| The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love | ||||
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 Cover art by Raul Colon | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1989 | |||
| Genre | R&B,soul,pop,adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 117:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross,Marcus Miller,Jacques Fred Petrus | |||
| Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love is the firstcompilation album by American singerLuther 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 theGrammy Award forBest R&B Vocal Performance, Male in1991—and the 1990 US #5 R&B single "Treat You Right".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Searching" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change'sThe Glow of Love, 1980) | Mauro Malavasi, Wayne Garfield, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby | 8:02 |
| 2. | "The Glow of Love" (Change featuring Luther Vandross) (From Change'sThe Glow of Love) | David Romani, Garfield, Malavasi | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Never Too Much" (FromNever Too Much, 1981) | Luther Vandross | 3:52 |
| 4. | "If This World Were Mine" (Duet withCheryl Lynn) (From Lynn'sInstant Love, 1982) | Marvin Gaye | 5:24 |
| 5. | "A House Is Not a Home" (FromNever Too Much) | Burt Bacharach,Hal David | 7:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Bad Boy/Having a Party" (FromForever, for Always, for Love, 1982) | Sam Cooke, Vandross,Marcus Miller | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Since I Lost My Baby" (FromForever, for Always, for Love) | Smokey Robinson,Warren Moore | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Promise Me" (FromForever, for Always, for Love) | Vandross | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Til My Baby Comes Home" (FromThe Night I Fell in Love, 1985) | Vandross, Miller | 5:34 |
| 10. | "If Only for One Night/Creepin'" (FromThe Night I Fell in Love) | Brenda Russell,Stevie Wonder | 8:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (FromBusy Body, 1983) | Leon Russell,Bonnie Bramlett, Wonder,Morris Broadnax,Clarence Paul | 9:18 |
| 2. | "Stop to Love" (FromGive Me the Reason, 1986) | Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:09 |
| 3. | "So Amazing" (FromGive Me the Reason) | Vandross | 3:43 |
| 4. | "There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet withGregory Hines) (FromGive Me the Reason) | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Give Me the Reason" (FromGive Me the Reason) | Vandross, Adderley | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Any Love" (FromAny Love, 1988) | Vandross, Miller | 5:03 |
| 7. | "I Really Didn't Mean It" (FromGive Me the Reason) | Vandross, Miller | 5:43 |
| 8. | "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (FromAny Love) | Bobby Eli,Vinnie Barrett | 7:20 |
| 9. | "Treat You Right" (Previously Unreleased) | Vandross, Miller | 6:37 |
| 10. | "Here and Now" (Previously Unreleased) | Terry Steele, David L. Elliott | 5:23 |
Notes
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[10] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
