20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection

Artist	Will Downing
Format	CD
Label Name	Hip-O
Producer	Will Downing, Ronnie Foster, Brian Jackson, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Rex Rideout, Regis Branson, Chris "Big Dog" Davis
Release Date	2006 06 06
Song List	1: I Try (5:14) 2: A Million Ways [Radio Edit] (3:32) 3: Don't Talk to Me Like That (5:23) 4: Wishing on a Star (8:17) 5: Crazy Love (4:41) 6: Cool Water (4:02) 7: Free (5:57) 8: Heart of Mine (5:06) 9: Stop, Look, Listen to Your Heart (3:43) 10: Everytime It Rains (4:53) 11: I Can't Make You Love Me (5:41) 12: Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This (6:21)
Style.Categories	Contemporary R&B, Urban

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Twelve tracks just aren't enough for a definitive overview of Will Downing's long career, but his entry in the 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection series makes for an affordable, right-sized introduction to the singer if you're wondering whether or not to explore this Luther Vandross-styled balladeer further. The song selection is well done and includes many great tracks -- the dreamy "Cool Water," his cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me" -- that don't appear on the slightly better, yet dauntingly bigger collection, Greatest Love Songs. Although it's an excellent, heartfelt performance, Downing's take on Angela Bofill's "I Try" is a little too heavy to open the collection when something lighter and welcoming like "Free" would have worked much better. On the other hand, Downing's show-stopping duet with Rachelle Ferrell on "Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This" is a fantastic closer. Stick the epic opener later into the collection and you've got an excellent way to familiarize yourself with this smooth crooner. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide