This collection covers material stemming from this landmark group's 1981 Light Records debut, Introducing the Winans, to their 1993 release All Out. Included are such favorites as "The Question Is," "Tomorrow," "Let My People Go," "Ain't No Need to Worry," "It's Time," "A Friend," and "Payday," among others. This release truly shows why the Winans are considered one of the artists responsible for bridging the gap between gospel and mainstream urban contemporary music. ~ Tim A. Smith, All Music Guide
The Very Best of the Winans
04/16/2002 | Rhino Flashback
All Music Guide Review
The Very Best of the Winans Track Listing
Credits of The Very Best of the Winans
- Donnie Lyle
- Guitar
- Bobby Macias
- Assistant Engineer
- David Mansfield
- Guitar
- Andy Martin
- Trombone
- Bill Maxwell
- Percussion, Mixing, Drums, Horn Arrangements, Producer
- Benny Medina
- Executive Producer
- Peter Mokran
- Programming, Engineer, Mixing
- Dennis Moody
- Assistant Engineer
- Perry Morgan
- Vocals (Background)
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Billy Penn
- Synthesizer Programming
- Barney Perkins
- Engineer, Mixing
- Michael J. Powell
- Producer, String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
- Arnold Ramsey
- Drums
- Teddy Riley
- Arranger, Producer, Multi Instruments
- Jason Roberts
- Overdub Engineer
- Harlan Rogers
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Ernie Sheesley
- Assistant Engineer
- Alfie Silas
- Vocals (Background)
- Jim Slattery
- Keyboards
- Scott Smith
- Trumpet, String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements, Horn Arrangements, Producer
- Steve Tavaglione
- Flute, Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
- Stefon Taylor
- Assistant Engineer
- Sheryl Walker
- Choir, Chorus
- Doug Williams
- Vocals
- Michael Williams
- Drums
- Carvin Winans
- Percussion, Producer
- Marvin Winans
- Keyboards, Producer
- Michael Winans
- Producer, Associate Producer
- Vickie Winans
- Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
- David Winans
- Guitar
- Angelique Winans
- Choir, Chorus
- Delores Winans
- Vocals (Background)
- Stevie Wonder
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Warren Woods
- Overdub Engineer
- Wayman Tisdale
- Performer
- Brett Richardson
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Dave Boroff
- Saxophone
- BeBe Winans
- Vocals (Background)
- Tim Bowman
- Choir, Chorus
- Nancy L. Hopkins
- Design
- Steven Chean
- Editorial Supervision
- Reggie Collins
- Discographical Annotation
- Barry Hankerson
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Charlie Davis
- Trumpet
- Danny Clinch
- Photography
- Dave Ward
- Synthesizer Programming
- Scott Levitin
- Remastering
- Bernard Bell
- Producer
- Dave Way
- Engineer
- Lin Woods
- Liner Notes
- David E. Williams
- Guitar, Percussion
- Randy Perry
- Project Assistant
- Leigh Hall
- Liner Note Coordination
- Tashion Macon
- Product Manager
- Jo Motta
- Project Coordinator
- Howard Smith
- Vocals (Background)
- Debbie Leakey
- Choir, Chorus
- James W. Alexander
- Synthesizer, Conductor, Keyboards, Programming, Arranger
- Tata Vega
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Wycoff
- Keyboards
- Thomas Whitfield
- Keyboards
- Tom Keene
- Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements
- Aaron Hall
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Ruff
- Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
- Melvin Williams
- Vocals
- R. Kelly
- Multi Instruments, Mixing, Producer, Rap
- Alex Acuña
- Percussion
- Andraé Crouch
- Producer, Mixing, Horn Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement
- Vanessa Bell Armstrong
- Performer
- Percy Bady
- Keyboards, Choir, Chorus
- George Black
- Mixing
- Lanar Brantley
- Bass
- Hugh Brown
- Art Direction
- Mike Brown
- Overdub Engineer
- Lafayette Carthon, Jr.
- Piano, Pre-Production Coordinator
- Charles Veal
- Concert Master
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Bob Cotton
- Engineer, Mixing
- Dana Davis
- Drums
- David Ervin
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming
- Vernon D. Fails
- Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Jeff Fair
- Synthesizer
- Victor Flores
- Mixing
- James Gadson
- Drums, Drum Programming
- Andrew Gouche
- Bass, Choir, Chorus
- Gene Griffin
- Mixing
- Peter Haden
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing
- Hadley Hockensmith
- Bass, Guitar
- Larry Hinds
- Assistant Engineer
- Loris Holland
- Keyboards
- Leroy Hyter
- Performer
- Michael Iacopelli
- Engineer
- Jerry Kaywell
- Fairlight
- Ben Keys
- Synthesizer Programming
- Steven King
- Engineer
- Win Kutz
- Engineer, Mixing
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass, Percussion
- Rhett Lawrence
- Synthesizer Programming
- Ray Leonard
- Assistant Engineer
- Wayne Lindsey
- Arranger, Conductor, Multi Instruments
- The Winans
- Producer, Main Performer, Vocal Arrangement
- Anita Baker
- Performer
- Kenny G
- Saxophone
- Justo Almario
- Saxophone, Woodwind
- Quincy Jones
- Executive Producer















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