Never Let Me Go (Luther Vandross album) explained

Never Let Me Go
Type:studio
Artist:Luther Vandross
Cover:Luther Vandross - Never Let Me Go album cover.jpg
Released:May 26, 1993 (US)
Recorded:October 1992–February 1993
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Length:55:28
Prev Title:Power of Love
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Songs
Next Year:1994

Never Let Me Go is the eighth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on May 26, 1993, in the US by Epic. It was his first studio album not to debut at #1 on the R&B Albums chart.

The album became the third consecutive top-ten album on the Billboard 200 for Vandross, peaking at number six, and was released to mixed to positive reviews, earning Vandross numerous awards and accolades including three Grammy Award nominations at the 36th Grammy Awards in 1994. Vandross's cover of the Bee Gees hit, "How Deep Is Your Love" was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 36th Grammy Awards in March 1994. In addition, the album's first two singles "Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" and "Heaven Knows" received nominations in the Best R&B Song category.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
US Billboard 200[2] 98
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luther Vandross ARIA Chart History complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. January 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1993. Billboard. August 20, 2018.