Latest Release
- DEC 13, 2024
- 21 Songs
- This Is Christmas · 1995
- The Classic Christmas Album · 1995
- This Is Christmas · 1994
- Never Too Much · 1981
- A Very Special Christmas 2 · 1992
- Greatest Hits · 1994
- Dance with My Father · 2003
- Dangerously in Love · 2003
- Give Me The Reason · 1986
- Never Too Much · 1981
Essential Albums
- Luther Vandross’ reign as one of R&B’s leading lights begins here with his storming debut album, which showcases his rough yet tender croon on smartly appointed songs, from the bouncing funk bassline of “I’ve Been Working” to the flinty Quiet Storm entreaty of “Don’t You Know That?” The besotted title track and the gently funky “Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)” pop with bravado, while the wrenching cover of “A House Is Not a Home” places him among pop’s balladeer elite.
Artist Playlists
- A monarch of Quiet Storm turns out slow jams full of silky-smooth crooning.
- He ushered in a golden age for sensuous quiet storm balladry.
- He's a child of ‘60s pop heroines and Motown ensembles.
- The R&B balladeer could also stir up the dance floor.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2012
- 2009
- 2007
More To Hear
- This song started his journey as one of R&B and pop’s GOATs.
- Remembering “Dance With My Father” 20 years later.
- Music by Patti LaBelle, Anita Baker, and Luther Vandross.
- Spinna celebrates Luther's 40th Anniversary of "Never Too Much."
About Luther Vandross
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
- FROM
- New York, NY, United States
- BORN
- April 20, 1951
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul