Luther Vandross (album)
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| Luther Vandross | ||||
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| Studio album by Luther Vandross | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2001 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Brandon's Way, Los Angeles, California; Da Mills; Hartman Way Sound Studio, West Hills, Los Angeles; Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles; The Hit Factory, New York City, New York; The Record Plant, Los Angeles; The Underlab, Los Angeles; Vibe Zelect, Pasadena, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 66:52 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr., AllStar, Babyface, Eddie Berkeley, Warryn "Smiley" Campbell, Shep Crawford, Clive Davis, Darren Lightly, Soulshock, The Underdogs | |||
| Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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Luther Vandross is the self-titled twelfth studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross and his debut album on J Records, released in 2001. The song "Any Day Now" received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. Parts of "Take You Out" were interpolated by Jay-Z on "Excuse Me Miss" off his 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC Music | (favorable) [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
| People | [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Take You Out" | Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly, John Smith | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "Grown Thangs" | Jon B., Babyface, Luther Vandross | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Bring Your Heart to Mine" | Keir Gist, Eddie Berkeley, R. L. Huggar, Vandross | 4:21 | |
| 4. | "Can Heaven Wait" | Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Quincy Patrick, Joe Thomas | 5:35 | |
| 5. | "Say It Now" | Allen Gordon, Katrina Willis, Joel Campbell, Nate Butler | 4:32 | |
| 6. | "Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)" | Vandross, Reed Vertelney | 5:19 | |
| 7. | "I'd Rather" | Shep Crawford | 4:51 | |
| 8. | "How Do I Tell Her" | Ron Lawrence, Brook Richardson | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "Any Day Now" | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | 5:11 | |
| 10. | "If I Was the One" | Diane Warren | 4:19 | |
| 11. | "Let's Make Tonight the Night" | Eddie Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammed, Vandross | 4:17 | |
| 12. | "Like I'm Invisible" | Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Rex Rideout | 4:00 | |
| 13. | "Are You There (With Another Guy)" | Bacharach, Hal David | 5:55 | |
| 14. | "Love Forget" | Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:36 |
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 14 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ BBC Music review
- ↑ Cherry, Robert (2001-07-20). "Luther Vandross Review". Entertainment Weekly: 68–9. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ↑ People review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
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