The Night I Fell in Love (album) explained
| The Night I Fell in Love |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Luther Vandross |
| Cover: | Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell in Love.jpg |
| Released: | March 8, 1985 |
| Recorded: | June–October 1984 |
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| Genre: | R&B, soul |
| Length: | 41:29 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller |
| Prev Title: | Busy Body |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Give Me the Reason |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
The Night I Fell in Love is the fourth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on March 8, 1985, by Epic Records. In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and two American Music Awards, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring Billy Preston on organ.
The Night I Fell in Love reached number nineteen on the US Billboard 200 album chart and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, it was ranked #93 on Rolling Stone Magazines list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.[1] The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Personnel
- Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8)
- Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Billy Preston – organ (1)
- Doc Powell – guitar
- Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Eluriel Barfield – bass (1)
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
- Steve Kroon – congas, bongos
- Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
- Darlene Love – backing vocals
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
- Brenda White King – backing vocals
Production
- Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5)
- Luther Vandross – producer
- Larkin Arnold – executive producer
- Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Dominick Celani – production assistant
- Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor
- George Corsillo – art direction, design
- Brian Hagiwara – photography
- Shep Gordon – management
- Daniel S. Markus – management
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s . Rolling Stone . 1989-11-16 . The Editors. 565 .
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985. Billboard. June 22, 2021.
- R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1985. Billboard. August 20, 2018.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986. Billboard. June 22, 2021.
