Busy Body is the third studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on November 25, 1983. It hit the number one position on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of April 13, 1984 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in January 1985.
Track listing
Personnel
Luther Vandross – lead vocals (1–3, 5–7), backing vocals (1–3, 5–7), all vocals (4), vocal arrangements Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, string arrangements (2, 7), horn arrangements (4, 7), rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (4, 6, 7) Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1–5, 7), bass guitar, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1–3, 5) John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers (4, 6, 7) Doc Powell – guitars Georg Wadenius – guitars Yogi Horton – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion Michael White – percussion (7) Steve Kroon – congas (1, 3, 5–7), bongos (2, 4) Jimmy Webb – horn and string arrangements (6) Alfred Brown – horn and string contractor (2, 4, 6, 7) Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7) Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2, 5–7) Robin Clark – backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7) Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 5) Brenda White King – backing vocals (1–3, 5–7) Alfa Anderson – backing vocals (2, 3, 6) Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 6) David Lasley – backing vocals (3, 5) Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5) Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals (3, 5) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3, 5) Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (5, 6) Patti Austin – backing vocals (6) Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (6) Dionne Warwick – lead vocals (6)
Production Larkin Arnold – executive producer Marcus Miller – producer (1–3, 5) Luther Vandross – producer Ray Bardani – recording, mixing Michael Barbiero – additional engineer Carl Beatty – additional engineer Michael Christopher – additional engineer, assistant engineer Paul Brown – assistant engineer Rudy Hill – assistant engineer Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer Harry Spiridakis – assistant engineer Steve Bates – mix assistant Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Kate Jansen – album administrator Dana Lester – album administrator George Corsillo – art direction, design Brian Hagiwara – front and back photography Harry Langdon – photography of Luther Vandross Shep Gordon – management Daniel S. Markus – management Alive Enterprises, Inc. – management company
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 4
Certifications
References