2005 Various – So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross

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So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross is a tribute album to American singer Luther Vandross, released on September 20, 2005, by J Records, nearly three months after Vandross’ death. It consists of cover versions of past songs by Vandross, recorded by R&B, soul, and pop artists. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 104,000 copies in its opening week.

Tracks

1  Never Too Much (Luther Vandross) 05:15
2  Superstar (Bonnie Bramlett; Delaney Bramlett; Leon Russell) 05:55
3  Til My Baby Comes Home (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 04:40
4  So Amazing (Luther Vandross) 04:12
5  A House Is Not A Home (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 05:30
6  Power Of Love (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 03:30
7  If This World Were Mine (Marvin Gaye) 04:57
8  Anyone Who Had A Heart (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:50
9  Dance With My Father (Luther Vandross; Richard Marx) 04:40
10  Always & Forever (Rod Temperton) 04:35
11  If Only For One Night (Brenda Russell) 04:25
12  Here & Now (David Elliott; Terry Steele) 04:30
13  Love Won’t Let Me Wait (Vinnie Barrett; Bobby Eli) 03:55
14  Since I Lost My Baby (Warren Moore; Smokey Robinson) 05:25
15  Creepin’ (Stevie Wonder) 03:40

Musicians

1 Never Too Much

Bass Rickey Minor
Double Bass Nico Abondolo
Drums (programming) Iz Avila
Guitar  Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards Bobby Ross Avila
Keyboards Big Jim Wright
Keyboards Jimmy Jam
Background Vocals Mary J Blige
Vocals Mary J Blige


2 Superstar

Bass  Andre Bowman
Drums  Aaron Spears
Guitar  Natural
Keyboards Valdez Brantley
Keyboards Arthur Strong
Percussion  Javier Solis
Vocals Usher


3 ‘Til My Baby Comes Home

Bass Bobby Ross Avila
Drums  Teddy Campbell
Drums (programming) Iz Avila
Guitar  Bobby Ross Avila
Hammond Organ Big Jim Wright
Keyboards Bobby Ross Avila
Keyboards Big Jim Wright
Percussion  Luis Conte
Background Vocals Carolyn Perry
Background Vocals Darlene Perry
Background Vocals Lori Perry
Background Vocals Tony Tolbert
Background Vocals Sharon Perry
Background Vocals Shelea Frazier
Vocals Fantasia


4 So Amazing

Bass Raphael Saadiq
Drums Tim Riley
Guitar  Rob Bacon
Piano Tim Riley
Harmonica Stevie Wonder
Percussion Bobby Ozuna
Vocals Stevie Wonder
Vocals Beyoncé


5 A House Is Not A Home

Bass Jerry Barnes
Drums Ralph Rolle
Piano Leon Pendarvis
Piano Michael  Mindingall
Flugelhorn Jimmy Hynes
Flute Elizabeth Mann
Flute Stefan Hoskuldssen
Flute Trudy Kane
Horn Robert Carlisle
Horn Phillip Myers
Percussion Gordon Gottlieb
Vocals Aretha Franklin


6 Power Of Love

Programming Hani
Background Vocals Tania Ivey
Vocals Donna Summer


7 If This World Were Mine

Bass Artie Reynolds
Guitar  Mike Ciro
Organ Onree Gill
Rhodes Onree Gill
Programming Kerry Brothers
Background Vocals Alicia Keys
Background Vocals Jermaine Paul
Vocals Jermaine Paul
Vocals Alicia Keys


8 Anyone Who Had A Heart

Bass Ernest Hamilton
Piano Tim Carmon
All Other Instruments The Underdogs
Percussion Ernest Hamilton
Vocals Elton John
Vocals Luther Vandross


9 Dance With My Father

Bass  Rickey Minor
Drums  Teddy Campbell
Guitar  Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards Big Jim Wright
Piano Big Jim Wright
Programming Aaron Zigman
Percussion  Luis Conte
Vocals Celine Dion


10 Always And Forever

Vocals Wyclef Jean


11 If Only For One Night

Vocals Babyface


12 Here & Now

Bass Nathan East
All Other Instruments The Underdogs
Background Vocals Tank 
Background Vocals Tania Ivey
Vocals Patti LaBelle


13 Love Won’t Let Me Wait

Drums (programming) Dave Tozer
Bass  Tom Craskey
Guitar Dave Tozer
Flugelhorn Steve Tirpak
Sax (Alto) Aaron Marisi
Trombone Joe Ferrante
Trombone Jon Botbyl
Trombone (Bass)  Earl Phillips
Vibraphone Tony Miceli
Background Vocals Candice Anderson
Background Vocals Lenesha Randolph
Background Vocals Tara Watkins
Background Vocals John Legend
Vocals John Legend


14 Since I Lost My Baby

Drums (programming) Iz Avila
Guitar  Bobby Ross Avila
Hammond Organ Big Jim Wright
Keyboards Jimmy Jam
Keyboards Big Jim Wright
Vocals Angie Stone


15 Creepin’

Bass  Nathan East
Guitar Jubu
All Other Instruments The Underdogs
Background Vocals Tank 
Background Vocals Tania Ivey
Vocals Jamie Foxx

Strings

Cello – Dan Smith, Larry Corbett (Track 1)
Cello – Diane Barere, Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard Locke (Track 5)
Cello – Astrid Schween, Tahirah Whittington (Track 7)
Harp – Anna Reinersman (Track 7)
Viola – Denyse Buffum, Karen Bakunin (Track 1)
Viola – Craig Mumm, Crystal Garner, Desiree Elsevier, Vincent Lionti (Track 5)
Viola – David Blinn, Maxine Roach, Richard Brice (Track 7)
Violin – Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, John Wittenberg, Mario DeLeon, Natalie Leggett, Peter Kent, Susan Chatman (Track 1)
Violin – Ann Lehmann, Catherine Ro, David Chan, Enrico DiCecco, Hae-Young Ham, Jean Ingraham, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Lisa G. Kim, Ricky Sortomme, Yulia Ziskel-Deninzon, Yuri Vodovoz (Track 5)
Violin – Barry Finclair, Belinda Whitney, Gwen Laster, Mariana Green-Hill, Robert Chausow, Stanley Hunte (Track 7)
Violin – Bruce Dukov, Jacqueline I. Brand, Josefina Vergara, Julie Gigante, Katia V. Popov, Natalie Leggett, Ralph D. Morris, Sara Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Tereza L. Stanislav (Track 9)

Liner Notes

Producer – Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (Track 1,3,9,14)
Producer – Usher (Track 2)
Producer – Raphael Saadiq (Track 4)
Producer – Arif Mardin (Track 5)
Producer – Hani (Track 6)
Producer – Kerry Brothers, Alicia Keys (Track 7)
Producer – The Underdogs (Track 8,12,15)
Producer – Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis (Track 10)
Producer – Face, Pagani (Track 11)
Producer – Dave Tozer (Track 13)
Co-Producer – Big Jim Wright (Track 1,3,9,14)
Co-Producer – J-Lack (Track 2)
Co-Producer – Jake and The Phatman (Track 4)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis
Arranged By – Natural, Valdez Brantley (Track 2)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Track 5)
Arranged By – The Underdogs (Track 12)
Arranged By (Original String Arrangement) – Leon Pendarvis, Paul Riser (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Benjamin Wright (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Ray Chew (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey, Jimmy Jam (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Larry Gold, Steve Tirpak (Track 13)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Ryon Lovett (Track 2)
Arranged By (Vocals) – The Underdogs (Track 6)
Arranged By (Beyoncé Vocals) – Beyoncé Knowles
Co-Arranged By (Strings) – Suzie Katayama (Track 1)
Conductor (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Track 9)
Recorded By – Ian Cross, Danny Duncan, Matt Marrin, Jim Caruana, Daniel Romero, Glenn Standridge, Tony Black, Johnny Tanksley, Reggie Dozier, Michael O’Reily, Mark Pastoria, Manny Marroquin, Ann Mincieli, Tony Black, Dabling Harward, Paul Boutin
Recorded By (Assistant) – Yohei Gota, David Swope, Mark Rinaldi, Jason Agel, Jason Stasium, Aaron Renner, John Pirretti, Dou Rotwitt, Taylor Dow, Mike Peters
Mixed By – Serban Ghenea, Glenn Standridge, Daniel Romero, Serge Tsai, Michael O’Reily, Hani, Chris Theis, Dave Tozer

Artwork – Chris LeBeau
Design – Alexis Yraola, Antonio Serna
Photography – Kevin Westenberg

Mixed At Mixtar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Mixed At Oven Studios, NYC
Mixed At Platinum Sound Recording Studio, NYC
Mixed At Brandon’s Way, LA
Recorded At Flyte Tyme West
Recorded At Village Recorders, LA, CA
Recorded At Doppler Studios, Atlanta, CA
Recorded At Brooklyn Recording Studios, NYC
Recorded At Harmonie Park, Detroit, MI
Recorded At The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Recorded At Blakeslee Recording Company, LA, CA
Recorded At The Underlab, LA, CA
Recorded At Platinum Sound Recording Studio, NYC
Recorded At Num Sound, NYC
Recorded At Sony Studios, NYC
Recorded At Oven Studios, NYC
Recorded At Brandon’s Way, LA
Recorded At Right Track Recording, NYC
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