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ALBUMLive at Radio City Music Hall - 2003 (Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition - The Last Concert)Luther Vandross
Albums by Luther Vandross
ALBUMDance with My FatherLuther Vandross
ALBUM12" Masters - The Essential Mixes: Luther VandrossLuther Vandross
ALBUMLuther VandrossLuther Vandross
ALBUMI KnowLuther Vandross
ALBUMYour Secret LoveLuther Vandross
ALBUMThe Best Things In Life Are FreeLuther Vandross & Janet Jackson
ALBUMSongsLuther Vandross
ALBUMNever Let Me GoLuther Vandross
ALBUMThe Best Things In Life Are Free (feat. Bell Biv DeVoe & Ralph Tresvant)Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson
ALBUMPower of LoveLuther Vandross
Luther Vandross's Popular Music Videos
Dance With My Father
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Superstar (Live at Wembley)
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Endless Love
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Love Won't Let Me Wait
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Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
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Never Too Much
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Take You Out
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Give Me the Reason
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A House Is Not a Home (from Live at Wembley)
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Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (from Always and Forever: An Evening of Songs at The Royal Albert Hall)
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Artist Playlists
Luther Vandross Essentials
A powerhouse singer with a voice as smooth as silk.
Inspired by Luther Vandross
He ushered in a golden age for sensuous quiet storm balladry.
Luther Vandross: Influences
He's a child of ‘60s pop heroines and Motown ensembles.
Luther Vandross: Deep Cuts
The R&B balladeer could also stir up the dance floor.
Artist Biography
Luther Vandross was more than just a great singer. A suave yet warmhearted New Yorker who became one of R&B’s beloved balladeers from his solo breakthrough in the early ‘80s to his untimely death in 2005, Vandross was also a vocalist whose understanding of singing as an art form was so profound, he changed notions of what it could be. That’s just what he did on his astonishing 1981 cover of “A House Is Not a Home,” transforming the Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic into an acutely personal demonstration of his control, dexterity, and expressiveness. In the process, he transcends the ‘60s divas who inspired him—Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin—to create a model for those who followed. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion have all acknowledged the impact that their sometime duet partner had on them. Along with the irresistibly joyful title track of Vandross’ 1981 solo debut, Never Too Much, “A House Is Not a Home” also helped launch him after many years of working behind the scenes as a session vocalist and arranger for acts like David Bowie and Bette Midler and as the singer of “Searching” and “The Glow of Love,” two classy hits for the Italian/American disco group Change. In the decades that followed, Vandross continued to find ways to push the art forward instead of relying on the tried and true. Later Grammy winners like 1991’s “Power of Love/Love Power” and 2003’s “Dance With My Father” remain as technically accomplished as they are emotionally moving, on both counts standing as testaments to his enduring legacy.
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul