The Essential Luther Vandross

The Essential Luther Vandross

by Luther Vandross
The Essential Luther Vandross

The Essential Luther Vandross

by Luther Vandross

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Overview

The 1989 release The Best of Luther Vandross captures Vandross at the peak of his powers, chronicling the '80s, when he reigned as the premier soul crooner of his time. That remains the definitive portrait of Vandross at his creative pinnacle, but 2003's The Essential Luther Vandross extends its reach much further, stopping when Vandross left Epic in 1996. So, it becomes a summary of his time at the label, and it's a thorough one; it may not be sequenced chronologically, but it hits all the big songs, throwing in some obscurities like "She's So Good to Me" from the Goonies soundtrack. If The Best of Luther Vandross has a bit of an edge, it's because of the consistency of the material; by concentrating on a particular era, it leaves out a lot of pleasantly pedestrian duets that kind of bog this collection down a little bit. Still, that's a minor point -- as is the complaint that this is not sequenced chronologically -- because this serves up 30 of Vandross' finest in a nice double-disc package. Most listeners will be plenty satisfied with this fine collection. [A 35-track two-CD set was released in 2015.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 10/16/2015
Label: Sony Legacy / Sony Music
UPC: 0888750704726
Rank: 5759

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Love It, Love It [Radio Edit]
  2. The Glow of Love [7" Version]
  3. Searching [7" Version]
  4. Never Too Much
  5. A House Is Not a Home
  6. Don't You Know That?
  7. If This World Were Mine [Single Version]
  8. Bad Boy/Having a Party [Single Version]
  9. How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
  10. Superstar
  11. It's Over Now
  12. Wait for Love [Single Version]
  13. If Only for One Night
  14. Creepin'
  15. Anyone Who Had a Heart
  16. Give Me the Reason
  17. There's Nothing Better Than Love
  18. So Amazing

Disc 2

  1. Stop to Love
  2. Bridge Over Troubled Waters [From the Television Program "Cinemax Sessions - The All-Star Gospel Session"]
  3. Any Love
  4. Here and Now
  5. Look to the Rainbow
  6. Power of Love/Love Power [Master Single Version]
  7. Don't Want to Be a Fool
  8. The Best Things in Life Are Free [Mo' Money Soundtrack Version]
  9. Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
  10. Endless Love
  11. Your Secret Love [Single Mix]
  12. Are You Using Me? [Masters at Work Radio Remix]
  13. Take You Out [Radio Edit & Album Version]
  14. I'd Rather [Album Version & Radio Version]
  15. Dance With My Father [Album & Radio Version]
  16. The Closer I Get to You [Radio Edit]
  17. Shine [Freemasons Mixshow]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Luther Vandross   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Gregory Hines   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Martha Wash   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Mariah Carey   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Dionne Warwick   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Janet Jackson   Primary Artist
Cheryl Lynn   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Paul Simon   Primary Artist
Change   Primary Artist
Jennifer Holliday   Primary Artist
Patti Austin   Guest Artist,Vocals
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guest Artist,Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa   Guest Artist,Congas,Percussion
Marcus Miller   Guest Artist,Bass,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Michael White   Guest Artist,Percussion
Buddy Williams   Drums
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Michelle Cobbs   Vocals
Yogi Horton   Drums
Yvonne Lewis   Vocals
Ava Cherry   Vocals
Doc Powell   Guitar
Fonzi Thornton   Vocals
Genobia Jeter   Vocals
Skip Anderson   Synthesizer
David Lasley   Vocals
Lisa Fischer   Vocals
Robin Clark   Vocals
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals
Anthony Jackson   Bass
Alex Brown   Vocals
Brenda White-King   Vocals
Errol Crusher Bennett   Percussion
Pat Joyner   Vocals
Georg "Jojje" Wadenius   Guitar
Ed Walsh   Synthesizer
Phillip Ballou   Vocals
Eluriel Tinker Barfield   Bass
Tamira C. Sanders   Vocals
Charlotte Crossley   Vocals
Cissy Houston   Vocals
Ivan Hampden   Drum Overdubs
Bell Biv DeVoe   Guest Artist
Lynn Davis   Vocals
Johnny Britt   Vocals
Phillip Ingram   Vocals
Ralph Tresvant   Guest Artist
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Sybil Thomas   Vocals
Darlene Love   Vocals
Alfa Anderson   Vocals
Tawatha Agee   Vocals
Paulette McWilliams   Vocals
Steve Kroon   Bongos,Congas
Beyonce Knowles   Featured Artist
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals

Technical Credits

Liz Reilly   Photo Research
Gene McFadden   Composer
Dana Jon Chappelle   Engineer,Mixing
Marcus Miller   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
David Elliot   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Darren Salmieri   A&R
Teddy Vann   Composer
Terry Steele   Composer
Paul Riser   Arranger
Hal David   Composer
Skip Anderson   Arranger,Composer,Synthesizer Programming
Leon Russell   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Maurice Joshua   Product Manager
Patti Matheny   A&R
B. Russell   Composer
Paul Slade   Composer
Norman Jean Roy   Photography
Ron Kellum   Design
Wayne Garfield   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Kyle Wofford   A&R
Joy Gilbert Monfried   Product Manager
Ed Walsh   Synthesizer Programming
Matthew Rolston   Photography
Linda Chang   Packaging Manager
David L. Elliott   Composer
David Romani   Composer
Carlo Donida   Composer
Jason Miles   Synthesizer Programming
John Whitehead   Composer
Luther Vandross   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mauro Malavasi   Composer
Leon Pendarvis   Arranger
Lionel Richie   Composer
Leo Sacks   Compilation Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Rod Temperton   Composer
Audio 2   Composer
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jerry Cohen   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Richard Marx   Composer
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Nat Adderley   Composer
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Producer
Ray Bardani   Mixing,Engineer,Compilation Producer
Reed Vertelney   Composer
Michael Brauer   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Brenda Russell   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
Stephen Stills   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Steve Goldman   Composer
Paulinho Da Costa   Wind Chimes
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Bonnie Bramlett   Composer
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