Bebe Winans Need You Album Credits

Album Engineered and Mixed by Jeff Balding

Digital editors: Matt Coles, Brian Willis

Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge

Album Producers: Gerald Langford, David Langford, Bebe Winans, Donald Lawrence, Ron Gillyard

Photography by Derek Blanks

Art Direction Thomas Bricker 

Packaging Maalik Miles

Album sequence:

1. ITS ALL GOOD featuring Debbie Winans Lowe

2. HE PROMISED ME featuring Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra Richardson

3. COME TO THE WATER

4. FREE FREE

5. BORN FOR THIS

6. POWER OF LOVE

7. NEED YOU

8. IN JESUS NAME

9. LAUGHTER featuring Korean Soul

10. GETTING READY TO BLOW

11. FAREWELL – WELL DONE Frances McClurklin’s Song)

Credits:

1. Itʼs All Good featuring Debbie Winans Lowe

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment

Guitar – David Kawamura

Horn Arrangement/Trumpet stacks – Philip Lassiter

String Arrangement – Philip Lassiter

Violin – Tim Reynolds

Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Warner Studios Nashville

2. He Promised Me featuring Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra Richardson

Written by: Benjamin Winans

Music arrangements, programming, keyboards & organ – Daniel Weatherspoon

Bass – Nate East

Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.

Drums – Gregory Clark Jr.

Vocals produced and arranged by Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Recorded at The Lab, Acacia Recording Studios

3. Come to the Water

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment

Piano – David “D-Tune” Langford

Guitar – David “Sub Q” Kawamura

Drums – Quinton “Q” Robinson

String Arrangement – Philip Lassiter

Violin – David Davidson

Violin – David Angell

Viola – Monisa Angell

Cello – Carole Rabinowitz

Background Vocals produced and arranged by Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Background vocals by Stephanie Fisher-Alvarenga, Melonie Daniels-Walker*, Linny Smith, Chenee Campbell, Carl “CJ” Robinson Jr., Nicole Phifer, Katrice “Binky” Walker

Nicole Vega Martin

Recorded at The Library Nashville

4. Free Free

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment and Ron Gillyard

All Instruments played by Gerald and David For Tag Team Entertainment

Recorded at Tag Team Studios Boston

5. Born For This

Written by Benjamin Winans

Music arrangements, programming, keyboards & organ – Daniel Weatherspoon

Bass – Reger “Ross” Smith

Guitar – Kenneth Kohlaas

Drums – Gregory Clark Jr.

Recorded at The Lab, Acacia Recording Studios

6. Power of Love

Written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, & Teddy Vann

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment and Ron Gillyard

Guitar – Fitzgerald McGill –

Bass – Gerald “G-music” Langford

Organ – Mitch Henry

Background Vocals produced and arranged by Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Background vocals by Stephanie Fisher-Alvarenga, Melonie Daniels-Walker*, Linny Smith, Chenee Campbell, Carl “CJ” Robinson Jr., Nicole Phifer, Katrice “Binky” Walker

Nicole Vega Martin

Recorded at Premiere Studios NY

7. Need You

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment

Piano – David “Dtune” Langford

Guitar – David “Sub Q” Kawamura

String Arrangement – Philip Lassiter

Violin – David Davidson

Violin – David Angell

Viola – Monisa Angell

Cello – Carole Rabinowitz

Recorded at The Library Nashville

8. Laughter featuring Korean Soul

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Bebe Winans and Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Additional production by Loren McGee

Drums – Nir Zidkyahu

Bass – Nathan East

Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.

Keys – Gordon mote, Tim Lauer

Horn Arrangement/Trumpet – Philip Lassiter

Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Beech Creek Studio

9. In Jesus Name

Written by Benjamin Winans

Music arrangements, programming, keyboards & organ: Daniel Weatherspoon

Bass – Reger “Ross” Smith

Guitar – Kenneth Kohlaas

Drums – Gregory Clark Jr.

Background Vocals produced and arranged by Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Background Vocals by The Company (Tommi White, Tobbi White Darks, Dante Hall, Kim McFarland Anderson, and Dawn Jordan)

Recorded at The Lab, Acacia Recording Studios

10. Getting Ready to Blow

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment

Guitar – Fitzgerald McGill

Bass – Gerald “Gmusic” Langford

Horn Arrangement/Trumpet – Philip Lassiter

Tenor and Bari Sax – Mark Hartsuch

Trumpet Solo – Yaure Muniz

Background Vocals produced and arranged by Donald Lawrence for Quiet Water Entertainment

Background vocals by Stephanie Fisher-Alvarenga, Melonie Daniels-Walker*, Linny Smith, Chenee Campbell, Carl “CJ” Robinson Jr., Nicole Phifer, Katrice “Binky” Walker

Nicole Vega Martin

Recorded at Premiere Studios NY

11. Farewell, Well Done (Frances McClurklin’s Song)

Written by Benjamin Winans

Produced by Gerald and David for Tag Team Entertainment

Piano – David “Dtune” Langford

String Arrangement – Philip Lassiter

Recorded at Blackbird Studios

*Vocal contractor/leader – Melonie Daniels-Walker

Thanks Yous

In Gratitude:

I have often promised myself that I wouldn’t wait for years to pass before I put out an-other recording and those promises just fall by the wayside. To be honest I was encour-aged to do this album because of the journey of my musical, BORN FOR THIS, and through this journey I learned about who I am but most importantly about who God says I am!

There are far too many people to thank, so I will try to name just a few.. First, I would like to thank Ron Gillyard for your leadership and friendship that has been valuable to me over the 25 years we’ve walked together.

Jeff Balding, you are the best in the business and I never want to record without you, my friend!

To my producers, the twins, David & Gerald Langford, it has been a pleasure to work with you on this CD and in your participation in the Musical productions.

That leads me to the talented, unselfish, always-there-when-you-call-him: Mr. Donald Lawrence. Sir, it it is without hesitation that I tell you how much you mean to me and countless others because of how you share your gift and your knowledge to open doors and enhance others. I’m glad and honored to share the stage, the theater, the recording studio, and everywhere else with you because I know that with you comes excellence!!!! Thank you!

To Korean Soul, your future is bright and I look forward to being there to watch you shine. Thank you for joining me on this album.

To Tommi, Tobbi, Kiandra and all that have lent their vocal and musical talents to this project, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

To my Winans family: I wouldn’t change a thing about any of you, wait maybe one or two things?? Lol! My Children Miya and Ben you are my joys. Jeff and Jan you’re part of the family for life, Margaret Bell the best , Harry Dawkins the second best, David and Thelma Steward, you are now family and I thank you. I love you all as if we were kin.

Thank you to Ken Sunshine and The Sunshine Sachs Agency Paula, Alexandra, and all the others who have taken such great care of me. Thomas Bricker you are always on point and I think your nickname should be EASY!!! My attorneys Garrett Johnson and Williams Briggs(Smooth Operator) – love ya!

Travis, thank you for all that you do. Melonie – thank you for pulling these fantastic sing-ers together. Stanley Brown, thank you for always being there when I need you. Daina, thank you for keeping Ron and me in line.

Malaco – I thank you Tommy Jr. for teaming up again and again to make the dream a reality. Thank you to James and Darrell and the whole team that work so hard on my behalf.

Thank You All for embracing the Winans Family in all forms; you allowed us to tell the world that Jesus is the answer!!! And let’s continue to do so.

Blessings,

Bebe