22/12/2023

Luther Vandross "Dance With My Father" (2003) -Contemporary R&B-



Label : J Records


États-Unis 01 - If I Didn't Know Better (Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney & Ezekiel Lewis)
02 - Think About You (Luther Vandross & James Porte)
03 - If It Ain't One Thing (Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney & Robbie Nevil)
04 - Buy Me A Rose (Jim Funk & Erik Hickenlooper)
05 - The Closer I Get To You (Reggie Lucas & James Mtume)
06 - Lovely Day (Clarence Scarborough & Bill Withers)
07 - Dance With My Father (Luther Vandross & Richard Marx)
08 - She Saw You (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)
09 - Apologize (Luther Vandross & Rex Rideout)
10 - Hit It Again (Luther Vandross & Rex Rideout)
11 - Right In The Middle (Luther Vandross & Reed Vertelney)
12 - Once Were Lovers (Luther Vandross, Rex Rideout & Fonzi Thornton)
13 - Lovely Day (Part II) (Clarence Scarborough, Bill Withers, Lionel Richie & Ronald LaPread)
14 - They Said You Needed Me (Luther Vandross & Ivan Hampden)


Executive Producer : Luther Vandross
Mixed by Ray Bardani
Strings Recorded by Ray Bardani at Righ Track Studios, NYC
All Vocals Recorded by Paul J. Falcone for PFJmusic.com
Vocal Contractor : Fonzi Thornton
Production Manager : Jill Dell'Abate
Assistant Engineers : Dan Milazzo, Matt Snedecor, Claudius Mittendorfer, Michael McCoy, Jason Dale, John Belec, Jamie Wallace, Flip Osman, Carl Cyrius, Jason Stasium & Dave Perini
Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC ; Bearytacks Studios, Suffern, N.Y. ; Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica & Skip Trip-Algorhythm Studios, Belle Mead, NJ
Mastered by Herb Powers Jr. at The Hit factory, NYC for P.M. Entertainment


01 - If I Didn't Know Better

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Reed Vertelney
Bass : Reggie Hamilton
Guitar : Brion James
Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Sound Design Jeff Bova
Arranged & Programmed by Reed Vertelney
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King & Khadijah Mohammed
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

02 - Think About You

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : James Porte
Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Piano : Chris James
Bass : Jerry Ramos
Guitar : Victor Vega
Sound Design Jeff Bova
Arranged by James Porte
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King & Khadijah Mohammed
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

03 - If It Ain't One Thing

Feat. Foxy Brown
Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Reed Vertelney
Guitar & Additional Keyboards : Robbie Nevil
Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Baaj & Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King & Khadijah Mohammed
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

04 - Buy Me A Rose

Produced by Shep Crawford for 45 Productions
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Ulisa Ivey
All Instruments : Shep Crawford
Except :
Guitar : Jay Williams
Tracked & Engineered by Gabriel Varde at The Dengen, Torrance, CA
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

05 - The Closer I Get To You

Duet with Beyonce Knowles
Produced by Nat Adderley Jr.
Arranged by Nat Adderley Jr. & Skip Anderson
Drums : Ivan Hampden
Bass : Byron Miller
Guitar : Phil Hamilton
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Electric Piano : Nat Adderley Jr.
Sound Programming & Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson

06 - Lovely Day

Feat. Busta Rhymes
Produced by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Marcus Miller
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Arranged by Marcus Miller for Pork Pie Productions
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Baaj 
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

07 - Dance With My Father

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Richard Marx
Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King & Khadijah Mohammed
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

08 - She Saw You

Produced by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Marcus Miller
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Arranged by Marcus Miller for Pork Pie Productions
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : James 'D Train' Williams & Luther Vandross
Additional Background vocals : Michael Harvey, Rick McDonald, Fonzi Thornton & James 'D Train' Williams
Recorded by Ray Bardani & Marcus Miller
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

09 - Apologize

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Rex Rideout
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Guitar : Ricky Watford
Arranged by Rex Rideout
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Philip 'Silky' White, Kevin Owens & J. Michael
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

10 - Hit It Again

Feat. Queen Latifah
Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Rex Rideout
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Guitar : Ricky Watford
Arranged by Rex Rideout
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Baaj & Marcus Miller
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

11 - Right In The Middle

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Reed Vertelney
Additional Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Arranged by Reed Vertelney
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Brenda White-King, Khadijah Mohammed & Baaj
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

12 - Once Were Lovers

Produced by Luther Vandross
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Rex Rideout
Harmonica Solo : Stevie Wonder
Sound Design : Jeff Bova
Arranged by Rex Rideout
Vocal Arrangement by Luther Vandross
Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King & Sharon Bryant
Recorded by Ray Bardani
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC

13 - Lovely Day (Part II)

Feat. Busta Rhymes
Remix Produced by Kaygee for Divine Mill Productions & Darren Lighty & Eddie F. for Untouchables / D-Life Music / Soul Central Entertainment
Recorded by 'You Can Ask' Giz at Playground Minimansion Studios, NJ
Mixed by 'You Can Ask' Giz at Playground Minimansion Studios, NJ
Assistant Mix Engineer : Loren Howard
Background vocals : RL, Big Bub, Ebony Mack & Shanell Irving

14 - They Said You Needed Me

Produced by Nat Adderley Jr.
All Keyboards & Drum Programming : Ivan Hampden
Piano & Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.
Sound Programming : Skip Anderson
Vibes Solo : Skip Anderson
Arranged by Ivan Hampden & Nat Adderley Jr.
Background vocals : Luther Vandross
Mixed by Ray Bardani at The Hit Factory, NYC