The Very Best of The Winans is a compilation album of the Christian gospel vocal group The Winans. It was released on April 16, 2002 by Warner Bros. specialty label Rhino Records. It is a collection of 16 greatest tracks from their 20-year career from both Light and Qwest releases. It was compiled and produced by Barry "Rockberry" Benson. The 15-page CD booklet contains photos, liner notes about the brothers and history about their albums as well as production credits on each one. 15 of their recordings are full-length tracks with the track "When You Cry" as a single version. The Very Best of The Winans debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. This collection is currently out of print and is not available digitally.
Track listing
1. The Question Is (Marvin Winans) (from Introducing The Winans) -4:48
2. Restoration (Marvin Winans) (from Introducing The Winans) -4:42
3. Long Time Comin' (Holding On) (Marvin Winans) (from Long Time Comin')
-5:35
4. Tomorrow (Carvin Winans, Debra Winans) (from Tomorrow) -4:10
5. Uphold Me (Marvin Winans, Ronald Winans, Fred Manns) (from Tomorrow)
-4:05
6. Let My People Go (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Barry Hankerson) (from
Let My People Go) -4:52
7. Straighten My Life Out (Marvin Winans) (from Let My People Go) -4:53
8. Choose Ye (featuring Vanessa Bell Armstrong) (Marvin Winans) (from Let My
People Go) -4:56
9. I'll Follow Where You Lead (Marvin Winans) (from Let My People Go) -3:39
10. Ain't No Need to Worry (featuring Anita Baker) (Marvin Winans) (from
Decisions) -5:45
11. The Real Meaning of Christmas (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Barry
Hankerson) (from Decisions) -4:41
12. It's Time (featuring Teddy Riley) (Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Teddy Riley,
Bernard Bell) (from Return) -5:19
13. A Friend (featuring Aaron Hall) (Teddy Riley, Bernard Bell, Tammy Lucas) (from
Return) -5:54
14. Everyday the Same (harmonica and cameo vocals by Stevie Wonder) (Marvin
Winans) (from Return) -4:56
15. When You Cry (saxophone by Kenny G.) (Carvin Winans, Leroy Hyter) (single
version from Return) -4:35
16. Payday (featuring R. Kelly) (Carvin Winans, Wayman Tisdale) (from All Out)
-4:32
Personnel
The Winans:
Marvin Winans -vocals
Carvin Winans - vocals
Michael Winans - vocals
Ronald Winans -vocals
Production credits
From Introducing The Winans; tracks 1 and 2 produced by Andraé Crouch and Bill Maxwell
From Long Time Comin'; track 3 produced by Bill Maxwell
From Tomorrow; tracks 4 and 5 produced by Bill Maxwell and Scott V. Smith
From Let My People Go; tracks 6 -9 produced by The Winans
From Decisions; tracks 10 and 11 produced by The Winans and Barry Hankerson
From Return; tracks 12 and 13 produced by The Winans, Teddy Riley and Bernard Bell, tracks 14 and 15 produced by Michael J. Powell
From All Out; track 16 produced by R. Kelly
Previous release: The Light Years (1995) (compilation album)
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