Will Powers

{{short description|Musical pseudonym of photographer Lynn Goldsmith}}

{{about|the fictional persona created by Lynn Goldsmith|Ace Attorney character|List of Ace Attorney characters#Others{{!}}Ace Attorney—Will Powers|powers of the will|willpower (disambiguation)|other uses|William Powers (disambiguation)|and|Will Power (disambiguation)}}

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{{infobox musical artist

| name = Will Powers

| birth_name = Lynn Goldsmith

| genre = {{hlist|New age|pop rock|pop|comedy|electronic|spoken word}}

| years_active = 1983

| label = Island

}}

Will Powers was the stage name used by celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith when she created a self-help comedy music album.{{cite web | title = Kissing With Confidence | publisher = Carly Simon Office Website | url = http://www.carlysimon.com/ai/Kissing.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-28 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080622151804/http://www.carlysimon.com/ai/Kissing.htm |archivedate = 2008-06-22}} The 1983 album, entitled Dancing for Mental Health, used affirmations set to music to poke fun at the self-help entrepreneurs who "build the listener's inner self and encourage personal growth through the thought that anything is possible".{{cite web | title = Pro Photographer: Lynn Goldsmith | publisher = Lexar Digital Photography | url = http://www.lexar.com/dp/pro_photo/lgoldsmith.html | accessdate = 2009-04-21 }} Will Powers is portrayed by Goldsmith during the spoken word sections as well as in the sung sections, her voice shifted downward in pitch to sound male.

Key musical collaborators were Jacob Brackman and Steve Winwood. Additional contributors to the recording included Sting, Nile Rodgers, Todd Rundgren, Carly Simon and Tom Bailey.{{cite web | title = VenusZine: Lynn Goldsmith | publisher = VenusZine.com | url = http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/art/2503/Lynn_Goldsmith | accessdate = 2009-04-21 }} The album Dancing for Mental Health produced two hit singles, "Kissing With Confidence" and "Smile".