |
 | Jonathan Butler voc, g, *1961 US guitar, solo |
 | Kevin Ricard perc, percussion |
 | Rex Rideout key, p, US producer, keyboards, written by |
 | Gerald Albright ts, as, *1957 US alto saxophone, solo |
 | Melvin Davis cb, b, bass |
 | Najee ss, fl, *1957 JM flute, solo |
 | Anthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US bass |
 | Ira Siegel g, eg, US guitar |
 | Bashiri Johnson perc, *1955 US percussion |
 | Kirk Whalum sax, ts, *1958 US tenor saxophone, solo |
 | Carl Carter b, US bass |
 | Travis Milner , keyboards, written by |
 | Joe Sample key, p, 1939-2014 US keyboards, solo |
 | Tollak Ollestad h, key, US harmonica, solo |
 | Herman Johnson , US drums, keyboards, written by |
 | Ronnie Garrett eb, b, producer, bass, written by |
| Aja Downing , voice, children |
 | David Sanborn as, *1945 US alto saxophone, solo |
 | Buddy Williams dr, US drums |
 | Rohn Lawrence g, US guitar |
 | George Fontenette , US strings |
Producers
| Hollis King art direction |
| Rika Ichiki design, graphic |
| Bryan Russell engineer, assistant |
| Jon Belec engineer, assistant |
| Matt Snedecor engineer, assistant |
| Greg Calbi mastered by |
| Carl Beatty mixed by |
| Ray Bardani mixed by |
| Josef Astor photography by |
| Kwaku Alston photography by, cover |
| Alec Head recorded by |
| Chris "Big Dog" Davis recorded by |
| Dennis Moody recorded by |
| Hal Sacks recorded by |
| Herman Johnson recorded by |
| Jared Bryans recorded by |
| Jonathan Duckett recorded by |
| Manfred Knoop recorded by |
| Marc Greene recorded by |
| Pat Thrall recorded by |
| Peter Dowdall recorded by |
| Rex Rideout recorded by |
| Keith Fluitt backing vocals |
| Lauren Evans backing vocals |
| Isaac Clemon backing vocals |
| Audrey Wheeler backing vocals |
| Tyrone Corbett backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Little Drummer Boy | Will Downing | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis | 4:44 |
| 2 | Christmas, Love & You | Will Downing | Gary Taylor, Rex Rideout, Will Downing | 4:22 |
| 3 | The First Noel | Will Downing | Traditional | 4:58 |
| 4 | Christmas Time Is Here | Will Downing | Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi | 3:49 |
| 5 | White Christmas | Will Downing | Irving Berlin | 5:02 |
| 6 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | Will Downing | Travis Milner, Tyrone Corbett, Will Downing | 4:04 |
| 7 | Love On Christmas Morning | Will Downing | Brenda Russell | 4:23 |
| 8 | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Will Downing | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 4:08 |
| 9 | Christmas Time After Time | Will Downing | Herman Johnson, Ronnie Garrett, Will Downing | 3:53 |
| 10 | The Christmas Song | Will Downing | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 5:01 |
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