“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

“Lori Williams seamlessly moves from Jazz to R&B in ways the listener can feel at home with her in either genre. She has set the bar for vocalists to come.” 
- Terri Lyne Carrington (3x Grammy-winning drummer/composer/producer)

“Acclaimed international Jazz vocalist Lori Williams is turning a corner. In possession of a most impressive resume as a performing artist, educator, songwriter, producer, vocalist and musical theater actress, her reputation and level of respect are top shelf and unimpeachable.” A. Scott Galloway (Music Journalist)

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SOUNDCLOUD...I’ve written love songs since 1969, and I'd love to post the Montclairs CLASSICS that I wrote and sang. SOUNDCLOUD is the only site that will not allow me to post my own original songs w/ questions that  Montclairs discography (circa 1974) are my songs - as on ALL of the other music sites.
Check out the other music platforms to hear the songs I wrote and recorded with the Montclairs as a young singer/songwriter.
SOUNDCLOUD does NOT respect my 55 year career,

Songbird. #iSing #iWrite #iPlay #iTeach

originals, covers, collabs

Visual and performing artist, Vanessa Renee Williams is a very proud mom, a graduate of Howard University, a former DCPS Art instructor, and a member of Richard Smallwood's ensemble "Vision".
She appears as a lead and/or background vocalist on the following sound recordings:
 
“Backlash”, Backlash Band 1980
“RichSpirit 1”, Terrence Richburg 1994
"Verity Records Presents a Tribute to Rosa Parks"  Richard Smallwood Singers 1995
"Adoration: Live in Atlanta” "Richard Smallwood with Vision 1996
"Yolanda Adams: Live In Washington" 1996
Richard Smallwood with Vision "Rejoice” 1997
"Verity Records Live at The Apollo" Richard Smallwood with Vision 1997
“The Canton Spirituals: Living the Dream: Live in Washington" 1997
“When We Get Over There”, Toby Palmer and Chosen Generation 1997
"Love So Real", John Stoddart 1997
“Healing: Live in Detroit” "Richard Smallwood with Vision 1999
"Mountain High, Valley Low", Yolanda Adams 1999
“Eternity”, Benjamin “Skip” Pruitt 1999
“Faith In The House”, Straight Gate International Church Mass Choir 2000
"Ready", Mike McCoy and Voices United 2000
"Persuaded: Live In Washington” "Richard Smallwood with Vision 2001
"Vanessa"  Vanessa Williams 2002
"The Heavens Are Telling", Karen Clark Sheard 2003
"The Praise and Worship Songs of Richard Smallwood" 2003
"Here I Go Again" Vanessa Williams 2004
"Megachurch Gospel" 2004
"Not To Us", Drexel University’s Gospel Choir 2004
"All for Love", Kim Waters 2005
"Love Calling", Anthony Walker 2005 
"Touch Me In The Morning", Shanachie: Various Artists 2005 
“Journey: Live in New York”, Richard Smallwood with Vision 2006
“Sweet Classic Soul”, Maysa Leak 2006 
"For The Rest of My Days", Henry McKenzie Davis with El Shaddai 2006
"Jimmy Russell and BOC: Live" 2007
"The Next Level", John Tillery and Living Sacrifice 2007
"Superfunk Nova Volume 1" Backlash Band 2007 
"Continue to Continue", Mike McCoy and Voices United 2008
WHUR: "Soul of the Holidays" 2008 
"InSpiration", Nolan Williams 2008
"The Alaska Project", Norris Garner 2008
 "Promises" Richard Smallwood with Vision   2011
"Thirty Years of Music", Straight Gate International Church Mass Choir 2011
"Uncommon", Kim Jordan 2012
“Do You Hear What I Hear” Benjamin “Skip” Pruitt 2013
“Keep Pressing”, Conrad Miller 2013
“Just Believe” Tim Spady and Inspiration, 2014
“Miracles”, John Tillery and Living Sacrifice 2014
“N2Deep”, Spur of the Moment 2014
"Anthology", Richard Smallwood with Vision 2015
"Sing Over Me" Michael White and True Praise 2016
"Psalm Full of Soul", Norma Brooks, Vince Evans, Vanessa R. Williams 2016
"Put Your Hands Together Like This" Kim Jordan 2017
"I Got Angels" Emcee N.I.C.E 2017

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