Internationally-renowned singer and actress Vanessa Williams, releases her thirteenth album and debut on Concord Records entitled fhe Real Thing. The collection marks a return to her love for the rhythms of jazz and Latin music, a key part of her musical roots. In addition, The Real Thing delves into the sophisticated pop and R&B that have been the hallmark of her dynamic musical career.
The Real Thing is a passionate song cycle about relationships, and Williams hand-picked each song on the record as it relates to a phase of the modern-day love affair seen from a woman's perspective. From the two new songs penned for the CD by Babyface ("Loving You" and "Just Friends") to "Hello Like Before" by Bill Withers (Williams' late father's favorite artist) to Stevie Wonder's "The Real Thing" to Babel Gilberto's "Close To You," The Real Thing taps into the wide breadth of Williams’ musicality and artistry.
The Real Thing Track Listing
The Real Thing Notes
Credits of The Real Thing
- Rob Mathes
- Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Fender Rhodes, Producer
- Ozzie Melendez
- Trombone, Contractor
- Victoria Miskolszy
- Viola
- Robin Olson
- Violin
- Dean Parks
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Classical)
- Joel Peskin
- Sax (Baritone)
- Greg Phillinganes
- Piano
- Katia Popov
- Violin
- Rex Rideout
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Programming, Keyboards
- Anatoly Rosinsky
- Violin
- Garrett Smith
- Horn
- Joe Soldo
- String Contractor
- Wayne Warnecke
- Engineer
- Bill Whittington
- Engineer
- Margaret Wooten
- Violin
- Gregg Field
- Drums
- Gayle Levant
- Harp
- Tom Bender
- Assistant Engineer
- Robert Friedrich
- Mastering
- Christina Soule
- Celli
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
- Keyboards, Drum Programming, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Raul Agraz
- Trumpet
- Abbey Anna
- Art Direction
- Ricky Gonzalez
- Piano, Programming, Associate Producer, Keyboards
- Paul Boutin
- Engineer
- Luisito Quintero
- Percussion
- Natalie Leggett
- Violin
- Ethan Farmer
- Bass
- Sam Fine
- Make-Up
- Johana Krejci
- Violin
- Mary Hogan
- A&R
- Chuck Amos
- Hair Stylist
- Mike Lang
- Piano
- Phillipe Levy
- Violin
- Michael Ripoll
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Soloist
- Carlos Henríquez
- Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric)
- Irina Voloshina
- Viola
- Rebecca Bunnell
- Violin
- Roberto Cani
- Violin
- Trevor Handy
- Celli
- Darryl Bush
- Production Coordination
- Abe Laboriel, Jr.
- Drums
- Vince Lionti
- Viola, String Quartet
- Bruce Monical
- Assistant Engineer
- Mike Haynes
- Trumpet, Soloist
- Derrek Phillips
- Drums
- Seth Presant
- Engineer, Vocal Engineer
- Peter Tomashek
- Music Preparation
- Bill Airey Smith
- String Engineer, Horn Engineer
- Paul "Scooby" Smith
- Digital Editing
- David F. Walther
- Viola
- Junko Tamura
- Music Preparation
- Alyssa Park
- Violin
- Lauren Evans
- Vocals (Background)
- Raymond Kobler
- Violin
- Alex Venguer
- Engineer
- Agape Jerry
- Guitar
- Jonathan Crone
- Guitar (Acoustic), Assistant Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Production Coordination, Guitar (Electric), Engineer
- Miguel Gandelman
- Horn
- Katherine Livolsi
- Violin, String Quartet
- Nicholas Lane
- String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Bruce Dukov
- Violin, Concert Master
- Eric Darken
- Percussion
- Keith Thomas
- Piano, Arranger, Programming, Fender Rhodes, Producer
- Jill Dell'Abate
- Production Coordination, String Contractor
- Rick Baptist
- Trumpet
- Elena Barere
- Violin, String Quartet
- Kimberly Brewer
- Vocals (Background)
- John Burk
- Executive Producer
- Jorge Calandrelli
- String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Darius Campo
- Violin
- Dave Carpenter
- Bass
- Darrell Crooks
- Arranger
- Brian Dembow
- Viola
- Stephen Erdody
- Celli
- Gary Grant
- Trumpet
- Mick Guzauski
- Mixing
- Dan Higgins
- Sax (Alto)
- Alan Kaplan
- Trombone
- Roland Kato
- Viola
- Armen Ksadjikian
- Celli
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass
- Rob Lewis
- Piano, Arranger
- Richard Locker
- Cello, String Quartet
- Pete Christlieb
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tom Scott
- Arranger, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
















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