Don’t Want to Be a Fool
~ Recording by Luther Vandross
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love | Luther Vandross | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 46789 |
| 1.3 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | The Best Remixes | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | ESCA 5454 |
| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love (remastered edition) | Luther Vandross | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 502485 2 |
| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love (price code CB 811) | Luther Vandross | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 468012 2 |
| 1.1 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:39 | Luther Vandross | TM Century: GoldDisc 196 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | ...So Amazing | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | BT 28163 |
| 1.2 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | ...So Amazing | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 28163 |
| 1.7 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | One Night With You: The Best of Love | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), LV Records (Luther Vandross related) | 488888 2 |
| 1.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | One Night With You: The Best of Love, Volume 2 | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 68220 |
| 1.2 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:35 | Luther Vandross | Greatest Hits | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | EK 66068 |
| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:37 | Luther Vandross | Super Hits | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:35 | Luther Vandross | The Ultimate Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 85991 |
| 2.5 | Don't Want To Be A Fool | 4:38 | Luther Vandross | Legends of Soul | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R143-32 |
| 1.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | The Very Best of Love | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Distribution Madacy Inc. (not for release label use!) | MEG2 1417 |
| 2.10 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | The Essential Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | E2K 89167 |
| 1.10 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:37 | Luther Vandross | 90s R&B 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC13549 |
| 1.7 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | Best of Adult Contemporary | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| A61938 | |
| 3.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | The Collection | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | E3K 92647 |
| 3.5 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:37 | Luther Vandross | Love, Luther | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), J Records (US R&B), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), LV Records (Luther Vandross related) | 88697 11856 2 |
| 3.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | X3 - Never Too Much / Give Me the Reason / Power of Love | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697161812 |
| 1.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | Forever Legends Box Set | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Entertainment LP | TC253747 |
| 1.3 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | The Music of Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 88697 57392 2 |
| 3.6 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | Triple Feature: Give Me the Reason / Never Let Me Go / Power of Love | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | A751207 |
| 1.7 | Don't Want To Be A Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | S.O.U.L. | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697979782 |
| 3.5 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | 4:37 | Luther Vandross | Love, Luther | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation | Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 1943012 | |
| 1.3 | Don't Want to Be a Fool | ?:?? | Luther Vandross | The Box Set Series | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 88883771702 |
| 2.7 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:34 | Luther Vandross | The Essential Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.7 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:34 | Luther Vandross | The Essential Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 88875070472 |
| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:35 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love | Luther Vandross | Album | Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | ||
| 1.6 | Don’t Want to Be a Fool | 4:36 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love | Luther Vandross | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
Relationships
| recording engineer, engineer and mixer: | Ray Bardani |
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| synthesizer programming: | Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) Marcus Miller (jazz musician) |
| producer: | Marcus Miller (jazz musician) 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 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) 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) |
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| mixed at: | A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| recording of: | Don’t Want to Be a Fool |
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Related works
Don’t Want to Be a Fool
| writer: | Marcus Miller (jazz musician) Luther Vandross |
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| publisher: | EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991) Thriller Miller Music (in 1991) Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991) |
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