1985 studio album by Luther Vandross
The Night I Fell in Love R&B /soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross , released on March 8, 1985, by Epic Records . In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and two American Music Awards , Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring Billy Preston on organ.
The Night I Fell in Love reached number nineteen on the US Billboard 200 album chart and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, it was ranked #93 on Rolling Stone Magazine' s list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s. The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel
Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8)John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8)Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Billy Preston – organ (1)Doc Powell – guitarGeorg Wadenius – guitarEluriel Barfield – bass (1)
Yogi Horton – drumsPaulinho da Costa – percussion, congasSteve Kroon – congas, bongos
Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
Lisa Fischer – backing vocalsCissy Houston – backing vocalsYvonne Lewis – backing vocals
Darlene Love – backing vocalsPaulette McWilliams – backing vocals
Brenda White King – backing vocals Production
Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5)
Luther Vandross – producer
Larkin Arnold – executive producer
Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).Dominick Celani – production assistant
Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor
George Corsillo – art direction, design
Brian Hagiwara – photography
Shep Gordon – management
Daniel S. Markus – management Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1985)
Position
US Billboard 200
45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
5
Chart (1986)
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
30
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
2× Platinum
2,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
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"The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Rolling Stone . No. 565. 1989-11-16.
"Charts.nz – Luther Vandross – The Night I Fell in Love" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
"Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved August 20, 2018.
"Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985" . Billboard . Retrieved June 22, 2021."R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1985" . Billboard "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986" . Billboard . Retrieved June 22, 2021."American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Night I Fell in Love" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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