| Never Too Much | ||||
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| Released | August 12, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | April–July 1981 | |||
| Studio | Media Sound (New York City) | |||
| Length | 36:50 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross | |||
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Never Too Much is the debut solo studio album by American singer Luther Vandross, released on August 12, 1981, by Epic Records. Mostly composed by Vandross himself, the album reached number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Never Too Much earned Vandross two Grammy Award nominations in 1982, including 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 song "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. In 2020, the album was ranked number 362 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[1]
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020.