The Collection

~ Release by Luther Vandross (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Til My Baby Comes Home
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
bass:
Tinker Barfield
organ:
Billy Preston
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and 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 1985)
recording of:
'til My Baby Comes Home
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Thriller Miller Music, Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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2The Night I Fell in Love
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1985)
recording of:
The Night I Fell in Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
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3If Only for One Night
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and 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 1985)
cover recording of:
If Only for One Night
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rutland Road Music and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
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4Creepin'
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985) and 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 1985)
cover recording of:
Creepin’
composer:
Stevie Wonder
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5It's Over Now?:??
6Wait for Love
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1985)
recording of:
Wait for Love
writer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Inc., CBS Songs, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dillard Music and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
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7My Sensitivity
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recording of:
My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)
writer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
SBK Songs Ltd.
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8Other Side of the World?:??
CD 2
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1Stop to Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986, in 1987) and 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 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Stop to Love
lyricist and composer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Inc. (, in 1986), CBS Songs Ltd., Dillard Music (, in 1986), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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2See Me
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
See Me
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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3I Gave It Up
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1986) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd., April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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4So Amazing
recording of:
So Amazing
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., SBK Songs (publisher), Uncle Ronnie’s Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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5Give Me the Reason
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
synthesizer programming:
Wayne Warnecke
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), 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 1986) and 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 1986)
recorded at:
Minot Sound in White Plains, New York, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Give Me the Reason
writer:
Nat Adderley and Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Inc. (, in 1986), CBS Songs, CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dillard Music (, in 1986), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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6There's Nothing Better Than Love
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
guest vocals:
Gregory Hines
performer:
Gregory Hines
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986, in 1987) and 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 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
There’s Nothing Better Than Love
writer:
John Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited, EMI April Music Inc., JVA Publishing Co., SBK Songs Ltd., The 2 P(i)eters, April Music Inc. (in 1986), JVA Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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7I Really Didn't Mean It
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
guitar:
Ira Siegel
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
I Really Didn’t Mean It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd., Sunset Burgundy Music, April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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8Because It's Really Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Because It’s Really Love
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Inc. (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
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9Anyone Who Had a Heart
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and 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 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
cover recording of:
Anyone Who Had a Heart
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Blue Seas Music, Inc. (in 1963), JAC Music Co., Inc. (in 1963) and U.S. Songs, Inc. (in 1963)
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CD 3
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1She Doesn't Mind
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist), Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Reed Vertelney
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist), Cissy Houston, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams, Fonzi Thornton and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Reed Vertelney
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
She Doesn’t Mind
writer:
Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (in 1991), Reed Vertelney Music (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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2Power of Love
recording of:
Power of Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), Thriller Miller Music (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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3I'm Gonna Start Today
synthesizer programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
bass guitar and keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Paulette McWilliams and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’m Gonna Start Today
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), Thriller Miller Music (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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4The Rush
recording of:
The Rush
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), Thriller Miller Music (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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5I Want the Night to Stay
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
programming:
Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
synthesizer programming:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho DaCosta (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Fonzi Thornton and Brenda White-King
strings arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Want the Night to Stay
writer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
Dillard Music (in 1991), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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6I Can Tell You That
synthesizer programming:
Hubert Eaves III and Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
additional keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
keyboard:
Hubert Eaves III
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Paulette McWilliams and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Hubert Eaves III
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Can Tell You That
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (in 1991), Huemar Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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7Sometimes It's Only Love
synthesizer programming:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter), Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
additional keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
keyboard:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
arranger:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sometimes It’s Only Love
writer:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), JVA Publishing Co. (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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8Emotional Love
synthesizer programming:
Hubert Eaves III and Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
additional keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard:
Hubert Eaves III
background vocals:
Michelle Cobbs, Genobia Jeter, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams and Brenda White-King
arranger:
Hubert Eaves III
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Emotional Love
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (in 1991), Huemar Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1991)
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9I (Who Have Nothing)
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
producer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
guest vocals:
Martha Wash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
cover recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol (Italian lyricist)
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orange Sky Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
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