Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (1981) - Vinyl

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Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
Throughout his career, Vandross was an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer.
He later became the lead vocalist of the group Change, which released its certified gold debut album, The Glow of Love, in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records.
After Vandross left the group, he was signed to Epic Records as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, Never Too Much, in 1981.
The debut solo album from Luther Vandross featured one outstanding song after another. Vandross concocts a bouncy, vibrant flow on his up-tempo numbers and an intimate, emotional connection on his moderate grooves and his lone ballad.
The title track stormed up the Billboard R&B charts to number one where it remained for two weeks.
The mellow groove of "Don't You Know That," which checked in at number ten, was the second single. "Sugar and Spice" had less of an impact on the charts due to its short stay of six weeks. 

However, this feverish number gets all the juices flowing as does the unreleased "I've Been Working." 
Also featured on this set is the sentimental number "You Stopped Loving Me."
The song was written by Vandross but initially released by Roberta Flack; both versions stand tall. 
"A House Is Not a Home" is the only ballad, and an elegant one it is, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally sung by Dionne Warwick nearly 20 years prior.
Vandross orchestrates a contemporary masterpiece with this vintage number. 
Though it was never an official release by the label, it's a quiet storm jewel.   This is one of the better R&B albums of the early '80s.


Side A
A1.  Never Too Much  (3:51) 
A2.  Sugar And Spice (I Found My Girl)  (4:57) 
A3.  Don't You Know That?  (4:04) 
A4.  I've Been Working  (6:36)

Side B
B1.  She's A Super Lady  (5:08) 
B2.  You Stopped Loving Me  (5:15) 
B3 . A House Is Not A Home  (7:10) 


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Performers and musicians
  • Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 3-6), arrangements (4), song arrangements (7)
  • Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards (1–7), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), arrangements (4), backing vocals (4, 5)
  • Ed Walsh – synthesizers (2, 4)
  • Georg Wadenius – guitar (1, 2, 3, 7)
  • Steve Love – guitar (3–6)
  • Marcus Miller – bass (1–7)
  • Anthony Jackson – bass (7)
  • Buddy Williams – drums (1–7)
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (1, 4, 5, 7), congas (4)
  • Bashiri Johnson – congas (1, 2), percussion (2, 5)
  • Billy King – congas (3, 5, 6)
  • Paul Riser – horn arrangements (2, 5), string arrangements (2, 3, 5)
  • Gary King – arrangements (4)
  • Leon Pendarvis – string arrangements (6, 7), horn arrangements (7)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1–6)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Sybil Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Brenda White King – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (3–6)
  • Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor, backing vocals (4, 5)
  • Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (4, 5)
Technical
  • Producer – Luther Vandross
  • Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
  • Production Coordination – Sephra Herman
  • Recorded and Mixed by Michael Brauer
  • Engineer – Carl Beatty
  • Assistant Engineers – Lincoln Clapp, Andy Hoffman, Nicky Kalliongos, Gregg Mann and Don Wershba.
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Karen Katz
  • Photography – William Coupon

Notes
Released:  August 12, 1981 
Format:  LP, Vinyl 
Genre:  Soul, Funk
Length:  36:50 
Label -  Epic Records


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