Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. was an American singer,songwriter,and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals,Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive Platinum albums and eight Grammy Awards,including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times. In 2004,Vandross won a total of four Grammy Awards,including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for a song recorded not long before his death,"Dance with My Father".
Tammi Terrell was an American singer-songwriter,widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s,notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye.
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford &Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label,a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
"Your Precious Love" is a popular song that was a 1967 hit for Motown singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson,and produced by Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. The doo-wop styled recording features background vocals by Fuqua,Gaye,Terrell and Bristol,and instrumentals by The Funk Brothers with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The song peaked at #5 on Billboard Pop Singles chart,#2 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart,and the top 40 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey. The song was later sampled by Gerald Levert on the song,"Your Smile",on his 2002 album,The G Spot.
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy,Little Ole Girl" from the duo's United LP. The first release off the duo's second album:You're All I Need,the song - written and produced by regular Gaye/Terrell collaborators Ashford &Simpson - became a hit within weeks of release eventually peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart,the first of the duo's two number 1 R&B hits. In the UK "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached number 34.
"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 ballad written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1964 film of the same name,starring Shelley Winters and Robert Taylor. The song was recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick at Bell Sound Studios in New York City,and was a modest hit in the United States for the singer,peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single,"You'll Never Get to Heaven ". Another version of the song,by Brook Benton,which was the version that appeared in the film,was released at nearly the same time. It debuted two weeks earlier on the Billboard Hot 100. Benton's version split airplay with Warwick's,and ultimately peaked at #75.
"Never Too Much" is the debut song written,composed,produced,and performed by Luther Vandross. The R&B song was released in 1981,as the lead single from Vandross's debut album of the same name. The title track hit number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,reached number four on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart,and peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Love the One You're With" is a song by American folk rock musician Stephen Stills. It was released as the lead single from his debut self-titled studio album in November 1970. The song,inspired by a remark Stills heard from musician Billy Preston,became his biggest hit single,peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971. David Crosby and Graham Nash,Stills' fellow members of Crosby,Stills &Nash,provide background vocals on the song. The song was also recorded by other pop musicians,notably the Isley Brothers,The Meters,Bucks Fizz,Luther Vandross,Bob Seger and Richard Clapton.
"Dance with My Father" is a song by Luther Vandross and the title track to his thirteenth studio album. It was released in May 2003 as the album's lead single. With Julian Williams,Richard Marx,Vandross wrote the song based on his personal experience. The lyrics recall childhood memories with Vandross' father,who used to dance with him and his mother.
"Power of Love/Love Power" is a single by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on April 9,1991 as the lead single from his 1991 album of the same name. The hit song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart,and peaked at number four on the US pop chart,becoming his biggest pop solo hit.
"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since;the best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971,and by Luther Vandross in 1983.
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".
Jeremiah Jermaine Paul is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the winner of season 2 of American talent competition The Voice. Prior to his stint on The Voice,he provided uncredited vocals on Alicia Keys' Grammy-nominated song "Diary" from her 2003 album,The Diary of Alicia Keys. Paul was a member of the short-lived R&B group 1Accord,which was signed to Shaquille O'Neal's T.W.Is.M. Records.
"Going in Circles" is a song written by Jerry Peters and Anita Poree,and originally performed by The Friends of Distinction on their 1969 album Grazin',reaching number 15 on the U.S. Hot 100,and number three on the R&B chart. The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists,including Isaac Hayes and Luther Vandross. In addition,the song's co-composer,Jerry Peters released his own version of the tune on his 1972 solo album Blueprint for Discovery. The Friends of Distinction's original version is an R.I.A.A. Certified Million-Seller.
"So Amazing" is a 1983 song by Dionne Warwick. It was written by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller and produced by the former for her studio album How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983). Three years later,Vandross himself covered the song for his fifth studio album Give Me the Reason (1986). Released as a single,it entered the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart and earned a Soul Train Music Award nomination in 1988.
"Any Love" is song by American recording artist Luther Vandross released as the first single from his sixth studio album of the same name (1988)
"Here and Now" is a 1989 song by American recording artist Luther Vandross,and written by:David L. Elliott,Terry Steele,and Charles “Casino“White. The single is from the compilation album The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love. "Here and Now" became his fifth single to peak at No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles,and his first single to chart in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at No. 6.
"Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3,1977,the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists,becoming something of a standard.
The Rush is a song by American recording R&B artist Luther Vandross',released as the third single from his 1991 album,Power of Love. It reached number six on the US R&B Singles chart and peaked at number 73 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January 1992. The next single to follow was "Sometimes It's Only Love".
Hot Coko is the debut solo studio album by American R&B singer Coko. It was released by RCA Records on August 10,1999. Hot Coko served as the singer's debut effort following the release of her band SWV's third album Release Some Tension (1997),which led towards the group's first disbandment in 1998. Guest appearances on the album are made by rapper Eve and singer Tyrese. Hot Coko features production from the likes of Damon Thomas,Rodney Jerkins,Marc Anthony,Missy Elliott,Timbaland and Brian Alexander Morgan,whom Coko worked with while a member of SWV earlier in the decade.
