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The debut solo album from Luther Vandross featured one outstanding song after another. Vandross concocts a bouncy, vibrant flow on his up-tempo numbers and an intimate, emotional connection on his moderate grooves and his lone ballad. The title track stormed up the Billboard R&B charts to number one where it remained for two weeks. The mellow groove of "Don't You Know That," which checked in at number ten, was the second single. "Sugar and Spice" had less of an impact on the charts due to its short stay of six weeks. However, this feverish number gets all the juices flowing as does the unreleased "I've Been Working." Also featured on this set is the sentimental number "You Stopped Loving Me." The song was written by Vandross but initially released by Roberta Flack; both versions stand tall. "A House Is Not a Home" is the only ballad, and an elegant one it is, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally sung by Dionne Warwick nearly 20 years prior. Vandross orchestrates a contemporary masterpiece with this vintage number. Though it was never an official release by the label, it's a quiet storm jewel. In addition to his many music credits, Vandross was a featured guest vocalist with the progressive band Change. The same vocal savvy and smooth styling that the New York City native exhibited on songs like "Searching" and "Glow of Love" resurface here. This is one of the better R&B albums of the early '80s.
© Craig Lytle /TiVo
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Cissy Houston, Background Vocal - Buddy Williams, Drums - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Sybil Thomas, Background Vocal - Michelle Cobbs, Background Vocal - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Nat Adderley Jr., Keyboards - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Crusher Bennett, Percussion - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Vocal - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Performer - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Marcus Miller, Bass
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Vocal Arranger - Luther Vandross, Performer - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Andy Hoffman, 2nd Engineer - Marcus Miller, Bass - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Keyboards - Paul Riser, Horns - Buddy Williams, Drums - Lincoln Clapp, 2nd Engineer - Carl Beatty, Engineer - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Michelle Cobbs, Background Vocal - Cissy Houston, Background Vocal - Michael H. Brauer, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixing Engineer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Sybil Thomas, Background Vocal - Gregg Mann, 2nd Engineer - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Sephra Herman, Coordinator - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer - Nicky Kalliongos, 2nd Engineer - Crusher Bennett, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Love, Guitar - Buddy Williams, Drums - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Keyboards - Nat Adderly, Jr., Producer - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Performer - Phillip Ballou, Background Vocal - Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Marcus Miller, Bass
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Norma Jean Wright, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Arranger - Luther Vandross, Vocal Arranger - Luther Vandross, Performer - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Andy Hoffman, 2nd Engineer - Marcus Miller, Bass - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Background Vocal - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Keyboards - Buddy Williams, Drums - Lincoln Clapp, 2nd Engineer - Gary King, Arranger - Carl Beatty, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixing Engineer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Gregg Mann, 2nd Engineer - Sephra Herman, Coordinator - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Nathaniel Adderley Jr., Arranger - Phillip Ballou, Background Vocal - Nicky Kalliongos, 2nd Engineer - Crusher Bennett, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Norma Jean Wright, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Vocal Arranger - Luther Vandross, Performer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Andy Hoffman, 2nd Engineer - Marcus Miller, Bass - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Background Vocal - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Keyboards - Paul Riser, Horns - Buddy Williams, Drums - Lincoln Clapp, 2nd Engineer - Carl Beatty, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixing Engineer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Gregg Mann, 2nd Engineer - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Sephra Herman, Coordinator - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Phillip Ballou, Background Vocal - Nicky Kalliongos, 2nd Engineer - Crusher Bennett, Percussion
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Carl Beatty, Engineer - Buddy Williams, Drums - Tawatha Agee, Background Vocal - Jr. Nathaniel Adderley, Keyboards - Andy Hoffman, 2nd Engineer - Sephra Herman, Coordinator - Michael H. Brauer, Engineer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixing Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Congas - Lincoln Clapp, 2nd Engineer - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Composer - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Luther Vandross, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Vocal Arranger - Luther Vandross, Performer - Phillip Ballou, Background Vocal - Georg Wadenius, Guitar - Nicky Kalliongos, 2nd Engineer - Marcus Miller, Bass - Gregg Mann, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
H. David, Composer - H. David, Lyricist - Luther Vandross, Producer - Luther Vandross, Vocal - Luther Vandross, Performer - B. Bacharach, Composer - B. Bacharach, Lyricist
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The debut solo album from Luther Vandross featured one outstanding song after another. Vandross concocts a bouncy, vibrant flow on his up-tempo numbers and an intimate, emotional connection on his moderate grooves and his lone ballad. The title track stormed up the Billboard R&B charts to number one where it remained for two weeks. The mellow groove of "Don't You Know That," which checked in at number ten, was the second single. "Sugar and Spice" had less of an impact on the charts due to its short stay of six weeks. However, this feverish number gets all the juices flowing as does the unreleased "I've Been Working." Also featured on this set is the sentimental number "You Stopped Loving Me." The song was written by Vandross but initially released by Roberta Flack; both versions stand tall. "A House Is Not a Home" is the only ballad, and an elegant one it is, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally sung by Dionne Warwick nearly 20 years prior. Vandross orchestrates a contemporary masterpiece with this vintage number. Though it was never an official release by the label, it's a quiet storm jewel. In addition to his many music credits, Vandross was a featured guest vocalist with the progressive band Change. The same vocal savvy and smooth styling that the New York City native exhibited on songs like "Searching" and "Glow of Love" resurface here. This is one of the better R&B albums of the early '80s.
© Craig Lytle /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:54
- Main artists: Luther Vandross
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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