1985 Luther Vandross – The Night I Fell In Love
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. The album was later be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Tracks
1 Til My Baby Comes Home (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 05:32
2 The Night I Fell In Love (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 06:08
3 If Only For One Night (Brenda Russell) 04:15
4 Creepin’ (Stevie Wonder) 04:07
5 It’s Over Now (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 06:10
6 Wait For Love (Luther Vandross; Nat Adderley Jr) 05:17
7 My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way) (Luther Vandross) 04:10
8 Other Side Of The World (Luther Vandross; Nat Adderley Jr) 06:01
Musicians
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Doc Powell |
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Synthesizer | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Synthesizer | Skip Anderson |
| Programming | Ed Walsh |
| Programming | Skip Anderson |
| Bongos | Steve Kroon |
| Congas | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Congas | Steve Kroon |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Marcus Miller |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ballou |
| Background Vocals | Alfa Anderson |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Vocals | Luther Vandross |
Liner Notes
Producer – Luther Vandross
Producer – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Producer (Executive) – Larkin Arnold
Arranged By (Rhythm, Synthesizer) – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Synthesizer) – Nat Adderley Jr (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Nat Adderley Jr
Arranged By (Vocals) – Luther Vandross
Coordinator – Sephra Herman, Gordon Elliott
Engineer – Ray Bardani
Engineer (Assistant) – Matt Butler, Tom Roberts, Iris Cohen, Dave Greenberg, Bruce Wildstein, Alex Haas, Garry Rindfuss, Ric Butz
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Ray Bardani
Technician – Dominick Celani, Barri Kaye, Frank Ogilvey, Bruce Robbins, Barry Steinpress
Art Direction – George Corsillo
Photography – Brian Hagiwara
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Westlake Studios
Recorded At AIR Studios, Montserrat
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Minot Sound
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Westlake Studios
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