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The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
Cover art by Raul Colon
Greatest hits album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedOctober 4, 1989
Recorded1980–1989
GenreR&B, soul, pop, adult contemporary
Length117:19
LabelEpic
ProducerLuther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Jacques Fred Petrus
Luther Vandross chronology
Any Love
(1988) 		The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989) 		Power of Love
(1991)
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

Disc One

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Searching" (Change featuring Luther Vandross)Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby8:02
2."The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross)David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi6:12
3."Never Too Much"Luther Vandross3:52
4."If This World Were Mine" (Duet 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"Sam Cooke, Vandross, Marcus Miller5:19
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

Disc Two

Side Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul9:18
2."Stop to Love"Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr.5:09
3."So Amazing"Vandross3:43
4."There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines)Vandross, Skip Anderson4:44
5."Give Me the Reason"Vandross, Adderley4:45
Side Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Any Love"Vandross, Miller5:03
7."I Really Didn't Mean It"Vandross, Miller5:43
8."Love Won't Let Me Wait"Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett7:20
9."Treat You Right"Vandross, Miller6:37
10."Here and Now"Terry Steele, David L. Elliott5:23

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21010 link]
  2. ^ 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. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America.


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