So Cool

by Take 6

Overview

Take 6 returned to a largely a cappella approach on their sixth album, So Cool, which had the effect of reminding listeners what was distinctive about them. With a band, they sometimes sounded like just another good R&B vocal group (albeit one strictly devoted to religious lyrics); on their own, they could evoke everyone from Manhattan Transfer to Ladysmith Black Mambazo while dazzling with their vocal blend and expressive solos. If they fell down anywhere, it was in their songwriting, which provided a platform for the vocal pyrotechnics and conveyed their Christian beliefs, but did not impress otherwise. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/1998
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624679523
Rank:	112177

Tracks

1. Intro (A Cappella Is Cool)
2. So Cool
3. Sonshine
4. If You Only Knew
5. Wings of Your Prayer
6. Fly Away
7. You'll Be Waiting for Me
8. Nothin' but Love
9. Evermore
10. Soundcheck # 694 (London)
11. Everybody Ought to Know
12. A'-Ca-Lud*
13. Love and Harmony
14. A Few More Miles

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Take 6   Primary Artist
Jim Horn   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone)
George Duke   Guest Artist,Bass,Drums,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Cedric Dent   Bass,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Featured Artist,Synthesizer Strings
Steve Patrick   Trumpet
Jackie Street   Bass
Mark Baldwin   Guitar
Roger Ryan   Keyboards
David Thomas   Vocals,Featured Artist
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Ray Fuller   Guitar (Electric)
Joey Kibble   Rhythm,Vocals,Featured Artist
Alvin Chea   Vocals
Claude V. McKnight III   Featured Artist
Claude McKnight   Vocals
Barry Green   Trombone
Vinnie Ciesielski   Trumpet
Mark Kibble   Vocals,Featured Artist
Doug Moffet   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

George Duke   Producer
Hallerin Hilton Hill   Composer
Annie Roboff   Composer
Cedric Dent   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Roger Nichols   Engineer
Mark Hammond   Drum Programming
Julie Johnson   Composer
Corine Duke   Production Coordination
Garrett Rittenberry   Design,Art Direction
Jennifer Kemp   Stylist
David Thomas   Composer,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Jet Penix   Arranger,Producer,Drum Programming
Russ Harrington   Photography
Janeen Loria   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Wayne Homes   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Pitzer   Engineer
Julienne Johnson   Composer
Alvin Chea   Drum Programming,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bob Farrell   Composer
Claude V. McKnight III   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Joey Kibble   Composer,Producer
Wayne Holmes   Engineer
Claude McKnight   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Erik Zobler   Mixing,Engineer,Remix Engineer
Eric Prestidge   Engineer,Producer
Lloyd Barry   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Mark Kibble   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Les Pierce   Engineer
Jon Gass   Mixing,Remix Engineer
Mark Capps   Engineer
Robin Lerner   Composer
Scott Williamson   Engineer
Jim Ed Norman   Producer
Matt Rollings   Composer
Randy Poole   Engineer
Brian McKnight   Composer