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Love, Gratitude & Other Distractions

Released in 2013

1. GRATITUDE 4:07

Music by Will Lee & Leni Stern, Lyrics by Will Lee & Willie Nile

WILL LEE – Vocals, Fretless Bass, Synth Programming

PAUL SHAFFER – Organ

LENI STERN – Ngoni, Rhythm Guitar

CHRIS PARKER – Drums

JEFF KIEVIT – Trumpet

GIULIO CARMASSI – Trombones

PAT METHENY – Solo

2. GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN (featuring Billy Gibbons) 5:32
Music and Lyrics by Allen Toussaint
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Synth Programming, Organ

BILLY GIBBONS – Vocals, Rhythm & Solo Guitars

ALLEN TOUSSAINT – Piano

SHAWN PELTON – Drums

3. MISS UNDERSTANDING 5:41
Music and Lyrics by Will Lee
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Percussion

HUGH MC CRACKEN – Acoustic Guitar

KENNY WHITE – Piano & Organ

LARRY CAMPBELL – Pedal Steel Guitar

TOMMY ALLEN – Drums

MARK HUDSON & LARRY HOPPEN – Background Vocals

CHRISSY AMPHLETT – Solo Vocal

4. PAPOUNET’S RIDE 4:17
Music and Arrangement by Will Lee & Dave Delhomme
WILL LEE – Bass & Programming

BOB JAMES – Piano Solo, Electric Piano & Synth

DAVID DELHOMME – Rhodes & Synth

NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN – Drums

5. FOOLED HIM 5:17
Music and Lyrics Will Lee & Oli Rockberger
Arrangement by Will Lee
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass

CHUCK LOEB – Guitars

OLI ROCKBERGER – Keyboard

STEVE GADD – Drums

SHAWN PELTON – Shaker

6. SHAHARA 6:44
Music and Lyrics by Will Lee
Arrangement by Mitch Forman

String Arrangement by Gil Goldstein

WILL LEE – Vocals, Fretless Bass

MITCH FORMAN – Keyboards & Programming

ZACH DANZIGER – Drums

ACOUBA SISSOKO – Kora

KOFO AYANANFOWORA (The Wonder Man) – Talking Drum

TABITHA FAIR – Solo & Background Vocals

NEAL COOMER – Background Vocals

DAVE EGGAR – Cello

LOUISE SCHULMAN – Viola

7. 1,2,3 (featuring Akiko Yano) 3:40
Music by Leonard Borisoff and Lyrics by Leonard Borisoff, John Madara & David White
Arrangement by Giulio Carmassi

WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Wah Wah Guitar

AKIKO YANO – Vocals, Piano

CHRIS PARKER – Drums

GIULIO CARMASSI – Cello, Tenor Saxophones, Muted Trumpets, Clarinets, Keyboards & Keyboard Programming

8. SIMPLE WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 5:45
Music by Will Lee & John Tropea
Arrangement by Will Lee & Oli Rockberger

WILL LEE – Fretless Bass, Bass, Synth

OLI ROCKBERGER – Keyboard

GARY SCHREINER – Harmonica

JOHN TROPEA – Guitar

PETER ERSKINE – Drums

9. NATIVES 4:07
Music by Will Lee & Horace Silver
Derived from an excerpt of “The Natives Are Restless Tonight”
Lyrics by Will Lee & Oli Rockberger
Arrangement by Will Lee & David Garfield

WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Programming

DAVID GARFIELD – Keyboards

CJ VANSTON – Additional Synths

STEVE LUKATHER – Guitar Solo

OZ NOY – Guitar

STEVE GADD – Drums

10. SMILE 3:03
Music by Charlie Chaplin and Lyrics by John Turner & Goeffrey Parsons
WILL LEE – Bass

CHUCK LOEB – Guitar

OH!

Released in 1995

1. MARYANNE 4:23 

( J. Salucci & J Canfora / Jesse Man’s Music & D'Lisa Music / ASCAP)

Will Lee, vocals & 5-string Sadowsky bass
Charley Drayton, drums 
Chuck Loeb, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bob Malach, tenor saxophone 
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, loop & synth programming
Horns: Lew Soloff, trumpet, Bruce Kapler, saxophone,Tom Malone, trombone
Background vocals: Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd & Will

2. GEORGY PORGY 4:31

(D. Paich / Hudmar Publishing Co Inc. / ASCAP)

Will Lee, vocal & Fender Precision bass, Yamaha piccolo bass, Yamaha custom electric bass "unplugged" intro
Chris Parker, drums
John Tropea, guitar
Rob Mounsey, keyboards
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals: Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd, & Will

3. KISSING MY LOVE 3:50

(B. Withers / Interior Music / BMI)

Will Lee, vocals & Yamaha piccolo "Bwow" bass, synths
Steve Gadd , drums
Felicia Collins, guitar
Chris Hajian, loops & synth programming

4. I KNOW TOO MUCH (ABOUT SADNESS) 3:40

(W. Lee, R. Mathes / Ketchup Moon & Stars, Maybe I can / BMI)

Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass, drum programming
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion 
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards, drum programming, string arrangement
Randy Brecker, flugelhorn

5. SHOW OF HANDS 6:47

(W. Lee, R.Mounsey & R Wittenmyer / Ketchup Moon & Stars, BMI & Flying Monkey Music, Word Guy Music, ASCAP)

Will Lee, vocal & Sadowsky 4-string bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Paul Shaffer, Hammond B-3 organ Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, loops & synth programming
Horns: Lew Soloff, trumpet; Bruce Kapler, saxophone; Tom Malone, trombone 
Background vocals: Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas
Sample of the "Space Cowboy" courtesy of Boris & Dorris Jones

6. BALLAD OF BILL & GRETCHEN 4:26

(C. Hajian, W. Lee & R. Mathes / Ketchup Moon & Stars, Sharp Nine Music, Maybe I can /BMI)

Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, piano 
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Randy Brecker, trumpet 
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards 
Sid McGinnis, additional guitar

7. DRIFTING 4:45

( J. Hendrix / Arch Music, Bella Godiva Music Inc. /ASCAP)

Will Lee, vocal & 5-string Sadowsky bass, Music Man fretless piccolo bass
Charley Drayton, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Jeff Beck, guitar solo
Don Grolnick, piano
Paul Shatter, HammondB-3 organ
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals: Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas

8. I CAME TO PLAY 4:36

(W. Lee, R. Mounsey & R. Wittenmyer /Ketchup Moon & Stars BMI, Flying Monkey Music, Word Guy Music, ASCAP)

Will Lee, vocal & Sadowsky 4-string bass
Stephen Ferrone, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Julia Mounsey, kid’s voice
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Background vocals: Will, Bobi Floyd & Frank Floyd

9. LONELY AVENUE 4:33

(D. Pomus /Unichapel Music / BMI)

Will Lee, vocal & synth programming
Anton Fig, drums
Don Grolnick, Hammond B3 organ
Joe Caro, guitar solo
Jeff Mironov, acoustic guitar
Bashir Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, synth programming

10. WHITE MAN 4:31

(W. Lee, D. Silver & C. Hajian / Ketchup Moon &Stars/ Wejigirl Sharp Nine Music / BMI)

Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass
Charley Drayton, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bob Malach, saxophone
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Background vocals: Lani Groves,Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas

11. MY FUNNY VALENTINE 5:40 

(R. Rodgers &  L. Hart / Chappel & Co. Inc, Williamson Music Co. /ASCAP)

Will, vocal & Yamaha piccolo"Bwow" bass, Sadowsky 4-string bass, synth bass programming
Stephen Ferrone, drums
Hiram Bullock, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Chris Hajian, synth programming & additional keyboards
Bill Lee, piano solo
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals, Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis & Vaneese