Dance With My Father

Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

Dance With My Father
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Artist: Luther Vandross
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-06-10
Music Label: J-Records
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  • Condition: Used - Very Good
Soundtracks:
  1. If I Didn't Know Better
  2. Think About You
  3. If It Ain't One Thing... (featuring Foxy Brown)
  4. Buy Me A Rose
  5. The Closer I Get To You
  6. Lovely Day (featuring Busta Rhymes)
  7. Dance With My Father
  8. She Saw You
  9. Apologize
  10. Hit It Again (featuring Queen Latifah)
  11. Right In The Middle
  12. Once Were Lovers
  13. Lovely Day (remix)
  14. They Said You Needed Me

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Free Music Review: Bravo Luther - We Love You!
Hit: 5 Stars

NOTE: Luther is making progress in his recovery from his stroke - let's keep him in our prayers while we enjoy his new music!

"Dance With My Father" is unlike any of Luther's previous work - the album sounds like Luther wants to be a hitmaker, rather than a mere legend. Usually, at this point in an artist's career, you can often sense a "going through the motions" production, and can predict the number of uptempos, ballads, remakes and the like, based on the artist's history. "Dance With My Father" changes all that.

The title track, a loving tribute to a parent who passed away when Vandross was 7 is the most personal recording Luther has ever made. There is no denying the heartfelt tone of the vocals, and the sheer joy contained in the lyrics sentiments. The song has justly become one of the biggest hits of Luther's career. But that is just a starting point for this excellent disc.

In a "love song" mode, no one performs as well as Luther these days (though Freddie Jackson was always a great competitor). And the love songs on "Dance" are timeless. Particularly enjoyable are "Buy Me A Rose" which vocalizes the many things one can do to make a lover feel special, "Apologize", and a brilliant reworking of "The Closer I Get To You", featuring Beyonce Knowles. In an interesting flip, Luther sings the Roberta Flack lines of this classic, while Beyonce tackles the Donny Hathaway sections. Their voices sound great together, and the piece is another stellar Luther duet, right up there with his work with Cheryl Lynn.

The faster tempoed songs are a great listen also - particularly "Hit It Again", which pairs LV with Queen Latifah. Latifah's rap/sing vocals sound great in this setting - would someone please get this girl recording again? A remake of "Lovely Day" featuring Busta Rhymes works very well also, but Foxy Brown's contribution to a new version of Richard "Dimples" Field's "If It Ain't One Thing" leaves you slightly disappointed - this is a great song, and could have been a classic remake in the right hands (where is Betty Wright when you need her?)

Overall, this album is one of, if not the best of Luther's career - I wish him the strength and health needed to recover from his stroke so we can one day see these songs (especially "Dance With My Father") performed live. Bless you, Luther!

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Given Luther Vandross's precarious state of health at the time of its release, Dance With My Father?s title track--a tale of yearning for a lost loved one--takes on added poignancy. It?s something of a centerpiece on an album that moves in several directions, reaching for varied constituencies, while ultimately staying focused on Vandross?s trademark buttery vocals. In addition to "Dance," there?s more adult-contemporary balladry ("Buy Me a Rose"), lightly sassy soul ("If I Didn?t Know Better"), and a number of collaborations with hip-hoppers that often work surprisingly well. While suspending disbelief is hard when considering Luther and Foxy Brown as a couple ("If It Ain?t One Thing"), remakes of soft-R&B classics with Beyonce Knowles and Busta Rhymes prove to be highlights. With the Destiny?s Child singer, Vandross actually improves on the familiar Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway take of "The Closer I Get to You," turning in a cut that recalls his slow-burning signature reworking of "A House is Not a Home." A languid turn at "Lovely Day," with a purring Busta, works almost as well. (The "Part II" remix is superfluous, however.) Otherwise, Dance is in the vein of post-?80s Vandross discs, and guaranteed to please fans. --Rickey Wright

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