Overdue by Sean Michael Ray
Overdue is the debut recording of Birmingham Alabama born bassist, Sean Michael Ray. The 16 track collection of compositions was released in 2013. It features some of the best musicians in the business as they helped SMR craft a journey of fun grooves and melodies. Give a listen. Hope you enjoy what you hear!
Tracklist
| 1. | Intro | 0:42 |
| 2. | Hair | 4:59 |
| 3. | Black Mamba (KB24) | 3:55 |
| 4. | Arms Wide Open | 4:33 |
| 5. | Overdue | 5:04 |
| 6. | Dance With Me | 5:25 |
| 7. | Tell Me A Bedtime Story | 6:19 |
| 8. | How Insensitive | 5:12 |
| 9. | Love and Emotion | 4:16 |
| 10. | What You Dealin' With | 4:59 |
| 11. | Gone Too Soon Interlude | 1:08 |
| 12. | Gone Too Soon | 6:01 |
| 13. | Angel | 3:35 |
| 14. | First Time In Paradise | 4:41 |
| 15. | Marley's Lullaby | 2:52 |
| 16. | What You Dealin' With (Reprise) | 1:26 |
Credits
released September 15, 2013
1) Intro
2) Hair
Written by Larry Graham
Graham O Tunes Music Inc. (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Tribute To The Funkiest Man On The Planet : Mr. Larry Graham)
Bass, T-Wah & Fuzz Bass solos : Sean Michael Ray
Clavinet, Organ, & Funk Box : Kelvin Wooten
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Guitar : Tomi Martin
All Horns : Freddy V
Lead Vocals : Leonard Julien
Lead Vocals : Shaundra T. Smith
Background Vocals : Michael Ham & Shaundra T. Smith
3) Black Mamba (KB24)
Written by Hart Ramsey, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Tenor Saxophone : Kelley Oneal
All Keyboards : Hart Ramsey
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Guitars : Rick Watford
4) Arms Wide Open (Jesus Is Waiting)
Written by Ginger Dee Davis
themjvXperiencemusic (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Piano & Synths : Kelvin Wooten
Drums, African Percussion, & Synth Effects : Lil' John Roberts
All Vocals : Halo Wheeler
5) Dance With Me
Written by John Hall, Johanna Hall
(EMI Blackwood Music Inc.Siren Songs)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass, Acoustic Electric Bass, & Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Keyboards & Programming : Kelvin Wooten
All Vocals : Tony Hightower
Drums : Landon Anderson
6) Tell Me A Bedtime Story
Written by Herbie Hancock
Hancock Music Company (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass, Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Rhodes, Nord Lead : Kelvin Wooten
Flute : Kim Scott
SY77 Synth Solo and Additional Synths : Phil Davis
Guitars : Eric Essix
Drums : James PJ Spraggins
Percussion : Joey Gonzales
All Vocals : Tracy Hamlin Landry
7) How Insensitive
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes
(BMI, BMI, SGAE)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass, Additional Vocals : Sean Michael Ray
Piano : Tyrone Jackson
Drums & Percussion : James PJ Spraggins
Nylon String Acoustic Guitar : Eric Essix
Flute : Kim Scott
All Vocals : Heather Johnson
8) Love And Emotion
Written by Rossano Francesco Vanelli
Ross Vanelli Publishing (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Tribute To My Favorite Artist of All Time : Gino Vanelli)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Electric Grand Piano, Rhodes, Synths, &Synth Bass : Kelvin Wooten
Guitars : Eric Essix
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Lead Vocals : Tony Momrelle
Background Vocals : Toni Redd
9) What You Dealin' With
Written by Wycliffe Gordon
Coup De Cone Music, Inc. ( ASCAP)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Organ & Tambourine : Kelvin Wooten
Vocal Chant : Kaleah Wooten, Kelvin Wooten, & Sean Michael Ray
Drums : Jorel "J-Fly" Flynn
The Goodtimes Brass Band Horns -
Alto Saxophone : Mike Burton
Trumpet : Melvin Jones
Trombone : Wil Williams
10) Gone Too Soon Interlude
(Public Domain)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Keyboards : Kelvin Wooten
Trumpet : Melvin M. Miller
11) Gone Too Soon
Written by Sean Michael Ray
So Precise Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Dedicated To The Memory Of My Father - John Ray : My Uncles - Charles & Bobby Caldwell : My Cousins - Ryan Caldwell & Robbie Dicks, and My Dear Friends - Danny Brannon & Bernice Saunders)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Tenor Saxophone : Melvin Butler
Piano,Synths, Drums, & Percussion : Kelvin Wooten
Eric Essix : Steel String Acoustic Guitar
12) Angel
Written by Hart Ramsey, Denna Lewis, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, Vertischild Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
All Keyboards & Drums : Hart Ramsey
Guitar : Tomi Martin
All Vocals : Jill Rock Jones
13) First Time In Paradise
Written by Hart Ramsey, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
All Keyboards : Hart Ramsey
Flugelhorn : Joey Sommerville
Guitar : Rod Harris
Drums : Joey Williams
14) Marley's Lullaby
Written by Sean Michael Ray, Kelvin Wooten
So Precise Music, Musty Attic Music (ASCAP, BMI)
( Dedicated To My Niece : Marley)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Rhodes, Synths, Programming : Kelvin Wooten
Piano : Shaun Pezant
Alto Saxophone : Ron James
15) What You Dealin' With (Reprise)
Written by Wycliffe Gordon
Coup De Cone Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Organ & Tambourine : Kelvin Wooten
Vocal Chant : Kaleah Wooten, Kelvin Wooten, & Sean Michael Ray
Drums : Jorel "J-Fly" Flynn
The Goodtimes Brass Band Horns -
Alto Saxophone : Mike Burton
Trumpet : Melvin Jones
Trombone : Wil Williams
1) Intro
2) Hair
Written by Larry Graham
Graham O Tunes Music Inc. (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Tribute To The Funkiest Man On The Planet : Mr. Larry Graham)
Bass, T-Wah & Fuzz Bass solos : Sean Michael Ray
Clavinet, Organ, & Funk Box : Kelvin Wooten
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Guitar : Tomi Martin
All Horns : Freddy V
Lead Vocals : Leonard Julien
Lead Vocals : Shaundra T. Smith
Background Vocals : Michael Ham & Shaundra T. Smith
3) Black Mamba (KB24)
Written by Hart Ramsey, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Tenor Saxophone : Kelley Oneal
All Keyboards : Hart Ramsey
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Guitars : Rick Watford
4) Arms Wide Open (Jesus Is Waiting)
Written by Ginger Dee Davis
themjvXperiencemusic (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Piano & Synths : Kelvin Wooten
Drums, African Percussion, & Synth Effects : Lil' John Roberts
All Vocals : Halo Wheeler
5) Dance With Me
Written by John Hall, Johanna Hall
(EMI Blackwood Music Inc.Siren Songs)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass, Acoustic Electric Bass, & Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Keyboards & Programming : Kelvin Wooten
All Vocals : Tony Hightower
Drums : Landon Anderson
6) Tell Me A Bedtime Story
Written by Herbie Hancock
Hancock Music Company (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass, Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Rhodes, Nord Lead : Kelvin Wooten
Flute : Kim Scott
SY77 Synth Solo and Additional Synths : Phil Davis
Guitars : Eric Essix
Drums : James PJ Spraggins
Percussion : Joey Gonzales
All Vocals : Tracy Hamlin Landry
7) How Insensitive
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes
(BMI, BMI, SGAE)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass, Additional Vocals : Sean Michael Ray
Piano : Tyrone Jackson
Drums & Percussion : James PJ Spraggins
Nylon String Acoustic Guitar : Eric Essix
Flute : Kim Scott
All Vocals : Heather Johnson
8) Love And Emotion
Written by Rossano Francesco Vanelli
Ross Vanelli Publishing (BMI)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Tribute To My Favorite Artist of All Time : Gino Vanelli)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Electric Grand Piano, Rhodes, Synths, &Synth Bass : Kelvin Wooten
Guitars : Eric Essix
Drums : Melvin "Melly" Baldwin
Lead Vocals : Tony Momrelle
Background Vocals : Toni Redd
9) What You Dealin' With
Written by Wycliffe Gordon
Coup De Cone Music, Inc. ( ASCAP)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Organ & Tambourine : Kelvin Wooten
Vocal Chant : Kaleah Wooten, Kelvin Wooten, & Sean Michael Ray
Drums : Jorel "J-Fly" Flynn
The Goodtimes Brass Band Horns -
Alto Saxophone : Mike Burton
Trumpet : Melvin Jones
Trombone : Wil Williams
10) Gone Too Soon Interlude
(Public Domain)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Keyboards : Kelvin Wooten
Trumpet : Melvin M. Miller
11) Gone Too Soon
Written by Sean Michael Ray
So Precise Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
(Dedicated To The Memory Of My Father - John Ray : My Uncles - Charles & Bobby Caldwell : My Cousins - Ryan Caldwell & Robbie Dicks, and My Dear Friends - Danny Brannon & Bernice Saunders)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Tenor Saxophone : Melvin Butler
Piano,Synths, Drums, & Percussion : Kelvin Wooten
Eric Essix : Steel String Acoustic Guitar
12) Angel
Written by Hart Ramsey, Denna Lewis, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, Vertischild Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
All Keyboards & Drums : Hart Ramsey
Guitar : Tomi Martin
All Vocals : Jill Rock Jones
13) First Time In Paradise
Written by Hart Ramsey, Sean Michael Ray
Prayer Closet Music Publishing, So Precise Music (BMI, ASCAP)
Produced by Hart Ramsey
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
All Keyboards : Hart Ramsey
Flugelhorn : Joey Sommerville
Guitar : Rod Harris
Drums : Joey Williams
14) Marley's Lullaby
Written by Sean Michael Ray, Kelvin Wooten
So Precise Music, Musty Attic Music (ASCAP, BMI)
( Dedicated To My Niece : Marley)
Produced by Kelvin Wooten
Co-Produced by Sean Michael Ray
Fretless Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Rhodes, Synths, Programming : Kelvin Wooten
Piano : Shaun Pezant
Alto Saxophone : Ron James
15) What You Dealin' With (Reprise)
Written by Wycliffe Gordon
Coup De Cone Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Bass : Sean Michael Ray
Organ & Tambourine : Kelvin Wooten
Vocal Chant : Kaleah Wooten, Kelvin Wooten, & Sean Michael Ray
Drums : Jorel "J-Fly" Flynn
The Goodtimes Brass Band Horns -
Alto Saxophone : Mike Burton
Trumpet : Melvin Jones
Trombone : Wil Williams
License
All rights reserved.
