The Ultimate Luther Vandross

~ Release by Luther Vandross (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Give Me the Reason
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
recording of:
Give Me the Reason
writer:
Nat Adderley and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross54:46
2Never 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 Vandross4.153:51
3If This World Were Mine
Luther Vandross feat. Cheryl Lynn4:00
4A 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 Vandross7:08
5Don’t Want to Be a Fool
recording of:
Don’t Want to Be a Fool
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross4:35
6So Amazing
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 Vandross3:42
7’til My Baby Comes Home
recording of:
'til My Baby Comes Home
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross4:00
8There’s Nothing Better Than Love
Luther Vandross feat. Gregory Hines4:17
9Stop 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 Vandross4:24
10Any Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
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 Vandross5:02
11Since I Lost My Baby
Luther Vandross3:53
12SuperstarLuther Vandross5:39
13Power of Love/Love Power
recording of:
Power of Love / Love Power
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician), Luther Vandross and Teddy Vann
medley of:
Love Power
Luther Vandross4:21
14The Rush
Luther Vandross3:57
15It’s Over Now
Luther Vandross4:07
16Here 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 Vandross5:23
17Love the One You’re WithLuther Vandross3:45