Luther Vandross (album)
Luther Vandross is the self-titled thirteenth studio album by American R&B/soul recording artist 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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| BBC Music | (favorable)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
| People | (mixed)[4] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[5] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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| Released | June 19, 2001 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2000–01 | |||
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| Length | 66:52 | |||
| Label | J | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take You Out" |
| Campbell | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Grown Thangs" |
| Jon B. | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Bring Your Heart to Mine" |
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| 4:21 |
| 4. | "Can Heaven Wait" |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Say It Now" |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)" |
| Vandross | 5:19 |
| 7. | "I'd Rather" | Shep Crawford | Crawford | 4:51 |
| 8. | "How Do I Tell Her" |
| Lawrence | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Any Day Now" | Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:11 | |
| 10. | "If I Was the One" | Diane Warren | The Underdogs | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Let's Make Tonight the Night" |
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| 4:17 |
| 12. | "Like I'm Invisible" |
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| 4:00 |
| 13. | "Are You There (With Another Guy)" |
| Vandross | 5:55 |
| 14. | "Love Forgot" |
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| 5:36 |
| 15. | "You Really Started Something" (hidden track) |
| Vasquez | 4:37 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
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
- "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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