1985 studio album by Luther Vandross
The Night I Fell in Love |
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Studio album by Luther Vandross |
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Released | March 8, 1985 |
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Recorded | June–October 1984 |
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Studio | - AIR, Montserrat
- Mediasound, New York City
- Minot Sound, White Plains
- Power Station, New York City
- Westlake, Los Angeles
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Genre | R&B, soul |
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Length | 41:29 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller |
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Luther Vandross chronology |
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Busy Body (1983) | The Night I Fell in Love (1985) | Give Me the Reason (1986) | |
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Singles from The Night I Fell in Love |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
Q | [3] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[5] |
The Night I Fell in Love is the fourth studio album by American 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.[6] The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Side BNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "It's Over Now" | Vandross, Miller | 6:09 |
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6. | "Wait for Love" | Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr. | 5:16 |
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7. | "My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)" | Vandross | 4:10 |
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8. | "Other Side of the World" | Vandross, Adderley | 5:58 |
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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 – guitar
- Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Eluriel Barfield – bass (1)
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
- Steve Kroon – congas, bongos
- Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
- Darlene Love – backing vocals
- Paulette 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[11] | 45 | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 5 | Chart (1986) | Position | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 30 | |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ The Editors (1989-11-16). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Rolling Stone. No. 565.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "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. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "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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Singles | |
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Other songs | - "A House Is Not a Home"
- "Any Day Now"
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Related articles | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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