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1981 studio album by Luther Vandross
Never Too Much Released August 12, 1981 Recorded April–July 1981 Studio Media Sound Studios (New York City) Genre R&B Length 36 :50 Label Epic Producer Luther Vandross Larkin Arnold (exec. )
Never Too Much is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross , released on August 12, 1981. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 (then known as Pop Albums), peaked at number one on the R&B Albums chart, and went double platinum by the RIAA . The album earned Vandross two Grammy Award nominations in 1982 —"Best New Artist " and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male ".
The album's title track topped the Black Singles chart for two weeks. Vandross's rendition of Dionne Warwick 's 1964 "A House Is Not a Home " became one of his signature songs, and received attention for its transformation into an "epic", since its duration was extended to seven minutes.
Track listing
All songs written by Luther Vandross; except "A House Is Not a Home" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David .
Personnel
Adapted from Allmusic[5]
Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 3-6), arrangements (4), song arrangements (7)
Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards (1–7), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), arrangements (4), backing vocals (4, 5)
Ed Walsh – synthesizers (2, 4)
Georg Wadenius – guitar (1, 2, 3, 7)
Steve Love – guitar (3–6)
Marcus Miller – bass (1–7)
Anthony Jackson – bass (7)
Buddy Williams – drums (1–7)
Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (1, 4, 5, 7), congas (4)
Bashiri Johnson – congas (1, 2), percussion (2, 5)
Billy King – congas (3, 5, 6)
Paul Riser – horn arrangements (2, 5), string arrangements (2, 3, 5)
Gary King – arrangements (4)
Leon Pendarvis – string arrangements (6, 7), horn arrangements (7)
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1–6)
Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 2)
Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (1, 2)
Sybil Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2)
Brenda White King – backing vocals (1, 2)
Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (3–6)
Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor, backing vocals (4, 5)
Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (4, 5)
Production
Producer – Luther Vandross
Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
Production Coordination – Sephra Herman
Recorded and Mixed by Michael H. Brauer
Engineer – Carl Beatty
Assistant Engineers – Lincoln Clapp, Andy Hoffman, Nicky Kalliongos, Gregg Mann and Don Wershba.
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Art Direction – Karen Katz
Photography – William Coupon
Wardrobe – Hutaff Lennon
Management – David M. Franklin
Charts
Album
Year End Chart (1982)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200
56
R&B
8
Charting Singles
Certifications
See also
Notes
^ Never Too Much at AllMusic
^ Kot, Greg (1993-10-03). "The Best Of Vandross On Record" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2013-04-03 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "CG: Luther Vandross" . RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-03 .
^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; Miller, Jim; George-Warren, Holly (February 14, 1992). "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music" . Random House – via Google Books.
^ "Never Too Much - Luther Vandross | Credits" . AllMusic .
^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Never Too Much" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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