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Genre:
R&B
Release Date: 09/30/1997
One Night with You picked up where
Luther Vandross' first hits collection left off, including the
R&B/
pop Top Ten hits
"Power of Love/Love Power," "Don't Want to Be a Fool," "The Best Things in Life Are Free," and
"Endless Love," as well as the
R&B Top Ten hits
"Little Miracles" and
"Your Secret Love." Also included was the Grammy-winning
"Love the One You're With." Fans may have found the omission of some
R&B hits in favor of
Vandross' interpretation of
Rodgers & Hammerstein's
"My Favorite Things" questionable, and the four new songs, despite boasting the hot songwriting pens of
Diane Warren,
R. Kelly, and
Jimmy Jam and
Terry Lewis, did not generate any new hits of the kind that propelled
Vandross' first hits album to triple-platinum status. Indeed, this second set was a sales disappointment. Maybe
Vandross' fans already had these songs on the original albums. More likely, the album marked the end of his sometimes stormy relationship with
Epic, and the company didn't push it.
~William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
;)
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