Luther Vandross 'Dance with My Father'

Luther Vandross ‘Dance with My Father’ is his thirteenth and final studio album released on June 10, 2003 by J Records.

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1 . Dance With My Father

2 . The Closer I get to you (w/ Beyonce)

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Track Listing : 1.If I Didn’T Know Better (Ezekiel Lewis, Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney) – 04:07 . 2.Think About You (James Porte, Luther Vandross) – 05:04 . 3.If It Ain’T One Thing (Robbie Nevil, Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney, Marchand) – 04:13 . 4.Buy Me A Rose (Jim Funk, Erick Hickenlooper) – 03:48 . 5.The Closer I Get To You (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) – 06:25 . 6.Lovely Day (Ronald Lapread, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Clarence Scarborough) – 05:57 . 7.Dance With My Father (Luther Vandross, Richard Marx) – 04:26 . 8.She Saw You (Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross) – 05:44 . 9.Apologize (Rex Rideout, Luther Vandross) – 04:59 . 10.Hit It Again (Rex Rideout, Luther Vandross) – 04:37 . 11.Right In The Middle (Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney) – 04:50 . 12.Once Were Lovers (Rex Rideout, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross) – 04:34 . 13.Lovely Day (Part Ii) (Ronald Lapread, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Clarence Scarborough) – 03:54 . 14.They Said You Needed Me (Ivan Hampden, Jr., Luther Vandross) – 04:40

Kevin Westenberg

Musicians : Luther Vandross – Vocals . Foxy Brown – Vocals On (3) . Busta Rhymes – Vocals On (6 – 13) . Queen Latifah – Vocals On (10) . Beyoncé Knowles – Vocals On (5) . Nat Adderley, Jr. – Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric) . Skip Anderson – Keyboards, Soloist, Vibraphone . Marcus Miller – Vocals (Background) . Reggie Hamilton – Bass . Byron Miller – Bass . Jerome Ramos – Bass . Richard Marx – Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming . Robbie Nevil – Guitar, Keyboards . Ivan Hampden – Drums, Keyboard Programming . Stevie Wonder – Harmonica . Cissy Houston – Vocals (Background) . Phil Hamilton – Guitar . Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar . Brion James – Guitar . Víctor Vega – Guitar . Rick Watford – Guitar . Ricky Watford “Bishop” – Guitar . Jay Williams – Guitar . James Porte – Keyboard Programming . Rex Rideout – Keyboard Programming . Reed Vertelney – Keyboard Programming . Bashiri Johnson – Percussion . Chris James – Piano . Tawatha Agee – Vocals (Background) . Big Bub – Vocals (Background) . Sharon Bryant – Vocals (Background) . Michael J – Vocals (Background) . Rick Mcdonald – Vocals (Background) . Cindy Mizelle – Vocals (Background) . Rl – Vocals (Background) . Brenda White-King – Vocals (Background) . James “D-Train” Williams – Vocals (Background) . Joyce James – Vocals (Background) . April Owens – Vocals (Background) . Candace Thomas – Vocals (Background) . Fonzi Thornton – Vocals (Background)

Production : Produced By Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley, Jr., Shep Crawford . Carl Cyrius – Assistant Engineer . Jason Dale – Assistant Engineer . Michael Mccoy – Assistant Engineer . Daniel Milazzo – Assistant Engineer . Claudius Mittendorfer – Assistant Engineer . Flip Osman – Assistant Engineer . Dave Perini – Assistant Engineer . Matt Snedecor – Assistant Engineer . Jason Stasium – Assistant Engineer . Jamie Wallace – Assistant Engineer . Stan Wallace – Engineer . Marcus Miller – Engineer . You Can Ask Giz – Engineer, Mixing . Ray Bardani – Engineer, Mixing . Gabriel Varde – Engineer . Paul J. Falcone – Engineer . Herb Powers – Mastering . Loren Howard – Mixing Assistant

Package : Alli – Art Direction . Chris Lebeau – Artwork . June Ambrose – Stylist . Roger Innocent – Hair Stylist . Jeff Jones – Hair Stylist, Make-Up . Kevin Westenberg – Photography

Recorded 2002–2003 At Beartracks Studios (Suffern, New York); Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California); Playground/Minimansion Studios (Closter, New Jersey); Right Track Recording, The Hit Factory (New York City, New York); Skip Trip-Algoryhthm Studios (Belle Mead, New Jersey); The Dengen (Torrance, California).

Released On June 10, 2003 By J.

(Source Luther Vandross – Dance with My Father | Official Website )

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BBC
Now in his early-50s, Vandross is so much the master of his craft, you cant help but want him to stretch out a little, take a few chances, maybe get a collaborator with some more imaginative ideas for instrumentation to match his own impeccable vocal arrangements. But if you like your r&b to be smooth and your songs to be grown-up, you’re not going to argue too much. […]

allmusic
Luther Vandross pours his heart and soul into Dance with My Father‘s title track, an ambitious kickoff single that misrepresents an album where most highlights are down-tempo. […]

Entertainment Weekly
On Dance With My Father, made bittersweet by Vandross’ recent hospitalization following a stroke, the R&B legend raises the hipness factor with a guest roster that includes Beyoncé, Bustaand Queen Latifah. […]

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