Smitty:  Yeah, yeah, he’s one of the best, man, if not the best, I tell ya.  I am such a fan of him and love everything he puts his hands on because he’s amazing, incredible, and you can’t help but love the guy, you know?  (Laughs.)

WD:  Yeah, he’s got great musical sensibility as well.

Smitty:  Yes indeed.

WD:  And that’s what this needs, you know what I mean?  We don’t just follow the trends. We try to go with our heart and musically we walk the same path. That’s why I trust him explicitly with my music.  You know, I just say “Hey, man, do what you do” and he always comes out on top.

Smitty:  Yes indeed.  And when you’ve got someone like that in your camp, man, your level of trust and confidence is just amazing.

WD:  Oh, absolutely.

Smitty:  Yeah, and one of my other favorite songs on here is “After Tonight,” the title track, and that is such a true song of how we feel about someone close to us, you know?

WD:  Well, it’s a song where I always call a relationship song.  When you meet someone and you always let them see your A side.

Smitty:  Yeah.

WD:  And you’re always putting yourself up, saying “Hey, listen, I don’t know about these other clowns you’ve been with, but I’m the guy for you” or vice versa.

Smitty:  (Laughs.)

WD:  Or the girl’s saying “I’m the one for you, this is what I can do and this is how I feel about you,” so it’s a song about a brother rapping to a sister, saying “Hey, listen, I know other people have tried to step to you before, but after tonight, it’s just gonna be you and me.”

Smitty:  Yeah.

WD:  “Trust me tonight, I’m gonna rock your world, I’m gonna turn your life around.”

Smitty:  (Laughs.)  Oh, yeah, man, I love that song.  And “Satisfy You,” wow, that’s smoke there, man.

WD:  Oh, man, yeah, I just love that title.  What will satisfy you?

Smitty:  Yeah.

WD:  I got what you need.  I’m telling you, all you have to do, especially for the fellas, put the record on, put your arm around your lady and shut up.

Smitty:  (Laughs.)

WD:  That’s all you gotta do.

Smitty:  I’ll second that, man. Because listening to that song puts a lot on your mind of what you need to do, and that sums it up right there.

WD:  Oh, yeah.

Smitty:  Just put it on and let Will take the rest.

WD:  That’s right.

Smitty:  And it’s over.

WD:  And let your boy handle it.  Let me handle it.  All you gotta do is sit there, shut up.

Smitty:  (Laughs.)  Well, I could go on and on.  And the song that features Gerald Albright, “No One Can Love You More.”

WD:  Oh, yeah, the old Phyllis Hyman classic.

Smitty:  Yeah, man, but that’s so profound, you know?  What a profound song when we talk about deep feelings for someone, you know?

WD:  Mm-hmm.

Smitty:  And it’s just beautiful, and Gerald just put that sax line down so well on this particular song.

WD:  Well, when I’m featuring Gerald on a record as well as Kirk Whalum, to me they are my two favorite saxophone players.  I mean, two different styles but they’re so emotional in their playing.

Smitty:  Yes.

WD:  It’s almost as if we’re doing a duet, like I’m singing with a woman, because they emote so well.  What they do, it’s incredible.