Til My Baby Comes Home

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"Til My Baby Comes Home"
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Single by Luther Vandross
from the album The Night I Fell in Love
ReleasedJanuary 1985
(U.S., Europe)
Genre R&B, soul
Length5:30
Label Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Producer(s) Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
(1984)
"Til My Baby Comes Home"
(1985)
"It's Over Now"
(1985)

"Til My Baby Comes Home" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross released in 1985 as the lead single in support of his platinum album The Night I Fell in Love .

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Background

Charts

Following its release, Vandross charted five top-five singles when the song peaked to #4 on Billboards Hot R&B Singles chart. The song also became his second top 30 on Billboard's Hot 100. [1]

Chart (1985)Peak
position [2]
US Billboard Hot 100 29
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 4

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
  2. Luther Vandross - Singles Chart history.Billboard.com