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Never Too Much (album)

Never Too Much
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Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released August 12, 1981
Recorded April–July 1981
Studio Media Sound Studios
(New York City)
Genre R&B, soul, pop, quiet storm, post-disco
Length 36:50
Label Epic, Legacy
Producer Luther Vandross
Larkin Arnold (executive producer)
Luther Vandross chronology
Never Too Much
(1981)
Forever, for Always, for Love
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 3/4 stars
Robert Christgau B+
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars

Never Too Much is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on August 12, 1981 (see 1981 in music). It peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 (then known as Pop Albums), peaked at #1 on the R&B Albums chart, and went double platinum by the RIAA. The album earned Vandross two Grammy Award nominations in 1982—"Best New Artist" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male".

The album's title track topped the Black Singles chart for two weeks. Vandross's rendition of Dionne Warwick's 1964 "A House Is Not a Home" became one of his signature songs, and received attention for its transformation into an "epic", since its duration was extended to seven minutes.

All songs written by Luther Vandross; except "A House Is Not a Home" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Adapted from Allmusic

Technical

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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