Power of Love (Luther Vandross album)

Power of Love
Power of Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	April 26, 1991 (US)
Recorded	1991
Studio	Various A&M Studios; (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California); Right Track Recording; (New York City, New York); The Hit Factory; (New York City, New York); The Village; (Los Angeles, California); ;
Genre	R&B, soul, adult contemporary
Length	55:19
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross chronology
Singles from Power of Love
	"Power of Love/Love Power"; Released: April 9, 1991; "Don't Want to Be a Fool"; Released: June 20, 1991; "The Rush"; Released: November 1991; "Sometimes It's Only Love"; Released: April 1992;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

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 Billboard 200 at #7, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was the last #1 R&B Album 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Doesn't Mind"	Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney	4:05
2.	"Power of Love/Love Power"	Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann	6:42
3.	"I'm Gonna Start Today"	Vandross, Miller	6:12
4.	"The Rush"	Vandross, Miller	6:45
5.	"I Want the Night to Stay"	Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.	5:26
6.	"Don't Want to Be a Fool"	Vandross, Miller	4:34
7.	"I Can Tell You That"	Vandross, Hubert Eaves III	5:25
8.	"Sometimes It's Only Love"	Vandross, Skip Anderson	4:54
9.	"Emotional Love"	Vandross, Eaves	3:53
10.	"I (Who Have Nothing)" (Duet with Martha Wash)	Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	7:26

Production

Produced by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
Engineered by Ray Bardani, Martin Brumbach, Mark Harder, John Herman, Robert Hart, Rob Jaczko, Chad Munsey & Brian Schueble
Mixed by Ray Bardani
Mastered by Steve Hall

Personnel

Luther Vandross - Lead vocals (All tracks), and backing vocals (tracks 4, 8, 10)
Nat Adderley, Jr. (tracks 2, 5, 10), John "Skip" Anderson (8), Hubert Eaves III (7, 9), Jason Miles (All tracks), Marcus Miller (tracks 1-4, 6-10), Reed Vertelney (1) - keyboards, piano, bass, synthesizer programming
Paul Jackson, Jr. (tracks 2-3, 5-6, 9) - guitar
Paulinho da Costa - Percussion (tracks 5, 8, 10), Wind Chimes (2, 6)
Kirk Whalum - Saxophone solo: (track 10)
Tawatha Agee (tracks 1-3, 5-7), Michelle Cobbs (9), Lisa Fischer (1-2), Cissy Houston (1-3, 6-7), Genobia Jeter (2, 9), Pat Joyner (2), Darlene Love (1-2, 9), Paulette McWilliams (1-3, 6-7, 9), Cindy Mizelle (5-6), Tamira C. Sanders (2), Fonzi Thornton (1-2, 5), (Vocal Contractor- All tracks), Brenda White-King (1-3, 5-7, 9), Kevin Owens (2), Marcus Miller (2), Martha Wash (10) - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	11
US Billboard 200^[9]	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Chicago Tribune review 1
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Los Angeles Times review (mislabeled as "Love Power")
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide (mislabeled as "Love Power)
^ Rolling Stone review
^ "Austriancharts.at – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love" (in German). 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 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Music Canada.
^ "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Power of Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Chicago Tribune review 1

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] Los Angeles Times review (mislabeled as "Love Power")

[5] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide (mislabeled as "Love Power)

[6] Rolling Stone review

[ac_Austria_Luther_Vandross-7] "Austriancharts.at – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[ac_UK_Luther_Vandross-8] "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Luther_Vandross-9] "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Luther_Vandross-10] "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[year-end2-11] "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[CanadaLuther_VandrossPower_of_LovealbumCertRef-12] "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomLuther_VandrossPower_of_LovealbumCertRef-13] "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Power of Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesLuther_VandrossPower_of_LovealbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography Tours
Studio albums	Never Too Much Forever, for Always, for Love Busy Body The Night I Fell in Love Give Me the Reason Any Love Power of Love Never Let Me Go Songs This Is Christmas Your Secret Love I Know Luther Vandross Dance with My Father
Compilation albums	The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2 Love Is on the Way Always & Forever: The Classics Greatest Hits Super Hits Smooth Love The Ultimate Luther Vandross Stop to Love The Very Best of Love The Essential Luther Vandross Artist Collection: Luther Vandross Love, Luther Lovesongs
Live albums	Live Radio City Music Hall 2003
Singles	"Never Too Much" "Don't You Know That?" "If This World Were Mine" "Bad Boy"/"Having a Party" "Since I Lost My Baby" "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" "I'll Let You Slide" "Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Medley) "Til My Baby Comes Home" "It's Over Now" "Wait for Love" "Give Me the Reason" "Stop to Love" "There's Nothing Better Than Love" "I Really Didn't Mean It" "So Amazing" "Any Love" "She Won't Talk to Me" "For You to Love" "Here and Now" "Treat You Right" "Power of Love/Love Power" "Don't Want to Be a Fool" "The Rush" "Sometimes It's Only Love" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" "Heaven Knows" "Never Let Me Go" "Endless Love" "Always and Forever" "Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles" "Every Year, Every Christmas" "Your Secret Love" "I Can Make It Better" "Nights in Harlem" "I Know" "Take You Out" "Can Heaven Wait" "I'd Rather" "Dance with My Father" "Think About You" "Buy Me a Rose" "The Closer I Get to You" "One Shining Moment" "Shine"
Other songs	"A House Is Not a Home" "Any Day Now"
Tribute albums	Forever, for Always, for Luther So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II
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