THE final piece is HEATWAVE'S "ALWAYS AND FOREVER", a real nice way to finish off.VERY highly recomended, you won't be disappointed, go get it before it becomes rare !!. "LOVE WONT LET ME WAIT" could not have been better, the ultimate bedroom song !. "GOING OUT OF MY HEAD" and "GOING IN CIRCLES" are simply splendid pieces as well as "KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET". SO is "IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE" with CHERYL LYNN, wonderful duets. HERE,on this wonderful set, you're treated to the real achy "A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME", the truly sad "SINCE I LOST MY BABY", the melodiously gloomy "SUPERSTAR/UNTILYOU COME BACK TO ME(THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO)", also STEVIE WONDER'S "CREEPING", the sweetness continues with the painfilled "ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART", "I (WHO HAVE NOTHING)" with MARTHA WASH is a true class act !!. HIS ability to take these already superb classics and make them spanking new and much improved is nothing short of miraculus !!!. HERE, LUTHER VANDROSS truly shines, the effort, the talent, the close attention to detail, the total range of emotions coming from this man is uncanny !!!. IT consists of most of his greatest remakes, if not all !!!. ![]() THIS is one of the very best compliations of LUTHER'S music you can find today. Your work is apparently done here on this earth, and may you now rest in peace, and thank you, for sharing your incredible talent with us all!!!!! Whatever your mood, Luther had a song for it. Places you never thought your mind could go, it went. Luther's talent really amazed me! His voice, and the way he performed a song, took your thoughts and feelings to a whole other dimension. Just to name a few of the songs from this CD A House is not a Home, incredible!!!, Circles, amazing!!, I who have nothing (the duet), mesmirizing!!Īnd one of my favorites is Always and Forever! I hated this song years ago, when it was done by Heatwave (nothing against the group of course), but when Luther sang his rendition of it, it blew me away, and I have loved it ever since. However, what he has left behind is truly amazing. Words just cannot describe the incredible talent this man had, and news of his untimely death was devastating. This is probably one of my most treasured CD's of all time. If you are someone like me, who can remember when an artist truly had to be able to SING to reach popularity - well, you shan't be disappointed here. When I do, I find this collection goes so well alongside them. I am now 50 years of age, and can easily remember some of the great music of the past - indeed I still very much like to listen to artists such as Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole. The use of piano is especially powerful on many tracks. As is also Luther's custom, he enlists the aid of powerful accompaniment, in the form of singers Cheryl Lynn and Martha Wash (whose voices meld perfectly with his). On track after track, the virtuosity shines through - "Going in Circles", "Love Won't Let Me Wait","Going Out of My Head","Always and Forever","Anyone Who Had a Heart" - truly there are no wasted moments here. I can go on and on about the magic of this album, but I think you get the idea. How about the immortal Temptations classic, "Since I Lost My Baby?" Again, this version may very well surpass the original - a silky smooth, yet vibrant and vital rendition. This man has an incredible ability to not only sing, not only interpret, but to reach down inside a song and pull out its very essence - not a gift too many others have ever possessed. I cannot truly decide which I prefer - it's that good. I always will treasure that version, with Karen's magnificent voice tenderly wrapping itself around the lyric - but now I have this version as well. ![]() Let's take "Superstar", an average Leon Russell lyric, made immortal by the Carpenters about 30 or so years back. ![]() These here are, in many cases, now the definitive versions. And most of those versions will always be treasured as part of our musical heritage, but. Most of these songs are fairly well-known by their original artists - Karen Carpenter, Little Anthony, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Friends of Distinction, et al. Here, we see the genius he has for interpretation. Luther Vandross has been making wonderful music for around a quarter century now. This collection of songs is just such an exception. But, of course, there must be an exception. Music that sells tends to have some form of gimmickry going for it - be it electronic, rap, or overdubbing - likely brought on by the dictates of the day. These days, it's quite difficult to find vocal excellence in the style of the past.
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