Will Downing is adding a dramatic twist to the music on his newest project, Lust, Love
and Lies. Due to hit stores on September 14th, Downing is billing the album as "an audio
soap opera." In addition to music, the project ill also feature conversational
vignettes that tell the love story of couple "Will" and "Dee," starting from their chance
meeting right on down to love gone awry.
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Downing admits that the idea for the ambitious project first popped into his head five
years ago. "I just didn't know how to go about it at first," he says. "Then when I first
started writing the songs, it started to make sense as a story." Considered to be more
R&B-influenced than his previous 14 albums, Lust, Love and Lies also features an
appearance by former Blackstreet member-turned gospel artist, Dave Hollister, on the
gospel tune, "Safe in His Arms."
The album will be the third release from Downing since he was diagnosed with
polymyositis, a muscular disorder that has since left him wheelchair-bound. However,
he doesn't seem to be letting his illness keep him down, since he'll be hitting the road
for the Lust, Love and Lies Tour. Peep the tour dates below find out if he'll be bringing
his silky stylings to a city near you.
Will Downing's Lust, Love and Lies tour dates:
September 4 - Tom Joyner Black Family Reunion - Orlando, FL
September 5 - Concert Hall - Buffalo, NY
September 18 - WFXC Foxy Fall Music Festival - Raleigh, NC
September 26 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles, CA
October 2 - Woodruff Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA
October 16 - Rehoboth Jazz Festival - Rehoboth Beach, DE
October 23-30 - Capital Jazz Cruise
November 6 - Mary McCloud Bethune Performing Arts Center - Daytona Beach, FL
December 19 - Keswick Theater - Philadelphia, PA
