Any Love (album)
| Any Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Right Track Recording (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 47:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
| Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Any Love | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Any Love is the sixth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on September 20, 1988. It reached the top position on the R&B Album charts that year for two weeks. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" and its title track was nominated for "Best R&B Song". Also, "She Won't Talk to Me" received a nomination for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" in 1990. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also features a cover of Major Harris' hit single "Love Won't Let Me Wait".
In 1990, Swiss pianist Alex Bugnon covered the title track on his album Head Over Heels.[6]
Smooth jazz guitarist Norman Brown also covered the song on the After the Storm album in 1994.
Also, the song "The Second Time Around" is a re-recording of a song featured on Vandross's band Luther's 1976 album of the same name.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wonder" | Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr. | 5:12 |
| 2. | "She Won't Talk to Me" | Vandross, Hubert Eaves III | 4:37 |
| 3. | "I Know You Want To" | Vandross, David Gamson, Porter Carroll, Jr. | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Come Back" | Vandross, Gamson | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Any Love" | Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett | 7:19 |
| 7. | "Are You Gonna Love Me" | Vandross, Miller | 5:10 |
| 8. | "For You to Love" | Vandross, Miller | 5:39 |
| 9. | "The Second Time Around" | Vandross | 6:21 |
Personnel
- Luther Vandross - vocals
- Paul Jackson Jr., Doc Powell - guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass, keyboards, synthesizer
- Nat Adderley Jr. - keyboards, synthesizer
- David Gamson - synthesizer
- Buddy Williams - drums
- Paulinho da Costa - percussion
- Jason Miles - programming
- Kirk Whalum - saxophone on "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
- George Young - saxophone on "The Second Time Around"
- Amy Knoles - timpani on "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
- Alan Rubin, Dave Tofani, Harold Jones, Homer Mensch, Jerome Ashby, Jon Faddis, Peter Gordon, Randy Brecker - horns
- Darryl Tookes, David Lasley, James Ingram, Kevin Owens, Lisa Fischer, Mark Stevens, Paulette McWilliams, Michael Lovesmith, Brenda White King, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee - backing vocals
- Technical
- Ray Bardani - engineer, mixing
- Matthew Rolston - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Head Over Heels overview". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Luther Vandross – Any Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Any Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Any Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Any Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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