Luther Vandross (album)
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| Luther Vandross | ||||
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| Studio album by Luther Vandross | ||||
| Released | 2001 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Brandon's Way (Los Angeles, California) Da Mills (?) Hartman Way Sound Studio (West Hills, Los Angeles, California) Paramount Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) The Underlab (Los Angeles, California) Vibe Zelect (Pasadena, California) |
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| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 66:52 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr., AllStar, Babyface, Eddie Berkeley, Warryn "Smiley" Campbell, Shep Crawford, Clive Davis, Darren Lightly, Soulshock, The Underdogs | |||
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Luther Vandross is the self-titled twelfth studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross and his debut album on J Records, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). 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.
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take You Out" | Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly, John Smith | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Grown Thangs" | Jon B., Babyface, Luther Vandross | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Bring Your Heart to Mine" | Keir Gist, Eddie Berkeley, R. L. Huggar, Luther Vandross | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Can Heaven Wait" | Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Quincy Patrick, Joe Thomas, Danny Mercado | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Say It Now" | Allen Gordon, Katrina Willis, Joel Campbell, Nate Butler | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)" | Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney | 5:19 |
| 7. | "I'd Rather" | Shep Crawford | 4:51 |
| 8. | "How Do I Tell Her" | Ron Lawrence, Brook Richardson | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Any Day Now" | Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | 5:11 |
| 10. | "If I Was the One" | Diane Warren | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Let's Make Tonight the Night" | Eddie Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammed, Luther Vandross | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Like I'm Invisible" | Luther Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Rex Rideout | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Are You There (With Another Guy)" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 5:55 |
| 14. | "Love Forgot" | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | 3:20 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 14 |
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