The Best of Luther Vandross: The Best of Love

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The classiest of R&B's lover men, Luther Vandross eschews the sweaty soul intensity of his predecessors for a silky-smooth sound that achieves its romantic aims nonetheless. In the hands of a lesser artist, Vandross's narrow focus on love songs would seem restrictive, but he somehow finds endlessly entertaining ways of conveying simple messages like "I love you," "I miss you," and "Why did you leave me?" The Best of Love is just that--a 20-song retrospective that clocks Vandross's brilliant career through its first decade, including such gems as his gorgeous reworking of the Bacharach-David chestnut "A House Is Not a Home," Smokey Robinson's "Since I Lost My Baby," and his own early hit "Never Too Much." Vandross was a staple on the R&B charts throughout the '80s, but the set culminates with "Here and Now," his 1989 crossover smash. Since then, Luther has belonged to everyone; this set shows it should have been that way all along. --Daniel Durchholz

The Best of Luther Vandross: The Best of Love,Luther Vandross,Sony,Adult Contemporary,Pop,Quiet Storm,R&B,Rock,Soft Rock,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

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Average customer rating: The best of Luther MUSIC IS FOREVER ! Still For The Love PASSIONATE! The latter years

One Night With You: The Best Of Love, Vol. 2 Luther Vandross Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Never Let Me Go Your Secret Love Songs The Best of Luther Vandross Luther Vandross: Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002BZA Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

1. One Night With You (Everyday Of Your Life)
2. When You Call On Me/Baby That's When I Come Runnin'
3. It's All About You
4. I Won't Let You Do That To Me
5. Power Of Love/Love Power
6. Don't Want To Be A Fool
7. The Best Things In Life Are Free
8. Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
9. Endless Love
10. Always And Forever
11. Love The One You're With
12. Your Secret Love
13. I Can Make It Better
14. Love Don't Love You Anymore
15. My Favorite Things

Customer Reviews:

The best of Luther.......2007-01-09

This was the second time that I bought this CD. My husband "borrowed" the first one for an extended time. One Night with You has slow songs and a few upbeat ones as well. I thoroughly enjoy this CD.

MUSIC IS FOREVER !.......2006-08-03

IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR NOW SINCE THE DEATH OF THE GREAT
LUTHER VANDROSS.BUT THIS CD REMINDS ME EVERY TIME I PLAY IT HOW HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST SINGER'S OF R&B WHO EVER LIVED.
THIS CD MAKES ME REALIZE THAT AS LONG AS THE MUSIC PLAY'S THE MEMORIES WILL NEVER FADE.THE SONG'S ON THIS CD I HAVE HAD SOME GREAT MEMORIES TO;ALONG WITH MILLION'S OF HIS OTHER FAN'S.
LUTHER VANDROSS MAY NOW BE GONE BUT HIS MUSIC WILL BE FOREVER.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE (ROME,NEW YORK).

Still For The Love.......2006-06-30

These days, the music industry seems to be more about gloss, rather than the elegance of someone and the most important thing of them all, the voice. Yet, it is also sad that within that voice, this past year we've lost some great soulful singers like Lou Rawls, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, and recently Luther Vandross. It is very sad though because this July marks one year ago, that the world lost one of the most gifted singers ever in not just R&B, but the world of music in total. Yet, his era with Sony cmae to an end in the 90's and he brought out some great songs to match. This collection sums the second half of it.

One Night With You: The Best Of Love Volume 2 is a well-rendered reflection of Luther Vandross, and the era that he had made in the 90's with his career. The album was re-released as part of SonyBMG's The Hits series, and the songs sound great. The album includes classics like Power Of Love / Love Power, Don't Want To Be A Fool, his remake of Lionel Richie & Diana Ross' Endless Love with Mariah Carey, and Always And Forever. Whiele the collection does deliver nicely, there still were a couple of tracks that weren't highlighted like Going In Circles, and other great tracks.

Despite a few flaws, One Night With You: The Best Of Love Volume 2 is a good reflection of Luther's era in the 90's for die hard fans, but it still could've benn better for new fans of the belated, elequent singer. For those, I would recommend the 2003 Essential Luther Vandross collection instead, from the soulful man with the power of love.

Album Cover: A

Songs: B-

Price: B

Remastering: B 1/2+

Overall: B 1/2-

PASSIONATE!.......2005-08-16

SOULFUL! SENDS CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE! EXCELLENT! LOVE THIS CD.
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE LUTHER.

The latter years.......2004-08-03

I would actually give this album four-and-a-half stars. The second volume of THE BEST OF LOVE covers most of Luther's nineties hits for Epic, and was his last official release on the label. The impressive stream of hits includes the smash hits "Power of Love/Love Power" (#4 Pop, #1 R&B, #3 Adult Contemporary), "Don't Want To Be a Fool" (#9 Pop, #4 R&B, #14 Adult Contemporary), "The Best Things In Life Are Free" (#10 Pop, #1 R&B, #3 Dance), and "Endless Love" (#2 Pop, #7 R&B, #11 Adult Contemporary). Also included are the R&B hits "Little Miracles" (#62 Pop, #10 R&B) and "Your Secret Love" (#52 Pop, #5 R&B), as well a few lower-charting singles - "Love the One You're With" (#95 Pop, #28 R&B), "Always and Forever" (#58 Pop, #16 R&B, #25 Adult Contemporary), and "I Can Make It Better" (#80 Pop, #15 R&B) - all three of which should have been much more successful.

The disc is rounded out by four newly-recorded songs, an okay remix of "Love Don't Love You," and Luther's exceptional, but out-of-place, rendition of "My Favorite Things." All of the four new songs are fine and nice to have, but only the cut by Jam & Lewis ("I Won't Let You Do That To Me") really stands out. While all of Luther's pop hits from this time period are here, I do wish that more of his R&B and adult contemporary hits, like "The Rush" (#73 Pop, #6 R&B) and "Sometimes It's Only Love" (#9 R&B, #9 Adult Contemporary), were included. However, THE BEST OF LOVE VOLUME 2 covers most of the bases, and is an excellent bookend to the first BEST OF LOVE. Bizarrely, even with the new material included, this compilation only reached #44 on the Hot 200 (Luther's lowest-charting album) and his first not to reach Platinum status in sales.

Average customer rating: ENOUGH OF THESE "HITS" CDS ALREADY!

Very Best of Love Luther Vandross Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Quiet Storm | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Quiet Storm | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Night With You: The Best Of Love, Vol. 2 Super Hits Songs Power of Love Never Let Me Go ASIN: B000069JLF Release Date: 2002-07-23

Tracks:

1. Power Of Love/Love Power
2. Never Too Much
3. Stop To Love
4. Here And Now
5. Endless Love
6. Don't Want To Be A Fool
7. Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
8. Any Love
9. Heaven Knows
10. So Amazing
11. How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
12. Never Let Me Go

Customer Reviews:

ENOUGH OF THESE "HITS" CDS ALREADY!.......2002-10-01

Holy moly, how many of these so called "hits" CDs do we need to be bombarded with. The Luther Vandross fanbase doesn't deserve to be bombarded with all these useless "hits" CDs. Real fans should completely ignore this CD as well as The Ultimate Luther Vandross, Always & Forever, pretty much all of his "hits" CDs except maybe 1997s Best Of Love Vol. 2. I suggest getting all of Luthers full-length studio albums and I say they should release a LIVE album or even a remix album, instead of just another "hits" CD. In fact I must say that this "Very B.O. Love" should go out of print, the same thing goes for Love Is On The Way as well as Super Hits.

I love every song on but every one of these songs are on NUMEROUS other compilations and putting them on so many CDs diminishes their power.

This CD is nothing but another failed attempt at cashing in on the fanbase. Avoid this! Just go and buy his regular full-length studio albums instead because they offer far more than this.

Average customer rating:

The Best of Love Luther Vandross ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000J5TNSQ

Product Description

2 CD set. 1989 limited edition release. Track Listing: Searching (8:02) | The Glow Of Love (3:52) | Never Too Much (6:12) | If This World Were Mine (5:24) | House Is Not A Home (7:08) | Bad Boy/Having A Party (5:19) | Since I Lost My Baby (5:23) | Promise Me (4:42) | Til My Baby Comes Home (5:34) | If Only For One Night/Creepin' -##- (8:20) | Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me (9:18) | Stop To Love (5:09) | So Amazing (3:43) | There's Nothing Better Than Love (4:44) | Give Me The Reason (4:47) | Any Love (5:03) | I Really Didn't Mean It (5:13) | Love Won't Let Me Wait (7:19) | Treat You Right (6:37) | Here And Now (5:24)

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Best of Soul Love: Luther Vandross/Marvin Gaye Various Artists Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000AMWIQM Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Power of Love/Love Power - Luther Vandross
2. Once You Know How - Luther Vandross
3. Love the One You're WTH - Luther Vandross
4. Come Back - Luther Vandross
5. Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl) - Luther Vandross
6. Reflections - Luther Vandross
7. Love Is on the Way (Real Love) - Luther Vandross
8. Goin' Out F My Head - Luther Vandross
9. I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love) - Luther Vandross
10. Here and Now - Luther Vandross

Tracks:

1. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
2. 'Til Tomorrow - Marvin Gaye
3. Why Did I Chose You? - Marvin Gaye
4. I Live for You - Marvin Gaye
5. Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around) - Marvin Gaye
6. Walkin' in the Rain - Marvin Gaye
7. Dream of a Lifetime - Marvin Gaye
8. It's Madness - Marvin Gaye
9. Just Like - Marvin Gaye
10. My Love Is Waiting - Marvin Gaye

Tracks:

1. When Can I See You Again [Single Version] - Babyface
2. Saurday - Babyface
3. Lady, Lady - Babyface
4. I'll Always Love You - Babyface
5. For the Cool in You [Single Version] - Babyface
6. My Kinda Girl [Single Version] - Babyface
7. Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) [Unplugged Version] - Babyface
8. Chivalry - Babyface
9. Mary Mack [7" Mix] - Babyface
10. When Your Body Gets Weak - Babyface

Average customer rating:

The Best Remixes Luther Vandross Manufacturer: Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000OG0W58

Product Description

6-track Japanese release on Epic, 1991.

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