Love's the Place to Be
Love's the Place to Be is a studio album by the American soul musician Will Downing, released in 1993. It was his first album for Mercury Records. The album peaked at No. 166 on the "Billboard" 200. "There's No Living Without You" peaked at No. 67 on the UK Singles Chart. Production. Among the album's many producers were Barry Eastmond and Ronnie Foster. Stevie Wonder contributed harmonica to "That's All". Rachelle Ferrell duets with Downing on "Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This". Critical reception. "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" called the  album "the kind of romantic, elegant material that fans of the highly touted Luther Vandross wish he would return to." "The Charlotte Observer" deemed it "a masterpiece," writing that "the three-song suite 'Do You Still Love Me'/'Hey Girl'/'Break Up to Make Up' is one of the best things to hit CD in a long time." "The Dallas Morning News" thought that "Downing has matured into a stunning stylist, caressing such classics as Nat 'King' Cole's 'That's All' [and] the Stylistics' 'Break Up to Make Up' ... with a reverence that still leaves room for redefining." The "Daily Breeze  wrote that most of the 11 tracks spin at the same speed and intensity, thus there is no chance for the highs and lows." AllMusic wrote that "these songs were all some of Downing's best work ... showcasing his vocal prowess."