''The Night I Fell in Love'' is the fourth studio album by American
R&B/
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
singer-songwriter
Luther Vandross, released on March 8, 1985 by
Epic Records. In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was awarded between 1968 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:
*In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male
*From 1969 to 1994 it was awarded as Best R&B V ...
and two
American Music Award
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s, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring
Billy Preston on organ.
''The Night I Fell in Love'' reached number nineteen on the
US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and topped the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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charts, it was ranked #93 on ''
Rolling Stone
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'' ''Magazines list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.
The album was later be certified double platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel
* Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
*
Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
* John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
*
Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8)
* Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
*
Billy Preston – organ (1)
*
Doc Powell
Doc Powell is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was born and raised in Spring Valley, New York. He attended college at University of Charleston.
Career
He has worked with Wilson Pickett, who chose him to be his musical director. He ha ...
– guitar
*
Georg Wadenius
Georg "Jojje" Wadenius (born 4 May 1945) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of childr ...
– guitar
* Eluriel Barfield – bass (1)
*
Yogi Horton
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– drums
*
Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
* Steve Kroon – congas, bongos
* Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
* Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
* Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
*
Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
*
Cissy Houston – backing vocals
* Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
*
Darlene Love
Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist.
She began singing as a child with her ...
– backing vocals
* Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
* Brenda White King – backing vocals
Production
* Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5)
* Luther Vandross – producer
* Larkin Arnold – executive producer
* Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
*
Greg Calbi
Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey.
Biography
Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...
– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Dominick Celani – production assistant
* Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor
* George Corsillo – art direction, design
* Brian Hagiwara – photography
* Shep Gordon – management
* Daniel S. Markus – management
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
1985 albums
Epic Records albums
Luther Vandross albums
Albums produced by Luther Vandross
Albums produced by Marcus Miller
Albums recorded at AIR Studios
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