''Luther'' is the debut album by American recording artist group
Luther
Luther may refer to:
People
* Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation
* Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement
* Luther (give ...
, released in May 1976. The album features Luther Vandross and along with members Anthony Hinton, Diane Sumler, Theresa V. Reed, and Christine Wiltshire.
"It's Good for the Soul", "Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)" and "The 2nd Time Around" were released as singles, but the album failed to chart. Vandross bought back the rights to the album after the record label dropped the group, preventing its later re-release.
The song "The 2nd Time Around" was later re-recorded also titled "The Second Time Around" in the closing track on his 1988 album '' Any Love''.
Track listing
Notes
*Track 4: "Everybody Rejoice" is from the Tony Award 7x Winning (including Best Broadway Musical), ''
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Wilbur Bascomb
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Career
In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown(1974),Andy Newmark, Darryl Brown, Andrew Smith - drums
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Carlos Alomar
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, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman, Lance Quinn - guitar
* Nat Adderley, Jr.,
Pat Rebillot
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Early life and education
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- keyboards
*Anthony Hinton, Luther Vandross - lead vocals
*Pablo Rosario, David Friedman - percussion
*George Young - soprano saxophone
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Paul Riser
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- arrangements
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Gene Orloff
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Background
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- concertmaster
*Alfred Brown - contractor (strings & horns)
*Executive Producer – David Krevat, Ceilidh Productions, Inc.
*Producer, Written-By – Luther Vandross
*Anthony Hinton, Christine Wiltshire, Diane Sumler, Luther Vandross, Theresa V. Reed - backing vocals
*Album cover design - Abie Sussman - Nick Fasciano - construction - Gerard Huerta - lettering.