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 | |||
Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Searching" ( Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love, 1980) | Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby | 8:02 |
2. | "The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love) | David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi | 6:12 |
3. | " Never Too Much" (From Never Too Much, 1981) | Luther Vandross | 3:52 |
4. | " If This World Were Mine" (Duet with Cheryl Lynn) (From Lynn's Instant Love, 1982) | Marvin Gaye | 5:24 |
5. | " A House Is Not a Home" (From Never Too Much) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Bad Boy/Having a Party" (From Forever, for Always, for Love, 1982) | Sam Cooke, Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:19 |
7. | " Since I Lost My Baby" (From Forever, for Always, for Love) | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | 5:23 |
8. | "Promise Me" (From Forever, for Always, for Love) | Vandross | 4:42 |
9. | " Til My Baby Comes Home" (From The Night I Fell in Love, 1985) | Vandross, Miller | 5:34 |
10. | " If Only for One Night/Creepin'" (From The Night I Fell in Love) | Brenda Russell, Stevie Wonder | 8:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Superstar/ Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (From Busy Body, 1983) | Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul | 9:18 |
2. | " Stop to Love" (From Give Me the Reason, 1986) | Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:09 |
3. | "So Amazing" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross | 3:43 |
4. | " There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines) (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:44 |
5. | " Give Me the Reason" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Adderley | 4:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Any Love" (From Any Love, 1988) | Vandross, Miller | 5:03 |
7. | " I Really Didn't Mean It" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Miller | 5:43 |
8. | " Love Won't Let Me Wait" (From Any Love) | Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett | 7:20 |
9. | " Treat You Right" (Previously Unreleased) | Vandross, Miller | 6:37 |
10. | " Here and Now" (Previously Unreleased) | Terry Steele, David L. Elliott | 5:23 |
Notes
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [10] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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 | |||
Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Searching" ( Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love, 1980) | Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby | 8:02 |
2. | "The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love) | David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi | 6:12 |
3. | " Never Too Much" (From Never Too Much, 1981) | Luther Vandross | 3:52 |
4. | " If This World Were Mine" (Duet with Cheryl Lynn) (From Lynn's Instant Love, 1982) | Marvin Gaye | 5:24 |
5. | " A House Is Not a Home" (From Never Too Much) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Bad Boy/Having a Party" (From Forever, for Always, for Love, 1982) | Sam Cooke, Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:19 |
7. | " Since I Lost My Baby" (From Forever, for Always, for Love) | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | 5:23 |
8. | "Promise Me" (From Forever, for Always, for Love) | Vandross | 4:42 |
9. | " Til My Baby Comes Home" (From The Night I Fell in Love, 1985) | Vandross, Miller | 5:34 |
10. | " If Only for One Night/Creepin'" (From The Night I Fell in Love) | Brenda Russell, Stevie Wonder | 8:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Superstar/ Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (From Busy Body, 1983) | Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul | 9:18 |
2. | " Stop to Love" (From Give Me the Reason, 1986) | Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:09 |
3. | "So Amazing" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross | 3:43 |
4. | " There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines) (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:44 |
5. | " Give Me the Reason" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Adderley | 4:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Any Love" (From Any Love, 1988) | Vandross, Miller | 5:03 |
7. | " I Really Didn't Mean It" (From Give Me the Reason) | Vandross, Miller | 5:43 |
8. | " Love Won't Let Me Wait" (From Any Love) | Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett | 7:20 |
9. | " Treat You Right" (Previously Unreleased) | Vandross, Miller | 6:37 |
10. | " Here and Now" (Previously Unreleased) | Terry Steele, David L. Elliott | 5:23 |
Notes
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [10] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |