Paulette Mcwillians has performed as a vocalist for Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Mathis, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson to name just a few.  She is also an extraordinary songwriter which has been relatively unknown.  When I heard demos of songs she had written with her co-writer, Ivan Hamden Jr I knew this was an album we had to make.

 

We assembled her fellow members of Luther Vandross's band along with some special guests she had worked with over the years like Ray Parker Jr, Willie Weeks, Marcus Miller etc and embarked on a project that now includes a documentary of her extraordinary life story and a 12 song album. 

 

All of this was recorded with audiophile fidelity at Majestic Music Studio, our home for Majestic Artists.

 

"I'm Not In Love," written by Paullette McWilliams and Ivan Hampden Jr. features the core members of the Funktify band:

 

   - Ivan Hampden Jr (drums: Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan) 

   - Nat Adderley Jr. (electric piano: Luther Vandross)

   - Phil Hamilton (guitar: Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Anita Baker)

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Special guests:

   - Willie Weeks (bass: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton)

   - Luise Conte (percussion: Santana, Shakira, Eric Clapton).

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Synthesizers: Mark Eddinger, Angelo Montrone

 

Strings Arranged by Angelo Montrone

Violins: Helen Sherrah-Davies, Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh

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Producers: Angelo Montrone, Paullette McWilliams, Ivan Hampden, Mark Eddinger

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Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Majestic Music Studio by Angelo Montrone

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- Angelo Montrone