The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love is the first compilation album by American singer Luther Vandross, released on October 4, 1989. It contains two previously unreleased songs, "Here and Now"—which became Vandross' first top ten pop hit and won the Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" in 1991—and the 1990 US #5 R&B single "Treat You Right".
| The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love | ||||
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 Cover art by Raul Colon | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1989 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 117:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Jacques Fred Petrus | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
Track listing
Disc One
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Searching" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) | Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby | 8:02 |
| 2. | "The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) | David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Never Too Much" | Luther Vandross | 3:52 |
| 4. | "If This World Were Mine" (Duet with Cheryl Lynn) | Marvin Gaye | 5:24 |
| 5. | "A House Is Not a Home" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Bad Boy/Having a Party" | Sam Cooke, Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Since I Lost My Baby" | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Promise Me" | Vandross | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Til My Baby Comes Home" | Vandross, Miller | 5:34 |
| 10. | "If Only for One Night/Creepin'" | Brenda Russell, Stevie Wonder | 8:20 |
Disc Two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul | 9:18 |
| 2. | "Stop to Love" | Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:09 |
| 3. | "So Amazing" | Vandross | 3:43 |
| 4. | "There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines) | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Give Me the Reason" | Vandross, Adderley | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Any Love" | Vandross, Miller | 5:03 |
| 7. | "I Really Didn't Mean It" | Vandross, Miller | 5:43 |
| 8. | "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett | 7:20 |
| 9. | "Treat You Right" | Vandross, Miller | 6:37 |
| 10. | "Here and Now" | Terry Steele, David L. Elliott | 5:23 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21010 link]
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- "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.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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