Power of Love (Luther Vandross album)
| Power of Love | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Luther Vandross | ||||||||||
| Released | April 26, 1991 (US) | |||||||||
| Recorded |
Mid-1990—March 1991 at A&M Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Right Track Recording (New York City, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) The Village (Los Angeles, California) | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, soul, adult contemporary | |||||||||
| Length | 55:19 | |||||||||
| Label | Epic, Legacy | |||||||||
| Producer | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||||||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (1991)[2] (1993)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
Power of Love is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in April 1991 (see 1991 in music). The following year, the album earned Vandross two American Music Awards for "Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist" and "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" and one Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male", and the track "Power of Love/Love Power" won in the "Best R&B Song" category. It reached Billboard 200 at #7, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was the last #1 R&B Album for twelve years until Dance With My Father was released.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "She Doesn't Mind" | Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney | 4:05 | |
| 2. | "Power of Love/Love Power" | Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann | 6:42 | |
| 3. | "I'm Gonna Start Today" | Vandross, Miller | 6:12 | |
| 4. | "The Rush" | Vandross, Miller | 6:45 | |
| 5. | "I Want the Night to Stay" | Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr. | 5:26 | |
| 6. | "Don't Want to Be a Fool" | Vandross, Miller | 4:34 | |
| 7. | "I Can Tell You That" | Vandross, Hubert Eaves III | 5:25 | |
| 8. | "Sometimes It's Only Love" | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:54 | |
| 9. | "Emotional Love" | Vandross, Eaves | 3:53 | |
| 10. | "I (Who Have Nothing) (Duet with Martha Wash)" | Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 7:26 |
Production
- Produced By Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
- Engineered By Ray Bardani, Martin Brumbach, Mark Harder, John Herman, Robert Hart, Rob Jaczko, Chad Munsey & Brian Schueble
- Mixed By Ray Bardani
- Mastered By Steve Hall
Personnel
- Keyboards; Drum, Keyboard & Synth Programming: Nat Adderley, Jr., John Anderson, Skip Anderson, Hubert Eaves III, Jason Miles, Marcus Miller, Reed Vertelney
- Guitars: Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
- Saxophone: Kirk Whalum
- Backing Vocals: Tawatha Agee, Michelle Cobbs, Lisa Fischer, Cissy Houston, Genobia Jeter, Pat Joyner, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams, Cindy Mizelle, Tamira C. Sanders, Fonzi Thornton (Vocal Contractor), Brenda White-King, Martha Wash
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums | 1 |
References
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)
