Luther Vandross (album)

Luther Vandross is the self-titled thirteenth studio album by American R&B/soul 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [3]
People(mixed)[4]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Luther Vandross
Studio album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedJune 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) (US)
Recorded2000–01
Genre
Length66:52
LabelJ
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
Smooth Love
(2000)		 Luther Vandross
(2001)		 The Ultimate Luther Vandross
(2001)
Singles from Luther Vandross
  1. "Take You Out"
    Released: June 9, 2001
  2. "Can Heaven Wait"
    Released: December 2001
  3. "I'd Rather"
    Released: April 16, 2002

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take You Out"
Campbell3:25
2."Grown Thangs"
Jon B.4:32
3."Bring Your Heart to Mine"
  • Gist
  • Berkeley
4:21
4."Can Heaven Wait"
Soulshock & Karlin5:35
5."Say It Now"
Soulshock & Karlin4:32
6."Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)"
  • Vandross
  • Reed Vertelney
Vandross5:19
7."I'd Rather"Shep CrawfordCrawford4:51
8."How Do I Tell Her"
Lawrence4:17
9."Any Day Now"
Nat Adderley Jr.5:11
10."If I Was the One"Diane WarrenThe Underdogs4:19
11."Let's Make Tonight the Night"
4:17
12."Like I'm Invisible"
  • Edmonds
  • Vandross
4:00
13."Are You There (With Another Guy)"
Vandross5:55
14."Love Forgot"
  • Vandross
  • Miller
5:36
15."You Really Started Something" (hidden track)
Vasquez4:37

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. BBC Music review
  3. Cherry, Robert (2001-07-20). "Luther Vandross Review". Entertainment Weekly: 68–9. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  4. People review
  5. Rolling Stone review
  7. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  8. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  10. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  12. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 



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