I Know (Luther Vandross album)

I Know
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released August 11, 1998 (US)
Recorded 1997–1998
Clinton Recording Studios
(New York City, New York)
Sony Scoring Stage
(Culver City, California)
Sound Barriers
(New York City, New York)
The Hit Factory
(New York City, New York)
The Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul
Label Virgin
Producer Luther Vandross (also executive), Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley, Jr., Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Kenny "Dope" Gonzales, Tony Moran, "Little" Louie Vega
Luther Vandross chronology

Love Is on the Way
(1998)		 I Know
(1998)		 Always & Forever: The Classics
(1999)
Alternative cover
The Ultra Selection cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Vibe (favorable) [3]

I Know is the eleventh studio album (sixteenth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in August 1998 (see 1998 in music), and his only one for Virgin Records. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and the song "I Know" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1999. In early 2005, Dutch EMI affiliate Disky Records reissued the album in Europe with a different order of tracks as part of the budget series The Ultra Selection. It features a cover of "When I Need You", originally recorded by Leo Sayer.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Keeping My Faith in You"  Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney 4:55
2. "Isn't There Someone"  Vandross, Richard Marx 4:41
3. "Religion"  Vandross, Tony Moran 4:35
4. "Get It Right (featuring Marcella Precise)"  Vandross, Brailsford, Marcus Miller 5:26
5. "I Know (featuring Stevie Wonder)"  Vandross, Vertelney 5:22
6. "I'm Only Human (featuring Cassandra Wilson and Bob James)"  Vandross, Miller 5:28
7. "Nights in Harlem (featuring Marcella Precise)"  Vandross, Brailsford, Rex Rideout, Fonzi Thornton 4:57
8. "Dream Lover"  Vandross, Miller 4:32
9. "When I Need You"  Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager 6:47
10. "Are You Using Me?"  Vandross, Thornton, Carl Gonzalez, Luis Vager 5:21
11. "Are You Mad at Me?"  Vandross, John Anderson 4:35
12. "Now That I Have You"  Vandross, Vertelney 5:01
13. "Nights in Harlem (Darkchild Extended Remix featuring Guru)"  Vandross, Brailsford, Rex Rideout, Thornton 5:24

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 26
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9

References

  1. ↑ I Know (Luther Vandross album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Scherman, Tony (1998-08-14). "Music Review: 'I Know' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Luther Vandross - I Know CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.