Luther Vandross
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New York City native Luther Vandross did not generate any number one hits with his second effort for the Epic imprint. Nonetheless, he presents another solid album. The smooth crooner has demonstrated a keen ability to attractively arrange remakes with such beauty and suspense as he did with three of the four featured releases. On the vintage ballad "If This World Were Mine," Vandross teams up with Cheryl Lynn. The single peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B charts. He lays his signature on a jammin' medley remake of "Bad Boy/Having a Party." The chandelier-swinging number stepped in at number three. He concludes with the Temptations' gem "Since I Lost My Baby." Penned by Smokey Robinson and Warren Moore, this mournful mid-tempo number tipped in at 17. "Promise Me," "Once You Know How," "She Loves Back," and the other selections are supreme compositions. Luther Vandross' dominance of the R&B arena was beginning to surface.
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A1 | Bad Boy / Having A Party Arranged By – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross Backing Vocals [Background Party People] – Brenda White*, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Paulette Mc Williams*, Phillip Ballou Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Ralph Mac Donald* Synthesizer – Ed Walsh Written-By [Bad Boy] – Sam Cooke Written-By [Having A Party] – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:16 | |
A2 | You're The Sweetest One Arranged By [Rhythm] – Marcus Miller Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Paul Riser Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross Backing Vocals – Brenda White*, Cissy Houston, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Ralph Mac Donald* Written-By – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | 4:47 | |
A3 | Since I Lost My Baby Arranged By [Rhythm] – Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.* Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Paul Riser Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross Backing Vocals – Brenda White*, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Norma Jean Wright, Paulette McWilliams, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa, Sammy Figueroa Written-By – Warren Moore, William Robinson, Jr. | 5:28 | |
A4 | Forever, For Always, For Love Arranged By [Rhythm] – Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.* Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Paul Riser Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Buddy Williams Guitar – Doc Powell Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Soloist, Flute – Lawrence Feldman Written-By – Luther Vandross | 6:24 | |
B1 | Better Love Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Paul Riser Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross Backing Vocals – Brenda White*, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Michelle Cobbs, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa, Sammy Figueroa Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.* | 6:26 | |
B2 | Promise Me Arranged By [Rhythm] – Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.* Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.* Arranged By [Vocals], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Written-By – Luther Vandross | 4:40 | |
B3 | She Loves Me Back Arranged By [Rhythm] – Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.* Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.* Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross Backing Vocals – Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Michelle Cobbs Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Yogi Horton Guitar – Doc Powell Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Vocals ["I Love You Back"] – Brenda White*, Cissy Houston, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis Written-By – Luther Vandross | 6:10 | |
B4 | Once You Know How Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.* Backing Vocals – Brenda White*, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Michelle Cobbs, Norma Jean Wright, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee Bass – Marcus Miller Drums – Buddy Williams Electric Piano – Nat Adderley, Jr.* Guitar – Doc Powell Written-By, Piano [Acoustic], Arranged By [Rhythm & Vocals] – Luther Vandross | 4:36 |
- Coordinator [Production Coordination], Contractor [Musical Contractor] – Sephra Herman
- Copyist [Music Copyist] – Al Schoonmaker*, Steve Prisby
- Design – John Berg, Peter A. Alfieri
- Engineer [Assistant, Mediasound] – Andy Hoffman, Harry Spiridakis, Scott Mabuchi
- Engineer [Assistant, Record Plant] – Karat Faye
- Engineer [Assistant, Village Recorder] – Robin Laine
- Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
- Horns – Alan Rubin, David Barjeron*, David Taylor, Greg Williams*, Jon Clarke*, Jon Faddis, Lawrence Feldman, Lou Marini, Michael Brecker, Peter Gordon (8), Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Management – Alive Enterprises, Inc.
- Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Greg Calbi
- Photography By [Photographs] – Bill King (12)
- Producer [Produced By] – Luther Vandross
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Brauer*
- Strings – Al Brown*, Manny Vardi*, Frederick Buldrini, Gene Bianco, Guy Lumia, Harry Zavatzian*, Helen Weiss, Homer Mensch, Jesse Levy, John Beal, Jonathan Abromowitz*, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Leo Kahn, Lewis Bagowitz, Lewis Eley, Loranne Montesi*, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Max Pollikoff, Ora Shiran, Richard Sortornme*, Richard Young (6), Ron Carter, Sidney Kaufman, Sue Pray
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA pressing, as indicated by "G" etched in the side B runout.
Produced for
Vandross Ltd.
Recorded and mixed for M.H.B. Production, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, NY
Production Coordination Sephra Herman
Recorded at Mediasound, New York
Thanks Gordon Elliott, Susan Planer, Hank Meyer, Suzanne Buckley
Village Recorder, Los Angeles (Thanks Kathy Konop)
Record Plant, Los Angeles (Thanks Rose Mann)
Luther's wardrobe designed and executed by Hutaff Lennon, Jr.
Special thanks to: Larkin Arnold, Cheryl Lynn, Aretha Franklin,
The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
My fabulous arrangers: Nat Adderley, Jr., Marcus Miller, Paul Riser, Leon Pandarvis, Jr.
The best singers who happen to be my closest friends: (even Bruce Wallace & Hutaff Lennon can hum a mean tune) Shep Gordon, Daniel Markus, Bert Padell, Jimmy Woods, Sephra Herman, Michael Brauer
The great staff of personalities at Epic/CBS Records & once again the warmest & most emotionally reassuring family a guy can love - Mary Ida, Pat
Ann, Anthony, Vaneisa, Ramone, Debra, Seveda, Tonia, Parise, Charece, Tamira, Avalon, & Welcome To The World, Klerese
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Inc.
Phillip Ballou appears courtesy of Handshake Records.
Fonzi Thornton appears courtesy of RCA Records.
℗ 1982 CBS Inc.
Runouts are etched, except for "STERLING" which is stamped.
- Barcode (Scanned): 07464382351
- Barcode (Printed): 0 7464-38235-1
- Pressing Plant ID (Etched in side B runout): G
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): AL 38235
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): BL 38235
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): AL 38235-1B STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): BL. 38235 G2A C.B.S. GA. CB A1 G
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 2): G I AL 38235-1E A9 STERLING Ⓗ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 2): G I BL 38235-1E C8 STERLING Ⓗ
Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear | ||||||
Recently Edited | Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) | Epic | EPC 25013 | Europe | 1982 | |
New Submission | Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) | Epic | ELPS 4349 | New Zealand | 1982 | |
New Submission | Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) | Epic | EPC 4606971 | Europe | 1982 | |
Recently Edited | Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album, Stereo) | Epic | FE 38235 | Canada | 1982 | |
New Submission | Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) | Epic, Epic | FE 38235, ELPS 4349 | Australia | 1982 |
why did the UK copies of this Album have a different title?
This LP is worth buying just for the dancefloor boogie track, "You're The Sweetest One". Essential Luther Vandross.
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