By invitation only...

Will Downing, real name Wilfred Downing, is an American singer-songwriter who started his artistic career by appearing on albums by artists such as Jennifer Holliday, Kool & the Gang, Billy Ocean and others Regina Belle.

His solo career began in 1987 with a first single called "Free". Single that will go somewhat unnoticed.

It wasn't until a year later in 1988 that things started to pick up steam when his self-titled debut album was released. His luxury cover of John Coltrane's title "A love supreme" will become his first ranked title and kick off his solo career for good.

A new album "Come together as one" was released a year later in 1989. Album which did not really have the same level of success as the previous one. Just like the following “A dream fulfilled” which will hardly do better in 1991.

It was not until 1993 and the album "Love's the place to be" to finally achieve consecration. An album that will sell 235,000 copies in the United States and 300,000 in England, just that. Flagship album whose main singles will be "There's no living without you" in 1993 and "Break up to make up" in 1994 .

Two years later in 1995, the less successful but successful album "Moods" was released. Ditto for the album "Inivitation only" which will be released in 1997.

Other albums will be released later, but none will be able to match the success of the previous ones.

To discover or rediscover.

Discography (among others ...) :

Free 1987
A love supreme 1988
Sending out an SOS 1988
In my dreams 1988
Test of time 1989
Come together as one 1989
Where is the love ? 1989
Sometimes I cry 1990
I try 1991
I go crazy 1991
Something going on 1991
Don’t make me wait 1991
There’s no living without you 1993
Break up to make up 1994
Just to be with you 1995
If she knew 1997
Pleasures of the night 1998
Tired melody 1998
It's on 2000
Cool water 2002
Drowning in your eyes 2002
A million ways 2003
Hey there lonely girl 2003
Christmas, love, and you 2004
All I want for Christmas is you 2004
Put me on 2005
Soul steppin' 2005
Fantasy (Spending time with you) 2007
Will's groove 2007
Something special 2009
Just think about it 2009
Glad I met you tonight 2010
Do you know 2010
Stuff that I like 2013
What would you do ? 2013
Too high 2014
Heaven in your eyes 2014
This song is for you 2015
It's real 2015
Everything I miss at home 2015
Soul survivor theme 2017
I just want to say thank you 2017
Take it to the cross 2018
Look at yourself (In the mirror) 2018
God is so amazing 2018
The warmth of you 2021
Come with me 2021
Kinda guy 2022

Clips :

1987 ... beginnings all in velvet and 100 % glamor. A style that seems to suit him like a glove. To confirm...

1988 ... the tempo accelerates in a rather brutal way on this second title. A big difference with the previous title which may surprise ...

1988 ... there, on the other hand, the rhythm, the style, the inspiration fit perfectly with the times. Good job !

1988 ... a BIG year 1988 with a plethora of titles and a plethora of style. At least, in terms of tastes, there will be something for everyone !

1989 ... of course, the singer will only very rarely reach the top of the Charts but it is clear that he has his place in the big league. A particularly effective style !

1989 ... a title resolutely oriented Dance to try to keep the artist in the race. Faced with formidable competition, it will be necessary to show more than that to be able to maintain himself during the following decade !

1989 ... a shocking but above all charming duo on a track which works very well. Always a good job but it still lacks the little extra. Pity...

1991 ... a change of decade which sees the artist return to his fundamentals. Is it reasonable to replay the glamor card when the underlying trend at the moment is Ultra Dance. A dangerous choice to say the least ...

1991 ... in the same vein. An obvious bias for the Intimist domain, which positions him in a niche where inspiration must be at its peak. Concerning him, it is very fluctuating ...

1991 ... new amazing pirouette with this very jazzy track. A perfectly orchestrated shift but which necessarily marginalizes him ...

1991 ... a nice title which will pass completely under the radar while it is far from unworthy. Sometimes you don't have to try to understand ...

1993 ... finally a slight jump that sees him return to the Dance niche. A healthy return with this title perfectly in line with the standards of the moment. It was time !

1994 ... a stealthy return to Dance, to say the least, because he has returned once again to the 'emotional' register. Why not but as often with him, there is quality but never the exceptional ...

1995 ... halfway between Intimist and Dance. A rather subtle mixture that allows him to give a version of his talent a little different from what we used to see

1997 ... the serial lover is back, once again. Well, it is clear that this title would rather play in the Superior Quality category. Like what, when he wants !

1998 ... come on, one last Intimist title to end the decade. The adventure will continue but without producing any major titles. An artist with certain talent and who could have done great things. But the inspiration of most of the titles will never have allowed him to touch the stars. Pity...

1998... even if there will be no more Singles classified, the albums will continue to work. Which shows all the same that the basic fans still represent a significant public base...

2000...he starts his 3rd decade of career with the will to believe in it again and again. And who would really blame him...

2002...we can see that singing is as important as breathing for him. It is a fundamental element of his personality and he cannot do without it, it is clear...

2002...we therefore suspect that he will still be there for a few more years. The only problem in this case is its relative immobility in terms of style and sound...

2003...because the musical world has really evolved since its beginnings but unfortunately not him at the same speed. Hence the fact that he lost contact with the head of the race...

2003... after that, it's never too late to evolve, but that's not particularly the case for the moment. He remains braced on his fundamentals and sees the trains of modernity pass one after the other...

2004...in music everything is still possible no matter what and there is a time when he will become aware of the delay taken on the competition. Or not...

2004...he's sure that the fact that his albums are still doing well won't force him to question himself. Right or wrong, that's something else...

2005...almost impossible to get him out of his comfort zone. He plays it easy and thinks that the glamorous side will protect him from everything but not sure that it works as well as he thinks...

2005... after as long as he takes pleasure in what he does, isn't that the main thing ? If the public follows so much the better, if not so much the worse...

2007...the production of titles remains plethoric to say the least, even if he struggles to renew himself. Him in any case does not see for the moment why he should change anything …

2007...he only looks at the result of his albums sales. And for now there is no reason to worry more than that...

2009...a 2000 decade that is coming to an end without losing its feet, as they say. So we imagine that we will find him the following decade...

2009... the last title of a decade which will have been favorable to him, to say the least. At least on the albums side but it's already better than nothing...

2010...a new decade to add to a career that already has a few. What is certain is that he is still there, which is not the case for all those who started at the same time as him...

2010...the decades go by without him changing anything in his style, but we won't remake himl again as they say. He is like that and does not intend to change it at first sight...

2013...from time to time he picks up the tempo but very sporadically. We would have liked him to diversify the tempos a little more to avoid routine...

2013...we suspected that this sudden acceleration would not last. He repositions himself directly in his comfort zone in order to make a minimum of effort...

2014...the other problem is that he also confuses quantity with quality. It's good to produce almost one album a year but it's surely to the detriment of the overall quality of the opuses which follow one another at breakneck speed...

2014...we appreciate the approach of wanting to be present as much as possible, but this is somewhat detrimental to the whole. A little rarity would have been welcome...

2015...after that, it's him who decides in the end and we can only respect his artistic and professional choices. The basic fans will not complain about it, quite the contrary...

2015 ... even if the style is quite repetitive, the whole remains very correct all the same. As long as the quality level remains more or less stable, there is no reason for him to throw in the towel prematurely...

2015...his need to be omnipresent is obvious and he does not intend to change it for the moment. As long as he is able to produce, he will produce and whether it is successful or not...

2015...there are even 2 albums that will be released in this year 2015. Impossible to stop it at this stage, it is clear...

2017...always and still there. The years go by, just like the decades and nothing changes about him : same style, same sound, same desire to continue at all costs...

2017... an acceleration of the tempo which we must take advantage of because we know that with him it never lasts long. Too bad because he is also good in this area...

2018...as expected, the tempo is once again slowing down drastically. This tempo reassures him at first sight even if it makes him stagnate irremediably...

2018...we would have liked to see him venture much more often into Dance because he could really have done great things there. But he will have decided otherwise...

2018...a decade 2010 which ends without him being able to return to the race but without disappearing body and soul, which is already a feat in itself...

2021... another decade to add to the career counter, one more ! Who could have imagined when he started in 1988 that he would still be there in 2021 ? Not many people, that's for sure...