The Essential Luther Vandross (Limited Edition 3.0)
08/26/2008
Lyrics from The Essential Luther Vandross (Limited Edition 3.0)
All Music Guide Review
The 1989 release The Best of Luther Vandross captures Vandross at the peak of his powers, chronicling the '80s, when he reigned as the premier soul crooner of his time. That remains the definitive portrait of Vandross at his creative pinnacle, but 2003's The Essential Luther Vandross extends its reach much further, stopping when Vandross left Epic in 1996. So, it becomes a summary of his time at the label, and it's a thorough one; it may not be sequenced chronologically, but it hits all the big songs, throwing in some obscurities like "She's So Good to Me" from the Goonies soundtrack. If The Best of Luther Vandross has a bit of an edge, it's because of the consistency of the material; by concentrating on a particular era, it leaves out a lot of pleasantly pedestrian duets that kind of bog this collection down a little bit. Still, that's a minor point -- as is the complaint that this is not sequenced chronologically -- because this serves up 30 of Vandross' finest in a nice double-disc package. Most listeners will be plenty satisfied with this fine collection. [Epic/Legacy issued a Limited Edition 3.0 version in 2008, that included a bonus third CD.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Essential Luther Vandross (Limited Edition 3.0) Track Listing
Credits of The Essential Luther Vandross (Limited Edition 3.0)
- Paulette McWilliams
- Vocals
- Jason Miles
- Musician, Synthesizer Programming
- Marcus Miller
- Synthesizer, Vocals, Original Recording Producer, Musician, Producer, Keyboards, Arranger, Bass
- Cindy Mizelle
- Vocals
- Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Producer, Mastering
- Leon Pendarvis
- Arranger
- Paul Riser
- Arranger
- Sybil Thomas
- Vocals
- Fonzi Thornton
- Vocals
- George Wadenius
- Guitar, Musician
- Buddy Williams
- Drums, Musician
- Alfa Anderson
- Vocals
- Leo Sacks
- Producer, Compilation Producer
- Walter Afanasieff
- Arranger, Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Genobia Jeter
- Vocals
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- Synthesizer, Musician, Arranger, Keyboards, Original Recording Producer, Producer, Piano
- Norman Jean Roy
- Photography
- Ron Kellum
- Design
- Matthew Rolston
- Photography
- Pat Joyner
- Vocals
- Tamira C. Sanders
- Vocals
- Patti Matheny
- A&R
- Kyle Wofford
- A&R
- Darren Salmieri
- A&R
- Joy Gilbert Monfried
- Product Manager
- Liz Reilly
- Photo Research
- Linda Chang
- Packaging Manager
- Ava Cherry
- Vocals
- Robin Clark
- Vocals
- Darlene Love
- Vocals
- Lisa Fischer
- Vocals
- Steven Berkowitz
- A&R
- Tawatha Agee
- Vocals
- Phillip Ballou
- Vocals
- Ray Bardani
- Producer, Engineer, Compilation Producer, Mixing
- Tinker Barfield
- Bass, Musician
- Bashiri Johnson
- Percussion, Musician
- Crusher Bennett
- Percussion, Musician
- Michael Brauer
- Engineer, Mixing
- Johnny Britt
- Vocals
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- Engineer, Mixing
- Cissy Houston
- Vocals
- Michelle Cobbs
- Vocals
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion, Musician, Wind Chimes, Conga
- Charlotte Crossley
- Vocals
- Lynn Davis
- Vocals
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals
- Ivan Hampden
- Drum Overdubs, Musician
- Doc Powell
- Guitar, Musician
- Yogi Horton
- Drums, Musician
- Phillip Ingram
- Vocals
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar, Musician
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass, Musician
- Maurice Joshua
- Product Manager
- Brenda White-King
- Vocals
- Steve Kroon
- Bongos, Conga, Musician
- Patti Austin
- Vocals
- Cheryl Lynn
- Vocals
- Luther Vandross
- Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Original Recording Producer
- David Lasley
- Vocals



















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