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) |
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Genre | R&B, soul, pop, quiet storm, post-disco | |||
Length | 36:50 | |||
Label | Epic, Legacy | |||
Producer | Luther Vandross Larkin Arnold (executive producer) |
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Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | |
Chicago Tribune | |
Robert Christgau | B+ |
Rolling Stone |
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
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*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone