Any Love (album)
Any Love is the sixth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on September 20, 1988. It reached the top position on the R&B Album charts that year for two weeks. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" and its title track was nominated for "Best R&B Song". Also, "She Won't Talk to Me" received a nomination for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" in 1990. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album also features a cover of Major Harris' hit single "Love Won't Let Me Wait".
In 1990, Swiss pianist Alex Bugnon covered the title track on his album Head Over Heels.
Smooth jazz guitarist Norman Brown also covered the song on the After the Storm album in 1994.
Also, the song "The Second Time Around" is a re-recording of a song featured on Vandross's band Luther's 1976 album of the same name.Track listing
Personnel
- Luther Vandross - vocals
- Paul Jackson Jr., Doc Powell - guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass, keyboards, synthesizer
- Nat Adderley Jr. - keyboards, synthesizer
- David Gamson - synthesizer
- Buddy Williams - drums
- Paulinho da Costa - percussion
- Jason Miles - programming
- Kirk Whalum - saxophone on "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
- George Young - saxophone on "The Second Time Around"
- Amy Knoles - timpani on "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
- Alan Rubin, Dave Tofani, Harold Jones, Homer Mensch, Jerome Ashby, Jon Faddis, Peter Gordon, Randy Brecker - horns
- Darryl Tookes, David Lasley, James Ingram, Kevin Owens, Lisa Fischer, Mark Stevens, Paulette McWilliams, Michael Lovesmith, Brenda White King, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee - backing vocals
;Technical
- Ray Bardani - engineer, mixing
- Matthew Rolston - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications