Listen to MP3 Music in the app because you deserve the best. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on. Check out The Essential Luther Vandross by Luther Vandross on Amazon Music. Even before recording what would become his solo breakthrough, he had gained moderate success as one-fifth of the self-titled R&B quintet Luther, releasing two solid projects on the Cotillion label-1976’s Luther and 1977’s Close to You.įind album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Essential Luther Vandross - Luther Vandross on AllMusic - 2003 - The 1989 release The Best of Luther Vandross&hellip.

He also worked as a jingle writer and singer, lending his voice to a plethora of TV commercials for major companies like Burger King, Juicy Fruit, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. If nothing else, he gained prominence as a background session singer, gracing many of pop music’s greatest singles, while touring with some of pop music’s greatest figures. Having experienced his share of false starts, disappointments, and doubts, the Manhattan native never predicted that his aspirations of becoming the decade’s most influential and enduring male soul vocalist would be realized. “Oh my love” Things finally paid off for Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. Happy 35th Anniversary to Luther Vandross’ Debut Album Never Too Much, originally released August 12, 1981.