...So Amazing

~ Release by Luther Vandross (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1So Amazing
recording of:
So Amazing
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., SBK Songs (publisher), Uncle Ronnie’s Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:39
2Don't Want to Be a Fool
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
bass guitar and keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho DaCosta (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Paulette McWilliams, Cindy Mizelle and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Don’t Want to Be a Fool
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), Thriller Miller Music (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
4:36
3She's a Super Lady
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Paul Riser
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981, in 1985) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
She’s a Super Lady
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. and SBK Songs Ltd.
5:06
4'til My Baby Comes Home
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
bass:
Tinker Barfield
organ:
Billy Preston
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1985)
recording of:
’Til My Baby Comes Home
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Thriller Miller Music, Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:32
5Stop to Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986, in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Stop to Love
lyricist and composer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Dillard Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
5:10
6Here and Now
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Jacques Fred Petrus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recording of:
Here and Now
writer:
David L. Elliott and Terry Steele
publisher:
D.L.E. Music, EMI April Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Ollie Brown Sugar Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:23
7Any Love
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
assistant mixer:
Marc DeSisto
bass and synthesizer [keyboard synthesizer]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
background vocals and lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Any Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1988), SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1988) and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. (in 1988)
4:59
8There's Nothing Better Than Love
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
guest vocals:
Gregory Hines
performer:
Gregory Hines
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986, in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, United States
recording of:
There’s Nothing Better Than Love
writer:
John Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited, EMI April Music Inc., JVA Publishing Co., SBK Songs Ltd., The 2 P(i)eters, April Music Inc. (in 1986), JVA Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
4:43
9Give Me the Reason
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
synthesizer programming:
Wayne Warnecke
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Minot Sound in White Plains, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Give Me the Reason
writer:
Nat Adderley and Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Inc. (, in 1986), CBS Songs, CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dillard Music (, in 1986), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
54:44
10Never Too Much
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Bashiri Johnson
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Georg Wadenius
horn [horns] and strings:
Paul Riser
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Crusher Bennett
background vocals [female backup vocals]:
Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, United States
music videos:
Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466)
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
4.153:51
11She Won't Talk to Me
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
assistant mixer:
Marc DeSisto
bass and synthesizer [keyboard synthesizer]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho DaCosta (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Cissy Houston, Lisa Fisher (American vocalist), Michael Lovesmith, Paulette McWilliams, Kevin Owens, Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan) and Fonzi Thornton
lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Hubert Eaves III and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
She Won’t Talk to Me
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), SBK Songs Ltd., Huemar Music, Inc. (in 1988), SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988), SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14) (in 1988) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1988)
3:33
12Power of Love / Love Power
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
Power of Love / Love Power
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician), Luther Vandross and Teddy Vann
medley of:
Power of Love
medley of:
Love Power
6:42

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manufactured by:Sony Music Special Products
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15567444 [info]