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1985 studio album by Luther Vandross
The Night I Fell in Love is the fourth studio album by American
R&B/
soul singer-songwriter
Luther Vandross, released on March 8, 1985, by
Epic Records. In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and two
American Music Awards, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring
Billy Preston on organ.
The Night I Fell in Love reached number nineteen on the
US Billboard 200 album chart and topped the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, it was ranked #93 on
Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.
[6] The album was later certified double platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel
- Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
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Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
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Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8)
- Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
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Billy Preston – organ (1)
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Doc Powell – guitar
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Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Eluriel Barfield – bass (1)
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Yogi Horton – drums
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Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
- Steve Kroon – congas, bongos
- Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
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Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
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Cissy Houston – backing vocals
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
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Darlene Love – backing vocals
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
- Brenda White King – backing vocals
Production
- Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5)
- Luther Vandross – producer
- Larkin Arnold – executive producer
- Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
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Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Dominick Celani – production assistant
- Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor
- George Corsillo – art direction, design
- Brian Hagiwara – photography
- Shep Gordon – management
- Daniel S. Markus – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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