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Track Listing
1. Breathless
2. Hello Like Before
3. Loving You
4. Just Friends
5. Real Thing, The
6. Lazy Afternoon
7. Close To You
8. I Fell In
9. October Sky - (featuring Javier Colon)
10. Come On Strong
11. If There Were No Song
Album Notes
Personnel: Gayle Levant (harp); Alyssa Park, Rebecca Bunnell, Anatoly Rosinsky, Johanna Krejci, Katia Popov, Robin Olson, Robert Cani, Bruce Dukov, Raymond Kobler, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Margaret Wooten, Darius Campo (violin); Irina Voloshina, Brian Dembow, Roland Kato, David Walther, Victoria Miskolczy (viola); Christina Soule, Trevor Handy, Stephen Erdody, Armen Ksajikian (cello)., Personnel: Gayle Levant (harp); Alyssa Park, Rebecca Bunnell, Anatoly Rosinsky, Johanna Krejci, Katia Popov, Robin Olson, Robert Cani, Bruce Dukov, Raymond Kobler, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Margaret Wooten, Darius Campo (violin); Irina Voloshina, Brian Dembow, Roland Kato, David Walther, Victoria Miskolczy (viola); Christina Soule, Trevor Handy, Stephen Erdody, Armen Ksajikian (cello).
On 2005's EVERLASTING LOVE, Vanessa Williams updated her favorite `70s R&B tunes, revealing a deep love for that era's smooth, soulful sounds. THE REAL THING incorporates some of the previous album's sensual, retro vibe into a song cycle detailing the stages of a modern romantic relationship. Bill Withers's "Hello Like Before" is given a languid, tropical treatment, while the big band-backed Babyface composition "Loving You" sounds like a lost popular standard. Throughout, Williams has the assured confidence of a veteran vocalist, singing the songs with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of care.
Industry Reviews
[S]everal cuts -- such as 'Loving You,' a jazzy new Babyface original -- showcase Williams' Broadway bona fides.
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