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- Date Released: January 1, 1981
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Epic
- Copyright: 1981 CBS INC.
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They Say...
The debut solo album from Luther Vandross featured one outstanding song after another. Vandross concocts a bouncy, vibrant flow on his up-tempo numbers and an intimate, emotional connection on his moderate grooves and his lone ballad. The title track stormed up the Billboard R&B charts to number one where it remained for two weeks. The mellow groove of "Don't You Know That," which checked in at number ten, was the second single. "Sugar and Spice" had less of an impact on the charts due to its short stay of six weeks. However, this feverish number gets all the juices flowing as does the unreleased "I've Been Working." Also featured on this set is the sentimental number "You Stopped Loving Me." The song was written by Vandross but initially released by Roberta Flack; both versions stand tall. "A House Is Not a Home" is the only ballad, and an elegant one it is, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally sung by Dionne Warwick nearly 20 years prior. Vandross orchestrates a contemporary masterpiece with this vintage number. Though it was never an official release by the label, it's a quiet storm jewel. In addition to his many music credits, Vandross was a featured guest vocalist with the progressive band Change. The same vocal savvy and smooth styling that the New York City native exhibited on songs like "Searching" and "Glow of Love" resurface here. This is one of the better R&B albums of the early '80s.
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Never Too Much |
3:50 |
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| 02. | |
Sugar And Spice (I Found Me A Girl) |
4:58 |
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| 03. | |
Don't You Know That? |
4:02 |
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| 04. | |
I've Been Working |
6:35 |
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| 05. | |
She's A Super Lady |
5:07 |
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| 06. | |
You Stopped Loving Me |
5:15 |
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| 07. | |
A House Is Not A Home |
7:07 |
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07 Total Tracks, 36:54 Total Length
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Credits
- Luther Vandross - Arranger // Luther Vandross - Vocals // Luther Vandross - Vocals (Background) // Luther Vandross - Producer // Luther Vandross - Vocal Arrangement // Luther Vandross - Rhythm Arrangements // Luther Vandross - Original Recording Producer // Nat Adderley - Arranger // Nat Adderley - Arranger // Nat Adderley - Arranger // Nat Adderley - Arranger // Nat Adderley - Keyboards // Nat Adderley - Keyboards // Nat Adderley - Keyboards // Nat Adderley - Keyboards // Nat Adderley - Vocals (Background) // Nat Adderley - Vocals (Background) // Nat Adderley - Vocals (Background) // Nat Adderley - Vocals (Background) // Stephen Moore - Project Coordinator // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Tawatha Agee - Vocals (Background) // Larkin Arnold - Producer // Larkin Arnold - Executive Producer // Phillip Ballou - Vocals (Background) // Bashiri Johnson - Percussion // Bashiri Johnson - Conga // Carl Beatty - Engineer // Crusher Bennett - Percussion // Crusher Bennett - Conga // Michael Brauer - Engineer // Michael Brauer - Mixing // Greg Calbi - Mastering // Cissy Houston - Vocals (Background) // Lincoln Clapp - Assistant Engineer // Michelle Cobbs - Vocals (Background) // Hal David - Author // Sefra Herman - Production Coordination // Andy Hoffman - Assistant Engineer // Anthony Jackson - Bass // Gary King - Arranger // Yvonne Lewis - Vocals (Background) // Steve Love - Guitar // Gregg Mann - Assistant Engineer // Marcus Miller - Bass // Marcus Miller - Bass // Marcus Miller - Bass // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Reissue Mastering // Leon Pendarvis - Arranger // Leon Pendarvis - Horn Arrangements // Leon Pendarvis - String Arrangements // Paul Riser - Strings // Paul Riser - Horn // Paul Riser - String Arrangements // Sybil Thomas - Vocals (Background) // Fonzi Thornton - Vocals (Background) // Fonzi Thornton - Vocal Contractor // George Wadenius - Guitar // George Wadenius - Guitar // Ed Walsh - Synthesizer // Don Wershba - Assistant Engineer // Brenda White - Vocals (Background) // Buddy Williams - Drums // Norma Jean Wright - Vocals (Background) // Leo Sacks - Reissue Preparation // William King - Conga // Brian Chin - Liner Notes // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Nat Adderley, Jr. - Arranger // Nat Adderley, Jr. - Keyboards // Nat Adderley, Jr. - Vocals (Background) // Nat Adderley, Jr. - Rhythm Arrangements // William Coupon - Photography // Nicky Kalliongis - Assistant Engineer // Karen Katz - Art Direction // Karen Katz - Design // Hutaff Lennon - Wardrobe // Billy King - Conga // Jeremy Engel - Packaging Manager // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Stephan Moore - Project Director
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Strings //
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Piano (Electric) //
- Vocals
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