Any Love (album)

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Any Love
Luther Vandross - Any Love - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1988
RecordedDecember 1987–June 1988
Studio A&M Studios
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Right Track Recording
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B
Length47:37
Label Epic
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
Give Me the Reason
(1986)
Any Love
(1988)
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989)
Singles from Any Love
  1. "Any Love"
    Released: August 1, 1988
  2. "She Won't Talk to Me"
    Released: November 1, 1988
  3. "For You to Love"
    Released: February 1, 1989

Any Love is the sixth studio album by American singer Luther Vandross. It was released by Epic Records on September 20, 1988, in the United States. Produced by Vandross and Marcus Miller, the album features a cover of Major Harris' hit single "Love Won't Let Me Wait" as well as "The Second Time Around," a re-recording of a song featured on Vandross's band Luther's 1976 album of the same name.

Contents

The album reached at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, also reaching the top position on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). At the 1989 Grammy Awards, Any Love was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, while its title track was nominated for Best R&B Song. Also, "She Won't Talk to Me" received a nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1990.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B− [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn noted that while "there were some who felt that Vandross suffered a slight slump when this album only reached the platinum level after two consecutive double-platinum winners, [...] "Here And Now" was a huge smash, and by now the pop crowd was fully aware of Vandross' vocal charms and allure. "She Won't Talk To Me" was a bit on the posturing side, but still managed to do decently, while there were also fine album cuts like "I Wonder" and "Are You Gonna Love Me."." [1] Connie Johnson from the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Vandross’ music never touches on the global, political concerns of Stevie Wonder’s, but Vandross travels across the emotional terrain of the heart in a way that has made him as major a talent. What you get in his music are elements of sadness, loneliness and sensitivity that few other male vocal stylists of the day express as convincingly." [4] Rolling Stone critic Rob Hoerburger felt that "there’s no question that Any Love is as masterful an album as Vandross has made; it’s probably only likable, though, for those who get off on severe bouts of melancholia." [5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller. [6]

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wonder"
5:12
2."She Won't Talk to Me"4:37
3."I Know You Want to"4:30
4."Come Back"
  • Vandross
  • Gamson
4:16
5."Any Love"
5:05
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Love Won't Let Me Wait"7:19
7."Are You Gonna Love Me"
  • Vandross
  • Miller
5:10
8."For You to Love"
  • Vandross
  • Miller
5:39
9."The Second Time Around"Vandross6:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]

Performers and musicians

Horns on "The Second Time Around"

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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