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luther vandross
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Luther Vandross, who sold 25 million album, died 2 july 2005 at the age of 54, each one of his 14 albums achieving either platinum or multi-platinum status during his four-decade career.
Biography: It's his fifteenth album in a star-studded career filled with accomplishment and achievement, the much-anticipated follow up to his 2001's platinum-plus eponymous J Records debut. Self-produced, along with longtime associates Nat Adderley Jr. and Marcus Miller, 2003's DANCE WITH MY FATHER finds international superstar Luther Vandross examining aspects of life, love and relationships from different perspectives. The songs don't just have the 'I love you baby' theme. If you listen to the groove music and the overall sound of the music, it's like, 'yes, this is the Luther we know' but you might miss the subtlety and nuances in the songs. If you recited the lyrics that I wrote for this record, you could see that there's something being said.
The subject matter on the ten Luther-penned tunes on DANCE WITH MY FATHER (which features special guests Queen Latifah, Beyonce Knowles, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Stevie Wonder) is distinctly personal, perhaps more than on any previous collection of Vandross songs. Luther notes, "I have been re-examining the way I write: I didn't want to say anything that was just nifty. I put down some thoughts that I've been having for a while in the songs on this album."
The poignant, reflective title cut is a prime example. "Yes, recording that song was very emotional for me and yes, it is based on my own experience. But, as much as it is that, it isn't about a situation that happened just to me. It's not limited to one type of circumstance in life: it's not just about losing one's father but about missing someone who is gone - for whatever reason - and the longing you feel for that moment in the past when you were together. I called my mother when I first started writing "Dance With My Father" to let her know about it and as soon as we had a first draft of it, I got it to her and she has played it literally every day since. It captures a particular place and suspends you in mid-air. It's my mother and my father dancing to some Baby Washington songs with me right there and the memory of that moment has hovered around me throughout my life ever since."
After writing the song, Luther called Clive Davis, J Records President and CEO: "I said I've written my 'career song,' my Grammy 'Song Of The Year' song! I want to make sure that everyone around me knows that I feel that way. If it was written by Sting or James Taylor, the people around them would understand how those artists would feel that way. I want the people around me to have that same enthusiasm and foresight; in other words, to recognize the song's worthiness, uniqueness, universal appeal and capability to touch ALL audiences."
"If I Didn't Know Better" is vintage Vandross but reflecting another twist on love: "It's about dangerous flirtation! If you know I have feelings for you, don't taunt me." And is it based on anything the man himself has experienced: "Hell, yes, it's a personal situation I've been through!" he responds. Likewise, "Apologize," the story of someone who has worked and accomplished a lot and who can provide material things for the one he loves. Just because he can do that doesn't mean he's any less capable of real love. "Yes, that's a scenario I've experienced. The idea that someone with less materially can provide more emotionally, well, it's just bull" ...
Biography: It's his fifteenth album in a star-studded career filled with accomplishment and achievement, the much-anticipated follow up to his 2001's platinum-plus eponymous J Records debut. Self-produced, along with longtime associates Nat Adderley Jr. and Marcus Miller, 2003's DANCE WITH MY FATHER finds international superstar Luther Vandross examining aspects of life, love and relationships from different perspectives. The songs don't just have the 'I love you baby' theme. If you listen to the groove music and the overall sound of the music, it's like, 'yes, this is the Luther we know' but you might miss the subtlety and nuances in the songs. If you recited the lyrics that I wrote for this record, you could see that there's something being said.
The subject matter on the ten Luther-penned tunes on DANCE WITH MY FATHER (which features special guests Queen Latifah, Beyonce Knowles, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Stevie Wonder) is distinctly personal, perhaps more than on any previous collection of Vandross songs. Luther notes, "I have been re-examining the way I write: I didn't want to say anything that was just nifty. I put down some thoughts that I've been having for a while in the songs on this album."
The poignant, reflective title cut is a prime example. "Yes, recording that song was very emotional for me and yes, it is based on my own experience. But, as much as it is that, it isn't about a situation that happened just to me. It's not limited to one type of circumstance in life: it's not just about losing one's father but about missing someone who is gone - for whatever reason - and the longing you feel for that moment in the past when you were together. I called my mother when I first started writing "Dance With My Father" to let her know about it and as soon as we had a first draft of it, I got it to her and she has played it literally every day since. It captures a particular place and suspends you in mid-air. It's my mother and my father dancing to some Baby Washington songs with me right there and the memory of that moment has hovered around me throughout my life ever since."
After writing the song, Luther called Clive Davis, J Records President and CEO: "I said I've written my 'career song,' my Grammy 'Song Of The Year' song! I want to make sure that everyone around me knows that I feel that way. If it was written by Sting or James Taylor, the people around them would understand how those artists would feel that way. I want the people around me to have that same enthusiasm and foresight; in other words, to recognize the song's worthiness, uniqueness, universal appeal and capability to touch ALL audiences."
"If I Didn't Know Better" is vintage Vandross but reflecting another twist on love: "It's about dangerous flirtation! If you know I have feelings for you, don't taunt me." And is it based on anything the man himself has experienced: "Hell, yes, it's a personal situation I've been through!" he responds. Likewise, "Apologize," the story of someone who has worked and accomplished a lot and who can provide material things for the one he loves. Just because he can do that doesn't mean he's any less capable of real love. "Yes, that's a scenario I've experienced. The idea that someone with less materially can provide more emotionally, well, it's just bull" ...
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Luther Vandross, who sold 25 million album, died 2 july 2005 at the age of 54, each one of his 14 albums achieving either platinum or multi-platinum status during his four-decade career.
Biography: It's his fifteenth album in a star-studded career filled with accomplishment and achievement, the much-anticipated follow up to his 2001's platinum-plus eponymous J Records debut. Self-produced, along with longtime associates Nat Adderley Jr. and Marcus Miller, 2003's DANCE WITH MY FATHER finds international superstar Luther Vandross examining aspects of life, love and relationships from different perspectives. The songs don't just have the 'I love you baby' theme. If you listen to the groove music and the overall sound of the music, it's like, 'yes, this is the Luther we know' but you might miss the subtlety and nuances in the songs. If you recited the lyrics that I wrote for this record, you could see that there's something being said.
The subject matter on the ten Luther-penned tunes on DANCE WITH MY FATHER (which features special guests Queen Latifah, Beyonce Knowles, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Stevie Wonder) is distinctly personal, perhaps more than on any previous collection of Vandross songs. Luther notes, "I have been re-examining the way I write: I didn't want to say anything that was just nifty. I put down some thoughts that I've been having for a while in the songs on this album."
The poignant, reflective title cut is a prime example. "Yes, recording that song was very emotional for me and yes, it is based on my own experience. But, as much as it is that, it isn't about a situation that happened just to me. It's not limited to one type of circumstance in life: it's not just about losing one's father but about missing someone who is gone - for whatever reason - and the longing you feel for that moment in the past when you were together. I called my mother when I first started writing "Dance With My Father" to let her know about it and as soon as we had a first draft of it, I got it to her and she has played it literally every day since. It captures a particular place and suspends you in mid-air. It's my mother and my father dancing to some Baby Washington songs with me right there and the memory of that moment has hovered around me throughout my life ever since."
After writing the song, Luther called Clive Davis, J Records President and CEO: "I said I've written my 'career song,' my Grammy 'Song Of The Year' song! I want to make sure that everyone around me knows that I feel that way. If it was written by Sting or James Taylor, the people around them would understand how those artists would feel that way. I want the people around me to have that same enthusiasm and foresight; in other words, to recognize the song's worthiness, uniqueness, universal appeal and capability to touch ALL audiences."
"If I Didn't Know Better" is vintage Vandross but reflecting another twist on love: "It's about dangerous flirtation! If you know I have feelings for you, don't taunt me." And is it based on anything the man himself has experienced: "Hell, yes, it's a personal situation I've been through!" he responds. Likewise, "Apologize," the story of someone who has worked and accomplished a lot and who can provide material things for the one he loves. Just because he can do that doesn't mean he's any less capable of real love. "Yes, that's a scenario I've experienced. The idea that someone with less materially can provide more emotionally, well, it's just bull" ...
Biography: It's his fifteenth album in a star-studded career filled with accomplishment and achievement, the much-anticipated follow up to his 2001's platinum-plus eponymous J Records debut. Self-produced, along with longtime associates Nat Adderley Jr. and Marcus Miller, 2003's DANCE WITH MY FATHER finds international superstar Luther Vandross examining aspects of life, love and relationships from different perspectives. The songs don't just have the 'I love you baby' theme. If you listen to the groove music and the overall sound of the music, it's like, 'yes, this is the Luther we know' but you might miss the subtlety and nuances in the songs. If you recited the lyrics that I wrote for this record, you could see that there's something being said.
The subject matter on the ten Luther-penned tunes on DANCE WITH MY FATHER (which features special guests Queen Latifah, Beyonce Knowles, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Stevie Wonder) is distinctly personal, perhaps more than on any previous collection of Vandross songs. Luther notes, "I have been re-examining the way I write: I didn't want to say anything that was just nifty. I put down some thoughts that I've been having for a while in the songs on this album."
The poignant, reflective title cut is a prime example. "Yes, recording that song was very emotional for me and yes, it is based on my own experience. But, as much as it is that, it isn't about a situation that happened just to me. It's not limited to one type of circumstance in life: it's not just about losing one's father but about missing someone who is gone - for whatever reason - and the longing you feel for that moment in the past when you were together. I called my mother when I first started writing "Dance With My Father" to let her know about it and as soon as we had a first draft of it, I got it to her and she has played it literally every day since. It captures a particular place and suspends you in mid-air. It's my mother and my father dancing to some Baby Washington songs with me right there and the memory of that moment has hovered around me throughout my life ever since."
After writing the song, Luther called Clive Davis, J Records President and CEO: "I said I've written my 'career song,' my Grammy 'Song Of The Year' song! I want to make sure that everyone around me knows that I feel that way. If it was written by Sting or James Taylor, the people around them would understand how those artists would feel that way. I want the people around me to have that same enthusiasm and foresight; in other words, to recognize the song's worthiness, uniqueness, universal appeal and capability to touch ALL audiences."
"If I Didn't Know Better" is vintage Vandross but reflecting another twist on love: "It's about dangerous flirtation! If you know I have feelings for you, don't taunt me." And is it based on anything the man himself has experienced: "Hell, yes, it's a personal situation I've been through!" he responds. Likewise, "Apologize," the story of someone who has worked and accomplished a lot and who can provide material things for the one he loves. Just because he can do that doesn't mean he's any less capable of real love. "Yes, that's a scenario I've experienced. The idea that someone with less materially can provide more emotionally, well, it's just bull" ...
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