The background vocals are also impressive. He doesn’t do any vocal tricks, but he does show that he can do runs as well as hold little notes. This beautiful song is perfect for anyone falling in love for the first time. He originally wrote this song for her and it was on the album he produced for her. This is a remake of Dionne Warwick’s song. The first song on our Top 10 Luther Vandross Songs list is “So Amazing” from the hugely successful album Give Me the Reason. This top 10 Luther Vandross Songs list is a small portion of the hits he has created over the years. Any of his songs could have made this list. He has a plethora of hit songs so this list was nearly impossible to create. He was able to put veteran artists back on the charts. He has created hits for himself as well as other artists.
Luther Vandross had an impressive body of work. The majority of them went to number one on the r&b charts. Throughout his career, he recorded a total of 16 albums. ”Power of Love/Love Power” was a hit on the pop and r&b charts. He wanted to continue having success on the pop charts and he got what he wanted. He also scored his biggest pop hit with “Here And Now.” He released his seventh album in 1991 called Power of Love. The CD included two new songs called “Here And Now” and “Treat You Right.” He won his first Grammy Award with this greatest hits album. It was called The Best Of Luther Vandross: The Best of Love. The title song was on the r&b and pop charts.
It was number one on the r&b charts and was his first top 10 album on the pop charts. He took another break because he was doing concerts again. It features the title track as well as “Stop to Love,” “There’s Nothing Better Than Love,” “I Really Didn’t Mean It” and “So Amazing.” This album went double platinum. It was his fifth consecutive r&b hit album. In 1986, Vandross released his fifth album Give Me the Reason. This album features the hit singles “’Til My Baby Comes Home,” “It’s Over Now,” “Wait For Love,” “If Only For One Night” and “Creepin’.” This album went double platinum. This album did better on the pop charts than his previous albums. He wrote the r&b hit “You’re My Choice Tonight (Choose Me).” The break gave Vandross a chance to focus more on his fourth album called The Night I Fell in Love in 1985. He also went back to writing, producing and singing background for Teddy Pendergrass. He took a break from recording music in 1984 because he was touring.
This album features the singles “I’ll Let It Slide,” “Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me That’s What I’m Gonna Do” and “Make Me a Believer.” This album did well on the r&b charts. He released his third album in 1983 called Busy Body. This was her first top 10 hit single since 1975. He produced Dionne Warwick’s album How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye in 1983. He got the chance to work with one of his biggest idols. He also wrote the song “Every Girl (Wants My Guy)” which was a top 10 hit. In 1983, he produced another album for Aretha Franklin. This album features the hit singles “Bad Boy/Having a Party,” “Since I Lost My Baby” and “Promise Me.” The album sold over one million copies. He wrote every song on this album except two remakes that were featured on the album. He released his second album Forever, For Always, For Love in 1982. Vandross continued to work with other artists while continuing to record his own music. It was her first album to reach gold status since 1976. The title track was a number one r&b hit single for her. After working with Cheryl Lynn, he worked with one of his idols Aretha Franklin in 1982. This song reached the top five on the r&b charts. He also sang “If This World Were Mine” with her. He wrote the title track and it was an r&b hit. He worked with Cheryl Lynn on her hit album Instant Love in 1982. Even though he did his first album, he worked with other artists. It was an r&b hit, but it wasn’t considered a pop hit at the time. The album also features the hit singles “Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)” and “A House Is Not a Home.” This album sold over two million copies. “Don’t You Know That” was a top 10 r&b song. “Never Too Much” was a number one song off this album.
The only song he didn’t write was “A House Is Not a Home.” This is a cover of Dionne Warwick’s song. Vandross wrote and produced the majority of the songs on this album. He released his debut album Never Too Much in 1981.