The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love

The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
Greatest hits album by Luther Vandross
Released October 4, 1989
Recorded 1979–1989
Genre R&B, soul, pop, adult contemporary
Length 117:19
Label Epic
Producer Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Jacques Fred Petrus
Luther Vandross chronology
Any Love
(1988)Any Love1988
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989)
Power of Love
(1991)Power of Love1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love is the first compilation album by American singer Luther Vandross, released on October 4, 1989. It contains two previously unreleased songs, "Here and Now"—which became Vandross' first top ten pop hit and won the Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" in 1991—and the 1990 US #5 R&B single "Treat You Right".

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Searching" (Change featuring Luther Vandross)Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade8:02
2."The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross)Wayne Garfield, David Romani, Malavasi6:12
3."Never Too Much"Luther Vandross3:52
4."If This World Were Mine" (with Cheryl Lynn)Marvin Gaye5:24
5."A House Is Not a Home"Burt Bacharach, Hal David7:09
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bad Boy/Having a Party"Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke5:19
7."Since I Lost My Baby"Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore5:23
8."Promise Me"Vandross4:42
9."'Til My Baby Comes Home"Vandross, Miller5:34
10."If Only for One Night/Creepin'"Brenda Russell, Stevie Wonder8:20
Side Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder9:18
12."Stop to Love"Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.5:09
13."So Amazing"Vandross3:43
14."There's Nothing Better Than Love" (with Gregory Hines)Vandross, Skip Anderson4:44
15."Give Me the Reason"Vandross, Adderley4:45
Side Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Any Love"Vandross, Miller5:03
17."I Really Didn't Mean It"Vandross, Miller5:43
18."Love Won't Let Me Wait"Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli7:20
19."Treat You Right"Vandross, Miller6:37
20."Here and Now"David L. Elliott, Terry Steele5:23

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21010 link]
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  5. "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  9. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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