The same would not be true of “All the Woman I Need,” originally crooned by Linda Clifford and titled “All the Man I Need,” though a version of the same name from Whitney Houston’s I’m Your Baby Tonight did more to inspire Vandross on his rendition, which follow Nippy’s version quite faithfully.īut then Luther went from minor to major changes and dared to alter some of the standards. That could explain why, when covering “Killing Me Softly” - originally sang by Lori Lieberman but made famous by Roberta Flack - Luther leaves the lyrics intact, including the male pronouns, and likely messed with the gossip hounds who long questioned his sexual orientation. Maybe this was Luther saying, “I could do that - I deserve to be a superstar, too.”īut aside from vocals, such a gutsy song choice proved Luther could also be provocative.
Perhaps that’s why his take on Lionel Richie’s “Hello” is nearly the same musically and carries the original’s similar notes, so that nuances would not distract from how good his voice was against the former Commodores’ singer who dominated during the ’80s. Containing nothing but covers of well-known ’80s hits, Broadway tunes, soul staples and folk-rock classics, Songs was a showcase to prove just how easily he could cage, tame and control his amazing tenor, and maybe make you like his renditions of these nostalgic cuts a little better than the original acts’ efforts. Yet the Pavarotti of Pop was drastically underappreciated, often relegated solely to the world of R&B, which - maybe being unwilling to share the gifts Vandross possessed - worshipped his ability to hang with big-voiced divas such as Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.īut much has been written about Vandross’ famous frustration at not being able to cross over to a mainstream audience, and it has been said that 1994’s Songs was his most aggressive attempt to do just that.
Sure, Luther was much lauded and deserved every ounce of praise he received, for he was - hands down - one of the best male singers in any genre and of any generation because of how he so effortlessly delivered every lyric that he belted. We’re not just talking about his tragic death in 2005 at the age of 54, but also his music career. The inlay booklet is in good used condition.Luther Vandross was proof that sometimes life isn’t fair. Condition: Sehr gut, Condition: The disc has hardly any visible surface marks. Our turnover is high so the stock is constantly changing.Thanks for looking. We have a 60 day returns policy.Please watch out for the occasional voucher or special offer. We are always open to sensible offers.If you do come across any issues then please contact us in the first instance but all of our CD's are always played through from start to finish so please buy with confidence. We aim to dispatch within 24 working hours after we receive payment.We sell a wide range of CD's from the odd classical item through to metal and from common to unusual or rare so please look around our shop.
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