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1991 studio album by Luther Vandross
Power of Love is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released in April 1991. The following year, the album earned Vandross two American Music Awards for "Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist" and "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" and one Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male", and the track "Power of Love/Love Power" won in the "Best R&B Song" category. It reached number seven on the US Billboard 200, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was Vandross's last number one for twelve years until Dance with My Father was released. Power of Love was later certified double platinum Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "She Doesn't Mind" | Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney | 4:05 |
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2. | "Power of Love/Love Power" | Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann | 6:42 |
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3. | "I'm Gonna Start Today" | Vandross, Miller | 6:12 |
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4. | "The Rush" | Vandross, Miller | 6:45 |
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5. | "I Want the Night to Stay" | Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr. | 5:26 |
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6. | "Don't Want to Be a Fool" | Vandross, Miller | 4:34 |
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7. | "I Can Tell You That" | Vandross, Hubert Eaves III | 5:25 |
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8. | "Sometimes It's Only Love" | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:54 |
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9. | "Emotional Love" | Vandross, Eaves | 3:53 |
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10. | "I (Who Have Nothing)" (Duet with Martha Wash) | Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 7:26 |
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Production
- Produced by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
- Engineered and Mixed by Ray Bardani
- Recorded by Fred Bova, Brian Cowieson, Carrie McConkey, Michael Morongell and Shelly Yakus.
- Recording Assistants – Martin Brumbach, Mark Harder, Robert Hart, John Herman, Rob Jaczko, Chad Munsey, Brian Schueble and Rich Travali.
- Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).
- Production Coordinator – Marsha Burns
- Art Direction and Design – George Corsillo
- Photography – Matthew Rolston
- Management – Billy Bass, Marsha Burns and Shep Gordon at Alive Enterprises, Inc.
- Personal Assistants – Hutaff Lennon and Elijah Reeder
Personnel
- Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5)
- Jason Miles – synthesizer sound programming
- Marcus Miller – keyboards (1-4, 6), synthesizer programming (1-4, 6, 8), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 6), bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 10), backing vocals (2), additional keyboards (7, 8, 9)
- Reed Vertelney – synthesizer programming (1)
- Nat Adderley, Jr. – acoustic piano (2), keyboards (5, 10), synthesizer programming (5, 10), rhythm and string arrangements (5, 10)
- Hubert Eaves III – keyboards (7, 9), synthesizer programming (7, 9), rhythm arrangements (7, 9)
- John "Skip" Anderson – keyboards (8), synthesizer programming (8), rhythm arrangements (8)
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – wind chimes (2, 6), percussion (5, 8, 10)
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (10)
- Joe Soldo – string contractor (5)
- Alfred Brown – string contractor (10)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (1, 2, 9)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 2, 5), vocal contractor (all tracks)
- Brenda White King – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
- Genobia Jeter – backing vocals (2, 9)
- Pat Joyner – backing vocals (2)
- Kevin Owens – backing vocals (2)
- Tamira C. Sanders – backing vocals (2)
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (9)
- Martha Wash – lead and backing vocals (10)
Charts
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Certifications
See also
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