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. The album was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel Luther Vandross – lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangements Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6–8) 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 – guitars Georg Wadenius – guitars Eluriel Barfield – bass (1) Yogi Horton – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas Steve Kroon – congas, bongos Phillip Ballou – backing vocals Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals Michelle Cobbs – alto vocals Darlene Love – alto vocals Paulette McWilliams – alto vocals Brenda White King – alto vocals Alfa Anderson – soprano vocals Lisa Fischer – soprano vocals Cissy Houston – soprano vocals Yvonne Lewis – soprano vocals
Production Larkin Arnold – executive producer Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5) Luther Vandross – producer Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing Matt Butler – assistant engineer Ric Butz – assistant engineer Iris Cohen – assistant engineer Dave Greenberg – assistant engineer Alex Haas – assistant engineer Garry Rindfuss – assistant engineer Tom Roberts – assistant engineer Bruce Wildstein – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Dominick Celani – production assistant Barri Kaye – production manager Gordon Elliott – production coordinator Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor George Corsillo – art direction, design Brian Hagiwara – photography Ret Turner – clothing Cornell Hill – hair stylist Jeff Jones – make-up Shep Gordon – management Daniel S. Markus – management Alive Enterprises, Inc. – management companyStudio management' Diane Alleyne (Power Station) Thomas Cimillo (Minot Sound) Yvonne Kelly (AIR Studios) Paula Marshall (Westlake Studios) Susan Planer (Mediasound) Bob Walters (Power Station)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1985) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Billboard 200 45 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 5 Chart (1986) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 30
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