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The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
Cover art by Raul Colon
Greatest hits album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedOctober 4, 1989
Recorded1980–1989
GenreR&B, soul, pop, adult contemporary
Length117:19
LabelEpic
ProducerLuther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Jacques Fred Petrus
Luther Vandross chronology
Any Love
(1988) 		The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989) 		Power of Love
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love is the first compilation album by American singer Luther Vandross, released on October 4, 1989. It contains two previously unreleased songs, "Here and Now"—which became Vandross' first top ten pop hit and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1991—and the 1990 US #5 R&B single "Treat You Right".

Track listing

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Disc one

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Searching" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love, 1980)Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby8:02
2."The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change's The Glow of Love)David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi6:12
3."Never Too Much" (From Never Too Much, 1981)Luther Vandross3:52
4."If This World Were Mine" (Duet with Cheryl Lynn) (From Lynn's Instant Love, 1982)Marvin Gaye5:24
5."A House Is Not a Home" (From Never Too Much)Burt Bacharach, Hal David7:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bad Boy/Having a Party" (From Forever, for Always, for Love, 1982)Sam Cooke, Vandross, Marcus Miller5:19
7."Since I Lost My Baby" (From Forever, for Always, for Love)Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore5:23
8."Promise Me" (From Forever, for Always, for Love)Vandross4:42
9."Til My Baby Comes Home" (From The Night I Fell in Love, 1985)Vandross, Miller5:34
10."If Only for One Night/Creepin'" (From The Night I Fell in Love)Brenda Russell, Stevie Wonder8:20

Disc two

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Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (From Busy Body, 1983)Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul9:18
2."Stop to Love" (From Give Me the Reason, 1986)Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr.5:09
3."So Amazing" (From Give Me the Reason)Vandross3:43
4."There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines) (From Give Me the Reason)Vandross, Skip Anderson4:44
5."Give Me the Reason" (From Give Me the Reason)Vandross, Adderley4:45
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Any Love" (From Any Love, 1988)Vandross, Miller5:03
7."I Really Didn't Mean It" (From Give Me the Reason)Vandross, Miller5:43
8."Love Won't Let Me Wait" (From Any Love)Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett7:20
9."Treat You Right" (Previously Unreleased)Vandross, Miller6:37
10."Here and Now" (Previously Unreleased)Terry Steele, David L. Elliott5:23

Notes

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21010 link]
  2. ^ "THE BEST OF VANDROSS ON RECORD". Chicago Tribune. 3 October 1993. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28.
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  4. ^ "The Best Of Luther Vandross…The Best Of Love". Rolling Stone. 1990-02-08. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05.
  5. ^ "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross". Recording Industry Association of America.


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