We Luuv rare grooves, January 22

The Making of TOO

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THE MAKING OF WELCOME TO MY WORLD

Welcome to My World was a labor of love that kept Clif and friends hard at work from November 2015-February 9, 2016.Produced by Soul Music Hall of Fame inductee Preston Glass, the album features some of the finest musicians in the world including original En Vogue singer Maxine Jones, Midnight Star co-founder Reggie Calloway, Grammy Awards show music director/producer Larry Batiste and a very special guest appearance by R&B/Jazz legend Freda Payne.
Explore the page for a behind the scenes look at the process.

L-R: Ari Rios, Clif Payne, Preston Glass, Larry Batiste

Stills from the "Peace Is More" Recording Session

“He's great! It's an honor to sing with him! ”

— Maxine Jones, EnVogue

A duet between Clif Payne and Freda Payne: What a great idea! But at the time Clif could have hardly anticipated the international audience would take the single to their hearts. No Payne, No Gain would go on to dominate international charts. In the UK the single would top soul charts where it remained unchallenged for two weeks ultimately to become the UK's Soul Song of the Year.
No Payne, No Gain

No Payne, No Gain

A genius at work! Freda Payne in the booth!

“A great singer that reminds me of Kenny Lattimore. ”

— Freda Payne

The Recording & Mixing Phase . . .

Welcome To My World was completed in early January at Laughing Tiger Studio in San Rafael, California and Private Island Audio in Los Angeles. Ari Rios engineered the Laughing Tiger sessions and Adrian Ensor engineered the Private Audio sessions.

Welcome To My Wolrd (2016)