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The Ultimate Luther Vandross is a greatest hits album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The compilation was re-released in 2006 with a different track listing, along with two previously unreleased songs.
Fifteen years after the original recording, Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn re-recorded it for her album Instant Love and made the song a R&B top five smash peaking at number four in 1982 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
Listen to The Ultimate Luther Vandross by Luther Vandross on Deezer. Give Me The Reason, Never Too Much, If This World Were Mine...
- July 04, 2001
- Early Life and Working on Stage
- Career
- Later Career
- Discography
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Lynn's singing career began with her church choir when she was a young girl. Her professional singing career began in 1976 when, at 19, she obtained a job as a backing vocalist for the national touring company of the musical drama The Wiz. Eventually, she obtained the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, during the six-month national tou...
1976–85: the Columbia Records years
After her performance on The Gong Show, Ahmed Ertegun of Atlantic Records was unable to attend an initial meeting with Lynn, with the result that she was contracted with Columbia Records. She released her first and best-known song, "Got to Be Real", which was composed by Lynn alongside keyboardist David Paich (of the band Toto) and David Foster. The song peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Rhythm & Blues chart. The success of the single prompted her debut album, Cheryl...
Soundtracks
Lynn also recorded soundtracks for a few feature films, including a song written by Michael Bolton entitled "At Last You're Mine" for the 1985 film Heavenly Bodies, and the track "Steppin' Into the Night" for the 1986 feature film Armed and Dangerous. The song and the film's soundtrack were produced by Maurice White.
1987–98: Whatever It Takes, Good Time and The Real Thing
In 1989, Lynn released the top 10 single "Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye", from her eighth album, Whatever It Takes. She began the 1990s without a record contract. She did mostly session work for Richard Marx albums, Rush Street and Paid Vacation, as well as Luther Vandross's Your Secret Love album. During 1995, after a six-year hiatus from recording her own material, Lynn teamed with producer/songwriter Teddy Riley (formerly of the new jack swing music group Guy), to record her ninth album,...
During the new millennium, Lynn toured Japan and did an occasional gig in the United States, performing at charity events in her hometown of Los Angeles. In 2000, she worked with hip-hop musician Jay Supreme on his single "Your Love (Encore)", which was an updated version of "Encore." She performed on ABC's The Disco Ball... A 30-Year Celebration, ...
Compilation albums
1. Got to Be Real: The Best of Cheryl Lynn (1996, Legacy/Columbia)
Neben Got to Be Real gelang Lynn dort Anfang 1984 ein weiterer Platz eins mit Encore. Zu ihren anderen Top-10-Erfolgen in den R&B-Charts gehören Shake it Up Tonight (1981), das Duett If This World Were Mine mit Luther Vandross (1982) und schließlich Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye (1989).
If This World Were Mine Lyrics. [Verse 1: Luther Vandross] If this world were mine. I would place at your feet. All that I own. You've been so good to me. If this world were mine. I'd give you...
