Luther Vandross (album)

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Luther Vandross is the self-titled twelfth studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross and his debut album on J Records, released in 2001. 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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC Music	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	A−
People	(mixed)
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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, Vandross	4:21
4.	"Can Heaven Wait"	Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Quincy Patrick, Joe Thomas	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)"	Vandross, Reed Vertelney	5:19
7.	"I'd Rather"	Shep Crawford	4:51
8.	"How Do I Tell Her"	Ron "Amen-Ra" 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, Vandross	4:17
12.	"Like I'm Invisible"	Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Rex Rideout	4:00
13.	"Are You There (With Another Guy)"	Bacharach, Hal David	5:55
14.	"Love Forgot"	Vandross, Marcus Miller	5:36

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Billboard 200	108

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.