Power of Love (Luther Vandross album)

Power of Love is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released in April 1991. 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 number seven on the US Billboard 200, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was Vandross's last number one for twelve years until Dance with My Father was released. Power of Love was later certified double platinum Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Power of Love
Studio album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedApril 26, 1991 (US)
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
Length55:19
LabelEpic
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989)		 Power of Love
(1991)		 Never Let Me Go
(1993)
Singles from Power of Love
  1. "Power of Love/Love Power"
    Released: April 9, 1991
  2. "Don't Want to Be a Fool"
    Released: June 20, 1991
  3. "The Rush"
    Released: November 1991
  4. "Sometimes It's Only Love"
    Released: April 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Doesn't Mind"Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney4:05
2."Power of Love/Love Power"Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann6:42
3."I'm Gonna Start Today"Vandross, Miller6:12
4."The Rush"Vandross, Miller6:45
5."I Want the Night to Stay"Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.5:26
6."Don't Want to Be a Fool"Vandross, Miller4:34
7."I Can Tell You That"Vandross, Hubert Eaves III5:25
8."Sometimes It's Only Love"Vandross, Skip Anderson4:54
9."Emotional Love"Vandross, Eaves3:53
10."I (Who Have Nothing)" (Duet with Martha Wash)Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller7:26

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
  • Luther Vandross – lead vocals (all tracks), and backing vocals (tracks 4, 8, 10)
  • Nat Adderley, Jr. (tracks 2, 5, 10), John "Skip" Anderson (8), Hubert Eaves III (7, 9), Jason Miles (all tracks), Marcus Miller (tracks 1–4, 6–10), Reed Vertelney (1) – keyboards, piano, bass, synthesizer programming
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. (tracks 2–3, 5–6, 9) – guitar
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 5, 8, 10), wind chimes (2, 6)
  • Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (track 10)
  • Tawatha Agee (tracks 1–3, 5–7), Michelle Cobbs (9), Lisa Fischer (1–2), Cissy Houston (1–3, 6–7), Genobia Jeter (2, 9), Pat Joyner (2), Darlene Love (1–2, 9), Paulette McWilliams (1–3, 6–7, 9), Cindy Mizelle (5–6), Tamira C. Sanders (2), Fonzi Thornton (1–2, 5), (vocal contractor– all tracks), Brenda White-King (1–3, 5–7, 9), Kevin Owens (2), Marcus Miller (2), Martha Wash (10) – backing vocals

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

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

See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Chicago Tribune review 1
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. Los Angeles Times review (mislabeled as "Love Power")
  5. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide (mislabeled as "Love Power)
  6. Rolling Stone review
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  9. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  10. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  11. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Music Canada.
  13. "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Power of Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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