Luther Vandross (album)

Luther Vandross
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) (US)
Recorded 2001
Genre
Length 66:52
Label J
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
Smooth Love
(2000)
Luther Vandross
(2001)
The Ultimate Luther Vandross
(2001)
Singles from Luther Vandross (album)
  1. "Take You Out"
    Released: June 9, 2001

Luther Vandross is the self-titled twelfth studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross and his debut album on J Records, released in 2001. The song "Any Day Now" received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. Parts of "Take You Out" were interpolated by Jay-Z on "Excuse Me Miss" off his 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [3]
People(mixed)[4]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Take You Out"  Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly, John Smith 3:25
2. "Grown Thangs"  Jon B., Babyface, Luther Vandross 4:32
3. "Bring Your Heart to Mine"  Keir Gist, Eddie Berkeley, R. L. Huggar, Vandross 4:21
4. "Can Heaven Wait"  Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Quincy Patrick, Joe Thomas 5:35
5. "Say It Now"  Allen Gordon, Katrina Willis, Joel Campbell, Nate Butler 4:32
6. "Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)"  Vandross, Reed Vertelney 5:19
7. "I'd Rather"  Shep Crawford 4:51
8. "How Do I Tell Her"  Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Brook Richardson 4:17
9. "Any Day Now"  Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard 5:11
10. "If I Was the One"  Diane Warren 4:19
11. "Let's Make Tonight the Night"  Eddie Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammed, Vandross 4:17
12. "Like I'm Invisible"  Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Rex Rideout 4:00
13. "Are You There (With Another Guy)"  Bacharach, Hal David 5:55
14. "Love Forgot"  Vandross, Marcus Miller 5:36

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Billboard 200 108

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References


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