The Essential Luther Vandross

~ Release by Luther Vandross (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Searching
vocals:
Luther Vandross
performer:
Change (80's pop/disco band)
recording of:
Searching
lyricist:
Paul Slade
composer:
Mauro Malavasi
Change3:41
2The Glow of LoveChange3:40
3Never Too Much
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Bashiri Johnson
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Georg Wadenius
horn [horns] and strings:
Paul Riser
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Crusher Bennett
background vocals [female backup vocals]:
Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466)
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Luther Vandross4.153:50
4Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)
writer:
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross4:57
5She’s a Super Lady
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
She’s a Super Lady
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross5:05
6Give Me the Reason
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
recording of:
Give Me the Reason
writer:
Nat Adderley and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross54:44
7Stop to Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recording of:
Stop to Love
lyricist and composer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Luther Vandross4:22
8See Me
Luther Vandross5:28
9I Really Didn’t Mean It
recording of:
I Really Didn’t Mean It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross54:26
10Any Love
recording of:
Any Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Luther Vandross4:23
11Here and Now
producer:
Jacques Fred Petrus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
Here and Now
writer:
David L. Elliott and Terry Steele
Luther Vandross5:22
12Love the One You’re WithLuther Vandross35:03
13Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Morales remix)
remixer:
David Morales
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
writer:
Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Luther Vandross6:50
14I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love) (Marcus Miller mix)
remixer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
Luther Vandross6:19
15Power of Love - Love Power (dance radio mix)
Luther Vandross6:32
CD 2
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1Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
writer:
Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Luther Vandross34:52
2Always & ForeverLuther Vandross4:52
3Endless LoveLuther Vandross & Mariah Carey3.754:18
4She’s So Good to Me
Luther Vandross4:55
5So Amazing
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
recording of:
So Amazing
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Uncle Ronnie’s Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Luther Vandross43:42
6I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
recording of:
I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross4:45
7Your Secret LoveLuther Vandross4:11
8Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
membranophone and percussion programming:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
bass and keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist), Cissy Houston, Paulette McWilliams, Cindy Mizelle, Kevin Owens, Tamira C. Sanders, Fonzi Thornton and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
recording of:
Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross4:41
9Heaven Knows
Luther Vandross4:25
10A House Is Not a Home
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
A House Is Not a Home
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1964)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1964)
publisher:
Diplomat Music (ended), Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (ended), Famous Music (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony
Luther Vandross7:06
11Power of Love (Love Power Original)
Luther Vandross4:18
12My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
Luther Vandross4:10
13The Night I Fell in Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
Luther Vandross6:04
14Never Too Much (’89 remix)
remixer:
Justin Strauss
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Luther Vandross5:40
15Stop to Love Remix (Marcus Miller mix)
remixer:
Eric Calvi and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
recording of:
Stop to Love
lyricist and composer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Luther Vandross5:28