In It to Win It

by Charlie Wilson

Overview

Charlie Wilson breaks his streak of album titles featuring his first name -- why not Charlie 8? -- but the material on In It to Win It mostly sticks to an "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach that has brought the singer commercial and Grammy-nominated success for well over a decade. Wilson continues to offer traditional, uplifting R&B that sounds modern and mature without pandering to younger or older audiences. He simply stocks the album with affectionate, gracious love songs and breaks them up with the occasional upbeat funk track or contemporary gospel number -- nothing fancy. This features more guest vocalists than any of Wilson's previous albums. Unsurprisingly, the duets with the fellow singers -- "Smile for Me," featuring Robin Thicke, and "Made for Love," with Lalah Hathaway -- win out. The songs containing appearances from T.I., Pitbull, and Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be less substantive with Wilson as the lone voice. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2017
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0889854115623
Rank:	50210

Tracks

1. I'm Blessed
2. Chills
3. Good Time
4. Us Trust
5. Precious Love
6. Smile for Me
7. In It to Win It
8. Dance Tonight
9. Made for Love
10. Better
11. Gold Rush
12. New Addiction
13. Amazing God

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Wilson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Carlos Battey   Vocals
Tyler Conti   Vocals (Background)
T.I.   Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Featured Artist
Wirlie Morris   Organ,Piano,Strings,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Lalah Hathaway   Featured Artist
Vincent Calloway   Horn
Robin Thicke   Featured Artist
Pitbull   Featured Artist
Ray Parker, Jr.   Guitar
J.R. Rotem   Keyboards
Wiz Khalifa   Featured Artist
Lance Tolbert   Bass,Organ,Piano,Synthesizer
Chantelle Hampton   Vocals (Background)
Brinson Poythress   Guitar
Mike Bennett   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bryan Jackson   Composer,Vocal Producer
Kwaku Alston   Photography
Emile Ghantous   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Editing
Jeff Schulz   Design,Art Direction
Armando C. Perez   Composer
Cameron Thomaz   Composer
Carlos Battey   Composer
Mahin Wilson   Composer
La Romana   Vocal Engineer
John Newman   Composer
Darhyl Camper   Composer
Keith Hetrick   Composer,Producer,Vocal Editing
Dylan Nelson   Assistant
Tyler Conti   Composer
Edwin Paredes   A&R
Clarice Bell-Strayhorn   Composer
Derek Anderson   Vocal Engineer
Gregg Pagani   Producer,Editing,Composer,Engineer,Programming
Charlie Wilson   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Wirlie Morris   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Rob Chiarelli   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Eric Hudson   Composer,Producer
J.R. Rotem   Composer,Producer
Al Burna   Vocal Engineer
Damon Sharpe   Composer
Clifford Harris   Composer
Rob Knox   Composer,Producer
Andrew Jackson   Composer
Bill Malina   Vocal Engineer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Lance Tolbert   Composer
Herb Powers   Mastering
Samuel Kalandjian   Mixing,Engineer
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Steve Daly   Composer,Producer
Michael Paran   Composer,Executive Producer,Production Coordination
Edwin Serrano   Composer