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Power of Love is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released in North America by Epic on April 26, 1991, following the critical and commercial success of his sixth album Any Love (1988). Power of Love received critical acclaim from most critics, earning Vandross a number of awards and accolades including two American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards. It reached number seven on the US Billboard 200 album chart, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was Vandross's last number one for twelve years until Dance with My Father was released. The album was later certified double platinum by the RIAA.

Power of Love
Studio album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedApril 26, 1991
Recorded1990–1991[1]
Studio
  • A&M Studios
    (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
  • Right Track Recording
    (New York City, New York)
  • The Hit Factory
    (New York City, New York)
  • The Village
    (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
  • R&B
  • soul
  • adult contemporary
Length55:19
LabelEpic
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
(1989)		 Power of Love
(1991)		 Never Let Me Go
(1993)
Singles from Power of Love
  1. "Power of Love/Love Power"
    Released: April 9, 1991
  2. "Don't Want to Be a Fool"
    Released: June 20, 1991
  3. "The Rush"
    Released: November 1991
  4. "Sometimes It's Only Love"
    Released: April 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Robert Christgau[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Doesn't Mind"Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney4:05
2."Power of Love/Love Power"Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann6:42
3."I'm Gonna Start Today"Vandross, Miller6:12
4."The Rush"Vandross, Miller6:45
5."I Want the Night to Stay"Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.5:26
6."Don't Want to Be a Fool"Vandross, Miller4:34
7."I Can Tell You That"Vandross, Hubert Eaves III5:25
8."Sometimes It's Only Love"Vandross, Skip Anderson4:54
9."Emotional Love"Vandross, Eaves3:53
10."I (Who Have Nothing)" (Duet with Martha Wash)Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller7:26

Personnel


Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

Technical

Performers and musicians


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


See also



References


  1. "Own a Piece of recording History with this Converted Mini Moog to Studio Electronics Midi Moog | Jasons musical treasures | Reverb".
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Chicago Tribune review 1
  4. Entertainment Weekly review
  5. Los Angeles Times review (mislabeled as "Love Power")
  6. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide (mislabeled as "Love Power)
  7. Rolling Stone review
  8. Any Love (booklet). Epic Records. 1988.
  9. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 8, 1991". bubblingdownunder.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  11. "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  13. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  15. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  16. "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Music Canada.
  17. "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Power of Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Power of Love". Recording Industry Association of America.

На других языках

- [en] Power of Love (Luther Vandross album)

[ru] Power of Love (альбом Лютера Вэндроса)

Power of Love — седьмой студийный альбом американского соул-певца, автора и продюсера Лютера Вэндросса, вышедший в 1991 году в США на лейбле Epic Records. Power of Love достиг седьмого места в американском хит-параде Billboard 200 и позиции № 9 в Великобритании. Две премии Грэмми. Продажи превысили 2 млн копий и диск получил платиновый статус RIAA[7].


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