Songs (Luther Vandross album)

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Songs
Cover album by Luther Vandross
Released	September 27, 1994 (U.S.)
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Epic
Producer	Walter Afanasieff
Professional reviews
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Luther Vandross chronology
Never Let Me Go (1993) Songs (1994) This Is Christmas (1995)

Songs the ninth studio album (tenth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in September 27, 1994 (see 1994 in music) on Epic Records. It produced the singles "Endless Love", "Always and Forever", and "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". According to an interview both Luther and Mariah Carey had in Japan following their release of "Endless Love", there was mention that Carey had given advice as to what songs Vandross would cover in this album.^[1][2]

Songs earned Vandross four nominations at the 1995 Grammy Awards—"Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" for "Love the One You're With", "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" for "Endless Love", "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" for "Always and Forever", and "Best R&B Album".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) (originally recorded by Stephen Stills) – 5:03
2. "Killing Me Softly" (Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox) (originally recorded by Lori Lieberman) – 5:33
3. "Endless Love" (with Mariah Carey) (Lionel Richie) (originally recorded by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) – 4:20
4. "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) (originally recorded by Barbra Streisand) – 3:54
5. "Reflections" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) (originally recorded by Diana Ross & the Supremes) – 3:21
6. "Hello" (Richie) (originally recorded by Lionel Richie) – 4:44
7. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) (originally recorded by McFadden & Whitehead) – 4:53
8. "Always and Forever" (Rodney Temperton) (originally recorded by Heatwave) – 4:53
9. "Going in Circles" (Anita Poree, Jerry Peters) (originally recorded by The Friends of Distinction) – 5:12
10. "Since You've Been Gone" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White) (originally recorded by Aretha Franklin) – 4:15
11. "All the Woman I Need" (Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore) (originally recorded by Linda Clifford as "All the Man I Need") – 4:54
12. "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon) – 5:18
13. "The Impossible Dream" (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion) (originally recorded by Richard Kiley) – 5:16

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	27
Dutch Albums Chart	20
German Albums Chart	24
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart	5
Swedish Albums Chart	48
Swiss Albums Chart	20
UK Albums Chart	1
U.S. Billboard 200	5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Preceded by From the Cradle by Eric Clapton

UK Albums Chart number-one album October 1, 1994

Succeeded by Monster by R.E.M.

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