The Ultimate Luther Vandross [2006]

Artist	Luther Vandross
Producer	Luther Vandross, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Marcus Miller, Walter Afanasieff, Nat Adderley, Jr., Jason Rome, Shep Crawford, Warryn Campbell, Bryan-Michael Cox
Label Name	J Records/Epic/Legacy
Song List	1: Shine [#] (4:50) 2: Got You Home [#] (3:38) 3: Never Too Much (3:51) 4: Take You Out (3:26) 5: Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (4:32) 6: Here and Now (5:22) 7: Dance with My Father (4:25) 8: A House Is Not a Home (7:06) 9: Give Me the Reason [From Ruthless People] (4:45) 10: I'd Rather (4:19) 11: Any Love (5:00) 12: Power of Love/Love Power (4:19) 13: Think About You (3:28) 14: Wait for Love (4:16) 15: Your Secret Love (4:01) 16: The Closer I Get to You (4:25) 17: Buy Me a Rose (3:48) 18: Endless Love (4:18)
Format	CD
Release Date	2006 08 22
Style.Categories	Quiet Storm, Adult Contemporary, Urban

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The replacement for an identically titled disc released just five years prior, the 2006 version of The Ultimate Luther Vandross swaps out some of the earlier cuts contained on the 2001 version in favor of later material, such as "Dance with My Father" and he and Beyoncé's version of "The Closer I Get to You." What's baffling is that it leaves out some major hits in favor of a pair of previously unreleased tracks (including the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-produced, Chic-sampling "Shine"), both of which are front-loaded in the sequence. So, bizarrely enough, the disc has a funny way of catering toward completists as well as slightly less serious fans who stopped buying Vandross albums after 1998's I Know. Though this is the best single-disc compilation available in the U.S. (as of 2006, at least), you really need something more extensive, such as Epic/Legacy's The Essential Luther Vandross, a two-disc set released in 2003. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide