| "Power of Love/Love Power" | ||||
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| Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
| from the album Power of Love | ||||
| Released | April 9, 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1991 A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA) Right Track Recording (New York, NY) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, gospel | |||
| Length | 6:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann | |||
| Producer(s) | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
| Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Power of Love/Love Power" on YouTube | ||||
"Power of Love/Love Power" is a single by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on April 9, 1991 as the lead single from his 1991 album of the same name. The song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart, and peaked at number four on the US pop chart, becoming his biggest pop solo hit.[2]
The song is a medley of the songs "Power of Love," written by Vandross and Marcus Miller, and "Love Power," a minor hit in 1968 for the one-hit wonder R&B group The Sandpebbles. The Sandpebbles version of "Love Power" had made it number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 14 on the R&B singles chart.[3]
In 1995, the song was re-recorded for the compilation Greatest Hits 1981–1995. It was released as a single with remixes by Frankie Knuckles and Uno Clio.[4]
American singer Donna Summer recorded a version of the song for the 2005 album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.
- ^ "Luther Vandross' new single;Catch Sting on the radio". USA TODAY. April 9, 1991. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 601.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 511.
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