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| "Never Too Much" | ||||
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Luther-vandross-never-too-much-epic-4.jpg) Side-A label of the U.S. 1981 single | ||||
| Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
| from the album Never Too Much | ||||
| B-side | "You Stopped Loving Me" | |||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 21, 1981 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
| Producer(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
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| "Never Too Much" on YouTube | ||||
"Never Too Much" is the debut song written, composed, produced, and performed by Luther Vandross. The R&B song was released in 1981, as the lead single from Vandross's debut album of the same name. The title track hit number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number four on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It peaked at #27 in Cash Box and #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]
The album (Vandross' first as a solo artist) received several accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations in 1982—"Best New Artist" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male".[3][4][5] A remixed version of the song reached number 13 on the UK singles chart in November 1989.[6]
The single was released alongside a music video in which he is shown singing in a recording studio.
The song has also been included on several Vandross compilation albums, including The Ultimate Luther Vandross, a greatest hits album released in 2001.
"Never Too Much" was ranked number 466 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in September 2021.[7]
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
The joyous, club-wrecking R&B single that put Vandross, a gifted session singer with a slew of A-list credits, on the map...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 934. ISBN 978-0-89820-190-1.
- ^ "Luther Vandross - Grammy Award". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Nominations - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Never Too Much (Album) - Best New Artist - Luther Vandross
- ^ "24th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Best New Artist - Nominees...Luther Vandross - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Nominees...Never Too Much (Album)
- ^ "1982 Grammy Award nominees, "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male"", Grammys
- ^ "UK Official Singles Chart - Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Never Too Much ranked #466 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.