Presents Don Cello (2003)

Product Summary Label: K7 Studio UPC: 00730003901928 Release Date: 8/12/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60602734 Item#: M4WNW9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Ain't No Stopping Us Now - (with Black Thought/Don Cello/John Whitehead/Gene McFadden) ~ Larry Gold 2. Loving You - (with Carol Riddick/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 3. Dance - (with Gerald Levert/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 4. And I Hope - (with Floetry/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 5. Traveling - (with Don Cello/Kameelah Waheed) ~ Larry Gold 6. Feel So Good - (with Don Cello/Nanda) ~ Larry Gold 7. All That You Are - (with Kindred The Family Soul/Don Cello/Fatin/Aja Dantzler) ~ Larry Gold 8. Nothing - (with Jaguar Wright/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 9. Just a Dream - (with Erro/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 10. Everybody - (with Don Cello/Cristal Oliver) ~ Larry Gold 11. Can I - (with Bunny Sigler/Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold 12. Outro - (with Don Cello) ~ Larry Gold   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Larry Gold, Floetry, Kindred, Gerald Levert, McFadden & Whitehead, Eric Roberson, Bunny Sigler, Black Thought, Jaguar Wright. Personnel: Tracey Harris, Candice Anderson (vocals); Randy Bowland (guitar, gut-string guitar); Ben Kenney (guitar, bass guitar); Joseph White, John Morgan (guitar); Chalmers Alford (guitars); Omar Edwards (piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer); Kamal Gray (keyboards, drum programming); Parris Bowens, Eric Roberson, James Poyser (keyboards); Brian Legree (bass synthesizer); Justine Kolb, Derrick Hodge, Tye Tribbett (bass guitar); Brian Frasier, Ahmir Thomspon, Joe Blankley, George "Spanky" McCurdy (drums); Michael Boykin, Flemuel Brown (drum programming); King Islam, Cash Money (scratches); Sonnie Giddiens, Ty Tribbett, GA (background vocals). Additional personnel: Larry Gold (cello); Fatin, Aja Dantzler, Marsha Ambroise, Cristal Oliver, Erro, Gene McFadden, Gerald LeVert, John Whitehead, Nanda, Jaguar Wright, Bunny Sigler, Carol Riddick (vocals); Kameelah Waheed, Black Thought (rap vocals); Natalie Stewart (spoken vocals); Floetry, Kindred the Family Soul. The concept behind Larry Gold Presents Don Cello and Friends isn't all that different from The Philadelphia Experiment or Quincy Jones albums like Back on the Block and Q's Jook Joint. Bringing together an impressive cast of soul legends and newer figures, Larry Gold -- the string arranger and cellist behind several Philly soul classics -- steps out from the background to produce this album with the help of several others. It's heavy on new versions of old songs, including a look at "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (titled "No Stoppin'") that includes McFadden & Whitehead and a turn from the Roots' Black Thought. Though the younger contributors give the album a good supply of powerful energy, it's Bunny Sigler's turn on the modern-day quiet storm "Can I" that truly wows. It's a fine tribute to the still-active Gold, one of the many behind-the-scenes figures of '70s soul and disco that was as crucial to the songs -- if not more so -- than the vocalists in front of them. ~ Andy Kellman Producer: Ahmir Thompson; Osunlade; Randy Bowland; Eric Roberson; James Poyser; Tariq Trotter; Larry Gold; Chalmers Alford; Montez Roberts; Kamal Gray; Melvin "Chaos" Lewis; Scott "Bizzo" Walker Engineer: Vincent Dilorenzo; John McGlinchey; Jeff Chestek; Montez Roberts; Jon Smeltz; Jim Bottari; Michael Boykin; Scott "Bizzo" Walker; Carlos "Storm" Martinez; Kaylah Higginbotham Musical Guests McFadden & Whitehead Floetry Gerald Levert Bunny Sigler   Compilation Appearances Presents Don Cello The Beat Generation   Technical Info Release Date : 01/01/2006 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : RR-0019CD Label : Rapster Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 47m : 55s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00730003901928   Professional Reviews Uncut (9/03, p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This love letter to Philly soul features a host of guest vocalists....Gorgeous..."    Product Image