Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father / J Records Audio CD 2003 / 82876 54073 2
UPC 828765407328
Dance with My Father is the thirteenth and final studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross. It was released by J Records on June 10, 2003 in the United States. The album, especially its title track, was dedicated to Vandross' late father and features production credits from Nat Adderley Jr., Shep Crawford, and Marcus Miller as well as guest appearances by singer Beyoncé, R&B trio Next, and rappers Foxy Brown, Queen Latifah, and Busta Rhymes.
Upon its release, Dance with My Father debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 442,000 units, becoming his first and only album to do so. It also marked his eighth and first album in the twelve years to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Critically acclaimed, Dance with My Father earned Vandross two American Music Awards in the Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and the Favorite Soul/R&B Album categories as well as four Grammy Awards wins out of five nominations, including Song of the Year and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Dance with My Father", Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "The Closer I Get to You", his duet with Beyoncé, and Best R&B Album.
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J Records – 82876 54073 2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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2003 |
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| Genre: |
Hip Hop, Funk / Soul |
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| Style: |
RnB/Swing, Soul, Contemporary R&B |
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Tracklist:
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Luther Vandross– |
If I Didn't Know Better
Arranged By – Reed Vertelney
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Cissy Houston, Khadijah Mohammed, Tawatha Agee
Bass – Reggie Hamilton
Guitar – Brion James
Keyboards [Additional] – Skip Anderson
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Programmed By – Reed Vertelney
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Ezekiel Lewis, Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney
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4:07
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Luther Vandross– |
Think About You
Arranged By – James Porte
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Cissy Houston, Khadijah Mohammed, Tawatha Agee
Bass – Jerry Ramos
Guitar – Victor Vega (2)
Keyboards [Additional] – Skip Anderson
Keyboards, Drums – James Porte
Piano – Chris James
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – James Porte, Luther Vandross
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5:04
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Luther Vandross featuring Foxy Brown– |
If It Ain't One Thing
Arranged By – Reed Vertelney
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Baaj, Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Khadijah Mohammed, Tawatha Agee
Guitar – Robbie Nevil
Keyboards [Additional] – Robbie Nevil, Skip Anderson
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Reed Vertelney
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney, Robbie Nevil
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4:13
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Luther Vandross– |
Buy Me A Rose
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Ulisa Ivey
Guitar – Jay Williams
Instruments – Shep Crawford
Written-By – Erik Hickenlooper, Jim Funk
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3:48
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Luther Vandross duet w/ Beyoncé Knowles– |
The Closer I Get To You
Arranged By – Nat Adderley Jr., Skip Anderson
Arranged By [Strings] – Nat Adderley Jr.
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Brenda White-King, Candace Thomas, Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee
Bass – Byron Miller
Concertmaster – Sanford Allen
Contractor [Strings] – Al Brown
Drums – Ivan Hampden
Electric Piano – Nat Adderley Jr.
Guitar – Phil Hamilton
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson
Programmed By [Sound], Keyboards [Additional] – Skip Anderson
Written-By – James Mtume, Reggie Lucas
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6:25
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Luther Vandross featuring Busta Rhymes– |
Lovely Day
Arranged By – Marcus Miller
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Baaj
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Marcus Miller
Written-By – Bill Withers, Clarence Scarborough
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5:57
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Luther Vandross– |
Dance With My Father
Backing Vocals – Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Cissy Houston, Khadijah Mohammed, Tawatha Agee
Keyboards [Additional] – Skip Anderson
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Richard Marx
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Richard Marx
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4:26
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Luther Vandross– |
She Saw You
Arranged By – Marcus Miller
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – James "D-Train" Williams, Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Fonzi Thornton, James "D-Train" Williams, Michael Harvey, Ricky McDonald
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Marcus Miller
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
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5:44
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Luther Vandross– |
Apologize
Arranged By – Rex Rideout
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – J. Michael, Kevin Owens, Philip "Silky" White
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Rex Rideout
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Rex Rideout
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4:59
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Luther Vandross featuring Queen Latifah– |
Hit It Again
Arranged By – Rex Rideout
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Baaj, Marcus Miller
Guitar – Ricky Watford
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Rex Rideout
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Rex Rideout
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4:37
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Luther Vandross– |
Right In The Middle
Arranged By – Reed Vertelney
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Baaj, Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle, Cissy Houston, Khadijah Mohammed, Tawatha Agee
Keyboards [Additional] – Skip Anderson
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Reed Vertelney
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney
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4:50
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Luther Vandross– |
Once Were Lovers
Arranged By – Rex Rideout
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Backing Vocals – Brenda White-King, Sharon Bryant, Tawatha Agee
Harmonica [Solo] – Stevie Wonder
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Rex Rideout
Sound Designer – Jeff Bova
Written-By – Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Rex Rideout
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4:34
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Luther Vandross featuring Busta Rhymes– |
Lovely Day (Part 2)
Backing Vocals – Big Bub, Ebony Mack, RL (2), Shanell Irving
Remix [Remix Produced By] – DJ Eddie F, Darren Lighty, Kay Gee
Written-By – Bill Withers, Clarence Scarborough
Written-By [Sample "Say Yeah"] – Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread
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3:54
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Luther Vandross– |
They Said You Needed Me
Arranged By – Ivan Hampden, Nat Adderley Jr.
Arranged By [Vocals] – Luther Vandross
Drum Programming – Ivan Hampden
Keyboards – Ivan Hampden, Nat Adderley Jr.
Piano – Nat Adderley Jr.
Programmed By [Sound] – Skip Anderson
Vibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Skip Anderson
Written-By – Ivan Hampden, Luther Vandross
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- Art Direction, Design – Alli
- Backing Vocals [Baaj] – April Owens, Candace Thomas, Joy James, Julia Byrd
- Choreography – James Ervin
- Contractor [Vocal] – Fonzi Thornton
- Design [Hair] – Jeff Jones (54), Roger Innocent
- Design [Make-Up] – Jeff Jones (54)
- Design [Styling] – June Ambrose
- Engineer [Assistant] – Carl Cyrius, Claudius Mittendorfer, Dan Milazzo, Dave Perini, Flip Osman, Jamie Wallace, Jason Dale, Jason Stasium, John Belec, Matt Snedecor, Michael McCoy
- Executive-Producer – Luther Vandross
- Management [Assistant to Mr. Vandross] – Max Szadek
- Management [Business] – Carmen Romano, Progressive Management
- Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
- Mixed By [Assistant Mix Engineer - Playground Minimansion] – Loren Howard (tracks: 13)
- Mixed By [Hit Factory] – Ray Bardani (tracks: 1 to 12, 14)
- Mixed By [Playground Minimansion] – "You Can Ask" Giz (tracks: 13)
- Photography By – Kevin Westenberg
- Producer – Shep Crawford (tracks: 4), Luther Vandross (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 12), Marcus Miller (tracks: 6, 8), Nat Adderley Jr. (tracks: 5, 14)
- Production Manager – Jill Dell'Abate
- Production Manager [Art Dept.] – Chris LeBeau
- Recorded By – Marcus Miller (tracks: 6, 8), Ray Bardani (tracks: 1 to, 3, 6 to 12), Stan Wallace (tracks: 5, 14)
- Recorded By [All Vocals] – Paul J. Falcone
- Recorded By [Playground Minimansion] – "You Can Ask" Giz (tracks: 13)
- Recorded By [Strings - Right Track] – Ray Bardani (tracks: 5)
- Tracking By, Engineer [The Dengen] – Gabriel Varde (tracks: 4)
