Discography and Biography of Luther Vandross. Listen to all their hits.
Luther Vandross Songs

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Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. (April 20, 1951 - July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, Vandross was an in demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. He later became lead singer of the group Change on their hits "Searching" and "The Glow of Love", released on Warner Bros Records in 1980, after which he was signed to Epic Records as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, "Never Too Much", in 1981.

During his career, Vandross sold over 35 million records worldwide, and received eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times. He won a total of four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for a song recorded not long before his death, "Dance with My Father". The song was co-written with Vandross' friend and protege, Richard Marx.

Below is a list of Luther Vandross songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Columbia 77629
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #3, US AC #11
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Songs
comments: [love ballad]
Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey Endless Love
1994 Columbia
2 record label: Perspective 7400
chart position: RandB #1, US #10, UK #2, US dance #3
written by: Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
comments: [disco dance] (with BBD and Ralph Tresvant)
Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson The Best Things in Life Are Free
1992 Perspective
3 record label: Epic 13
chart position: RandB #1, US #6, UK #43, US AC #3
written by: David L. Elliott & Terry Steele
album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love
comments: [love ballad]
Luther Vandross Here and Now
1989 Epic
4 record label: Epic 73778
chart position: RandB #1, UK #46, US #4, US AC #3
written by: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Teddy Vann
album: Portrait
Luther Vandross Power of Love -- Love Power
1991 Epic
5 record label: Epic 1857
chart position: RandB #1, US #33, UK #44, US dance #4
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
comments: [dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross Never Too Much
1981 Epic
6 record label: Epic 657399
chart position: RandB #4, US #9, US AC #5
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Power of Love
Luther Vandross Don't Want to Be a Fool
1991 Epic
7 record label: Epic 06523
chart position: RandB #1, US #15, UK #24, US dance #27, US AC #7
written by: Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr.
album: Give Me the Reason
comments: [disco, boogie]
Luther Vandross Stop to Love
1986 Epic
8 record label: Epic 9
chart position: RandB #3, UK #34, US #30, US dance #18, US AC #17
written by: Luther Vandross & Hubert Eaves III
album: Any Love
comments: [dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross She Won't Talk to Me
1989 Epic
9 record label: WEA 79156
chart position: RandB #23, UK #11, US dance #1
written by: Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade
album: The Glow of Love
Change (featuring Luther Vandross) Searching
1980 WEA
10 record label: Arista 9073
chart position: RandB #7, US #27, UK #99, US AC #4
written by: Steve Goldman
album: How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
comments: [love ballad]
Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
1983 Arista
11 record label: WEA 79141 (UK)
chart position: RandB #49, UK #14, US dance #1
written by: Davide Romani, Wayne Garfield & Mario Malavasi
album: The Glow of Love
comments: [disco funk boogie]
Change (featuring Luther Vandross) The Glow of Love
1980 WEA
12 record label: J Records 57595
chart position: RandB #28, US #38, UK #21, US AC #4
written by: Luther Vandross and Richard Marx
album: Dance with My Father
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross Dance with My Father
2003 J Records
13 record label: Epic 77735(UK)
chart position: RandB #16, US #58, UK #20, US AC #25
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Songs
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Always and Forever
1994 Epic
14 record label: Epic 11
chart position: RandB #1, UK #31, US #44, US AC #12
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: Any Love
comments: [beat ballad]
Luther Vandross Any Love
1988 Epic
15 record label: J Records 21084
chart position: RandB #7, US #26, UK #59
written by: Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly and John Smith
album: Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross Take You Out
2001 J Records
16 record label: Epic 78400
chart position: RandB #5, US #52, UK #14
written by: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: Your Secret Love
Luther Vandross Your Secret Love
1996 Epic
17 record label: Epic 7
chart position: RandB #1, US #50, UK #72, US AC #20
written by: Luther Vandross & Skip Anderson
album: Give Me The Reason
Luther Vandross & Gregory Hines There's Nothing Better Than Love
1987 Epic
18 record label: Epic 07201
chart position: RandB #6, UK #16
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: Give Me the Reason
Luther Vandross I Really Didn't Mean It
1987 Epic
19 record label: Epic 2776 (UK)
chart position: RandB #3, US #55
written by: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Sam Cooke
album: Forever, for Always, for Love
Luther Vandross Bad Boy, Having a Party
1982 Epic
20 record label: Epic 04760
chart position: RandB #4, US #29
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: The Night I Fell in Love
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross 'Til My Baby Comes Home
1985 Epic
21 record label: Epic 659044
chart position: RandB #10, US #62, UK #28, US AC #30
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Never Let Me Go
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
1993 Epic
22 record label: Epic 650216
chart position: RandB #3, UK #60, US #57
written by: Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr.
album: Give Me the Reason
comments: [disco, boogie]
Luther Vandross Give Me the Reason
1986 Epic
23 record label: Epic 3101
chart position: UK #13
written by: Luther Vandross
album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love
comments: re release [dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross Never Too Much
1989 Epic
24 record label: Columbia 03204
chart position: RandB #4, US #101
written by: Marvin Gaye
album: Instant Love
comments: [love ballad]
Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross If This World Were Mine
1982 Columbia
25 record label: Epic 657723
chart position: RandB #6, US #73, UK #53
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Power of Love
Luther Vandross The Rush
1992 Epic
26 record label: Epic 14
chart position: RandB #5, UK #92
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love
Luther Vandross Treat You Right
1990 Epic
27 record label: Epic 04231
chart position: RandB #9, US #102, UK #100
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Busy Body
Luther Vandross I'll Let You Slide
1984 Epic
28 record label: Epic 04969
chart position: RandB #5, US #87
written by: Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell, Stevie Wonder
album: Busy Body
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Superstar -- Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
1984 Epic
29 record label: Epic 04944
chart position: RandB #4, US #102, US Dance #36
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: The Night I Fell in Love
Luther Vandross It's Over Now
1985 Epic
30 record label: J Records 80813211151
chart position: RandB #63, US dance #3
written by: Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Quincy Patrick, Joe and Danny Mercado
album: Luther Vandross
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross Can Heaven Wait
2001 J Records
31 record label: Epic 13
chart position: RandB #3
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Any Love
Luther Vandross For You to Love
1989 Epic
32 record label: Epic 78466
chart position: RandB #15, US #80, UK #44
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Your Secret Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross I Can Make It Better
1996 Epic
33 record label: Epic 77105
chart position: RandB #24, US #94, UK #34, US Dance #15, US AC #33
written by: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: Never Let Me Go
Luther Vandross Heaven Knows
1993 Epic
34 record label: Epic 02658
chart position: RandB #10, US #107
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
Luther Vandross Don't You Know That?
1982 Epic
35 record label: Epic 661318(UK)
chart position: UK #22
written by: Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Songs
Luther Vandross Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
1995 Epic
36 record label: Polydor 14525
chart position: US dance #8
written by: Gregg Diamond
album: Hot Butterfly
Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie Ft. Luther Vandross Hot Butterfly
1978 Polydor
37 record label: Epic 46789
chart position: RandB #9, AC #9
written by: Luther Vandross and Skip Anderson
album: Power of Love
comments: [love ballad]
Luther Vandross Sometimes It's Only Love
1992 Epic
38 record label: Epic LUTH5 (UK)
chart position: UK #26
written by: Luther Vandross and Nat Adderley Jr.
album: The Best Of Luther Vandross
comments: re-release
Luther Vandross Give Me The Reason
1988 Epic LUTH
39 record label: Epic 6 (UK)
chart position: UK #28
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Give Me the Reason
Luther Vandross I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)
1988 Epic
40 record label: J Records 82876
chart position: RandB #31, US #116, UK #50, US Dance#10
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
album: The Ultimate Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross Shine
2006 J Records
41 record label: Epic 662590(UK)
chart position: UK #31
written by: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Teddy Vann
comments: re release
Luther Vandross Power of Love - Love Power (remix)
1995 Epic
42 record label: Epic 77754
chart position: UK #31, US AC #33
written by: Stephen Stills
album: Songs
Luther Vandross Love the One You're With
1994 Epic
43 record label: Epic 1140
chart position: RandB #11
written by: Luther Vandross and Nat Adderley Jr.
album: The Night I Fell in Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Wait for Love
1985 Epic
44 record label: Epic 4
chart position: RandB #94, UK #33
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Give Me the Reason
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross So Amazing
1987 Epic
45 record label: Epic 659959 6(UK)
chart position: UK #38
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Never Let Me Go
Luther Vandross Love Is on the Way
1993 Epic
46 record label: Epic/LV 7395
chart position: RandB #32, UK #43
written by: Luther Vandross and Richard Marx
album: This Is Christmas
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts] [Christmas ballad]
Luther Vandross Every Year, Every Christmas
1995 Epic/LV
47 record label: Epic 03487
chart position: RandB #17
written by: Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore
album: Forever, for Always, for Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Since I Lost My Baby
1982 Epic
48 record label: Epic 10
chart position: UK #53
written by: Luther Vandross and David Gamson
album: Any Love
Luther Vandross Come Back
1989 Epic
49 record label: Epic 1 (UK)
chart position: UK #60
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Give Me the Reason
Luther Vandross See Me
1987 Epic
50 record label: Cotillion 44200
chart position: RandB #28, US #102
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Luther
Luther Vandross It's Good for the Soul (Pt. I)
1976 Cotillion
51 record label: Epic 4977755
chart position: RandB #28, US #95
written by: Stephen Stills, Anita Poree and Jerry Peters
album: Songs
Luther Vandross Love the One You're With -- Going in Circles
1995 Epic
52 record label: J Records 565042
chart position: RandB #29, US #103
written by: James Porte and Luther Vandross
album: Dance with My Father
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross Think About You
2004 J Records
53 record label: J Records 59157 2
chart position: US AC #13
written by: Jim Funk and Eric Hickenlooper
album: Dance with My Father
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross Buy Me a Rose
2004 J Records
54 record label: J Records 21220
chart position: RandB #40, US #83, US AC #17
written by: Shep Crawford
album: Luther Vandross
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross I'd Rather
2002 J Records
55 record label: Epic 04441
chart position: UK #88
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Busy Body
comments: [disco dance]
Luther Vandross I Wanted Your Love
1984 Epic
56 record label: Virgin 708761316919
chart position: RandB #29
written by: Luther Vandross, Brailsford, Fonzi Thornton and Rex Rideout
album: I Know
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross featuring Precise Nights in Harlem
1998 Virgin
57 record label: Epic 53231
chart position: RandB #31
written by: Joe Scott (as Joseph Scott)
album: Never Let Me Go
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Never Let Me Go
1993 Epic
58 record label: Cotillion 44205
chart position: RandB #34
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Luther
Luther Vandross Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)
1976 Cotillion
59 record label: Cotillion 44205
chart position: RandB #34
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Luther
Luther Vandross The 2nd Time Around
1976 Cotillion
60 record label: Epic 2865
chart position: RandB #36
album: One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross When You Call On Me--Baby That's When I Come Runnin'
1997 Epic
61 record label: Epic 3181
chart position: RandB #46
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross I Won't Let You Do That to Me
1998 Epic
62 record label: Epic 04494
chart position: RandB #48
written by: Luther Vandross and Nat Adderley Jr.
album: Busy Body
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Make Me a Believer
1984 Epic
63 record label: J Records 82876 88861 2
album: The Ultimate Luther Vandross
comments: [album cut]
Luther Vandross Got You Home
2006 J Records
64 record label: Epic 9939
chart position: RandB #54
album: Your Secret Love
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross Love Don't Love You Anymore
1997 Epic
65 record label: Epic 53231
chart position: RandB #54
written by: Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb
album: Never Let Me Go
comments: [beat ballad] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross How Deep Is Your Love
1993 Epic
66 record label: Virgin 7243
chart position: RandB #57
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: I Know
comments: [from the movie Down in the Delta]
Luther Vandross featuring Cassandra Wilson & Bob James I'm Only Human
1999 Virgin
67 record label: Epic 4
chart position: RandB #59
written by: Brenda Russell
album: The Night I Fell in Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross If Only for One Night
1985 Epic
68 record label: Virgin 724384608927
chart position: RandB #61
written by: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: I Know
comments: [ballad] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Luther Vandross I Know
1998 Virgin
69 record label: J Records
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Reggie Lucas and James Mtume
album: Dance with My Father
comments: [slow jam]
Luther Vandross & Beyoncé The Closer I Get to You
2004 J Records
70 record label: Virgin 708761367119
chart position: US dance #46
written by: Luther Vandross, Fonzi Thornton, Carl Gonzalez and Luis Vager
album: I Know
comments: [dance]
Luther Vandross Are You Using Me?
1999 Virgin
71 record label: Epic 02842
chart position: RandB #72
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
comments: [disco, boogie]
Luther Vandross Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)
1981 Epic
72 record label: Epic 03804
chart position: RandB #72
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Forever, for Always, for Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Promise Me
1982 Epic
73 record label: RCA 464
chart position: RandB #75
written by: David Paich
comments: [disco funk boogie]
Charme (feat. Luther Vandross) Georgy Porgy
1984 RCA
74 record label: Cotillion 44216
chart position: RandB #93
written by: Luther Vandross
album: This Close to You
Luther Vandross This Close to You
1977 Cotillion
75 record label: J Records
chart position: RandB #125
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Love, Luther
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross There's Only You
2007 J Records
-- record label: Epic 34-03804
written by: L. Vandross, N. Adderley, Jr.
album: Forever, for Always, for Love
comments: [disco, boogie]
Luther Vandross Better Love
1982 Epic
-- record label: Cotillion 44216
written by: Luther Vandross
album: This Close To You
Luther Vandross Don't Wanna Be A Fool
1977 Cotillion
-- record label: Epic 44308
written by: L. Vandross, N. Adderley
album: Any Love
Luther Vandross I Wonder
1988 Epic
-- record label: American Int. 4103
written by: Michael Lesley, Billy Day
album: New York City Band
New York City Band ft. Luther Vandross Got To Have Your Body
1979 American Int.
-- record label: Unison 7904 12
written by: Holland, Dozier, Holland
album: Soiree
Soiree ft. Luther Vandross You Keep Me Hangin' On
1979 Unison
-- record label: Polydor 18
written by: Gregg Diamond
Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie Ft. Luther Vandross Cream (Always Rises To The Top)
1978 Polydor
-- record label: Epic 3313 (UK)
written by: L. Vandross, M. Miller
album: Luther Vandross
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross You're The Sweetest One
1983 Epic
-- record label: Epic 40415
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Give Me The Reason
comments: [ballad album cut]
Luther Vandross Because It's Really Love
1986 Epic
-- record label: Epic 37451
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
comments: [album cut]
Luther Vandross I've Been Working
1981 Epic
-- record label: Epic 37451
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
comments: [album cut]
Luther Vandross She's A Super Lady
1981 Epic
-- record label: Epic 05610
written by: Luther Vandross
album: The Night I Fell In Love
Luther Vandross My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)
1985 Epic
-- record label: Epic 37451
written by: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
comments: [ballad album cut]
Luther Vandross You Stopped Loving Me
1981 Epic
-- record label: Epic 37451
written by: Burt Bacharach And Hal David
album: Never Too Much
comments: [ballad album cut]
Luther Vandross A House Is Not A Home
1981 Epic
-- record label: Epic 650993 (AU)
written by: H. David, B. Bacharach
album: Give Me The Reason
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Anyone Who Had A Heart
1986 Epic (AU)
-- record label: Epic
written by: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
album: The Night I Fell In Love
comments: [album cut]
Luther Vandross The Night I Fell In Love
1985 Epic
-- record label: Epic
written by: L. Vandross, N. Adderley Jr.
album: The Night I Fell In Love
comments: [ballad]
Luther Vandross Other Side Of The World
1985 Epic
-- record label: Epic
written by: S. Wonder
album: The Night I Fell In Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
Luther Vandross Creepin'
1985 Epic




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