Any Love (album)

Any Love is the sixth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on September 20, 1988. It reached the top position on the R&B Album charts that year for two weeks. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" and its title track was nominated for "Best R&B Song". Also, "She Won't Talk to Me" received a nomination for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" in 1990. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also features a cover of Major Harris' hit single "Love Won't Let Me Wait".

Any Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	September 20, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	A&M Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Right Track Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	47:37
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross chronology
Give Me the Reason (1986) Any Love (1988) The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love (1989)
Singles from Any Love
"She Won't Talk to Me" Released: 1988 "Any Love" Released: August 1, 1988 "For You to Love" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Robert Christgau	B−[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

In 1990, Swiss pianist Alex Bugnon covered the title track on his album Head Over Heels.[6]

Smooth jazz guitarist Norman Brown also covered the song on the After the Storm album in 1994.

Also, the song "The Second Time Around" is a re-recording of a song featured on Vandross's band Luther's 1976 album of the same name.

Track listing

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wonder"	Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.	5:12
2.	"She Won't Talk to Me"	Vandross, Hubert Eaves III	4:37
3.	"I Know You Want To"	Vandross, David Gamson, Porter Carroll, Jr.	4:30
4.	"Come Back"	Vandross, Gamson	4:16
5.	"Any Love"	Vandross, Marcus Miller	5:05

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Love Won't Let Me Wait"	Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett	7:19
7.	"Are You Gonna Love Me"	Vandross, Miller	5:10
8.	"For You to Love"	Vandross, Miller	5:39
9.	"The Second Time Around"	Vandross	6:21

Personnel

• Luther Vandross – lead vocals (1-9), backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), arrangements (8)
• Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 6, 9), synthesizers (1, 6, 9), arrangements (1, 6), drum programming (6)
• Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1-5, 7, 8), keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), bass (2, 4-9), arrangements (2-5, 7, 8), drum programming (6)
• Jason Miles – programming (1-9)
• David Gamson – keyboards (3, 4), synthesizers (3, 4), arrangements (3, 4)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1-9)
• Doc Powell – guitar (6)
• Buddy Williams – drums (1-4, 6-9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
• Amy Knoles – timpani (6)
• Kirk Whalum – soprano saxophone (6)
• George Young – soprano saxophone (9)
• Hubert Eaves III – arrangements (2)
• Paul Riser – arrangements (9)
• Alfred Brown – music contractor (9)
• Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
• James Ingram – backing vocals (1)
• David Lasley – backing vocals (1)
• Michael Lovesmith – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Kevin Owens – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1)
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 7)
• Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (2, 4, 7)
• Brenda White King – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
• Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (4)
• Anthony Hinton – backing vocals (9)
• Theresa V. Reed – backing vocals (9)
• Diane Sumler – backing vocals (9)
• Christine Wiltshire – backing vocals (9)

Horns on "The Second Time Around"

• Jerome Ashby
• Peter Gordon
• Harold Jones
• Dave Tofani
• Randy Brecker
• Jon Faddis
• John Miller
• Alan Rubin
• Homer Mensch

Production

• Marcus Miller – producer
• Luther Vandross – producer, vocal arrangements
• Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
• Denise Brown – additional engineer
• Brendan Fenton – additional engineer
• Mary Frengen – additional engineer
• Micah Goldberg – additional engineer
• Peter Grammatico – additional engineer
• Michael White – additional engineer
• Debi Cornish – assistant engineer
• Marc DeSisto – mix assistant
• Fred Bova – technician
• Michael Morengell – technician
• Gary Myerberg – technician
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor
• Marsha K. Burns – production coordinator
• Elijah Reeder – personal assistance
• George Corsillo – art direction, design
• Matthew Rolston – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 35 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 3 US Billboard 200[9] 9 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1988 (U.S.)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Los Angeles Times review
4. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
5. Rolling Stone review
6. "Head Over Heels overview". Allmusic.com.
7. "Charts.nz – Luther Vandross – Any Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
8. "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
9. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
10. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
11. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
12. "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Any Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Any Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
13. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Any Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.