Luther Vandross, Greatest Hits 1981-1995 Full Album Zip ((NEW))

Luther Vandross, Greatest Hits 1981-1995 Full Album Zip

in 1974, he sang background vocals on both sides of the delfonics’s single last days. the same year, he sang on the barry white and roberta flack’s single stop! in the name of love, a top 10 r&b hit. he also sang background vocals on the barry white and carole king’s single let it all hang out and on the song bye bye blackbird, from the musical hair. vandross also sang background on the records of a number of lesser-known acts, including lene lovich, kenny carroll, and the chocolate dandies. he scored his first r&b top ten hit in 1978, when he sang background on the song all i want from the temptations’album the temptations sing a brand new song, produced by quincy jones. he also sang background vocals on the temptations’ come get to this.

on march 6, 1980, the singer produced and sang background vocals on the donna summer’s sixth studio album, love to love you baby. the album went to number one r&b and was a top ten pop hit. vandross then made a cameo appearance in summer’s music video for the title song.

on november 30, 1980, vandross performed background vocals on the title song, a single from the album by the average white band, written and produced by the brothers en vogue’s lead singer dawn robinson. the single reached number two r&b and peaked at number 14 on the pop chart. vandross also sang background vocals on the lead vocals on the duet the first time ever. on december 8, 1980, the singer sang background vocals on the song love is waiting for you by the singer gregory abbott, vandross’ second duet with abbott. vandross sang background on the song get into you by the philadelphian singer and former sweet singer brenda russell.

as an artist, luther vandross was an anomaly: a quintessential r&b artist who refused to be pigeonholed, a man whose crossover appeal was exceptional. in a musical landscape dominated by hip-hop and rap artists, he was chosen to produce and record the title song for the movie jerry maguire (1996), a role which earned him his first academy award nomination. vandross kept his hand in with his own material during 1987, co-writing and co-producing the title track of the bill labounty-directed the best of my love. it was released as the first single from the soundtrack, but it was a double-platinum success, and the title song was also released as a single and reached the r&b top ten. vandross was now a major concert attraction, and his next album, if you ever leave me again, was recorded in an atmosphere free from outside pressures. it featured a more r&b-influenced sound and a new, younger set of writing, production, and vocal talents. vandross co-produced the album with jeffrey cohen, who had worked with him on dance with my father. also featured on the album were diane warren, lamont dozier, and pop songwriter-arranger-producer teddy riley. vandross also recorded a vocal duet with chaka khan, the title track of her album the woman i am. like his previous album, if you ever leave me again was a major r&b success, reaching number one on the r&b chart and selling over two million copies. it also reached the pop top 40, going platinum and later earning a double-platinum award. the album’s songs were collected in the title track and the duets track on the soundtrack to the motion picture the best of both worlds. as a promotional and concert tour followed the album’s success, reaching as far as australia and japan, during which vandross would perform on stage with fellow singer/actor whitney houston. 5ec8ef588b