Dance With My Father

Dance With My Father Artist: Luther Vandross
Label: J-Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 828765188524
EAN: 0828765188524
ASIN: B000099J41


Release Date: 2003-06-10

Dance With My Father


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Tracks:

  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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Amazon.com

Given Luther Vandross's precarious state of health at the time of its release, <I>Dance With My Father</I>'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, <I>Dance</I> is in the vein of post-`80s Vandross discs, and guaranteed to please fans. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wowo's Review.......2007-01-17

If you are a great fan of Luther, you MUST have this CD...his last project before he left us! Listen to his career song - Dance with my father and you would definitely cry!

5 out of 5 stars Luther's Last Gift To Us.......2007-01-10

"DANCE WITH MY FATHER" is Luther's last gift to us. It is an extraorinary CD. Some of the songs have awesome lyrics i.e. "Buy Me A Rose". The multi-facited CD features a number of artists including: Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes, Queen Latifah and a duet with Beyonce. The insert is wonderfully detailed and includes all the song lyrics. If you are a collector of Luther, then "DANCE WITH MY FATHER" (2003) is the album to finish off your collection as this is the final album recorded by Luther Ronzoni Vandross.

3 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable listening experience.......2006-09-25

I liked this CD a lot. I especially liked "Dance With My Father" & "The Closer I Get to You". Since this was Luther's last cd, it was especially poignant to hear all these songs. I'd recommend this to every Luther fan, although I suspect all his die hard fans already have it, if only for sentimental reasons.

5 out of 5 stars Dance with My Father is by far the greatest CD .......2006-07-02

Ultimately Amazing. Luther showed the world that not only is he a talented singer but a talented songwriter as well.I would have paid full price for just the 1st cut alone! "If I Didn't Know Better" is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes, I wondered if I would get to the rest of the CD. When I did, I knew I had to do something that I've never done! That was this! This CD is worth the time it takes to log on and write a review, Luther deserves phrase for this masterpiece!

The people who appear on this CD are inspirational and come across in ways that never caught my attention before. Beyonce is a treasure and has never sounded better to me, than when her voice blends so perfectly with Luther's voice. What they did with," The Closer I Get To You" is mind blowing!!! I never thought that song could be better than the original version! The bass was a great touch. If you never purchased a Luther Vandross CD before, don't miss this one!

4 out of 5 stars A Few Bright Moments.......2006-03-03

This album was Luther Vandross's last original album prior to his death in 2005. This album has moments where it reaches for something special. The rest of the album is okay, but just average.

The best songs on this album are "If It Ain't One Thing" with guest singer Foxy Brown, "Buy Me a Rose," "The Closer I get to You" with guest singer Beyonce Knowles, "Lovely Day" with guest singer Busta Rhymes, which may be the best song on this CD, "Dance with My Father," "Hit It Again" with Queen Latifah, and "They Said You Needed Me." These are only seven of the fourteen songs. Of these seven songs, four have featured artists. The problem I have with this album is that the rest of the music is average and unremarkable.

Luther managed to put enough power into the song "Dance with My Father" to gain the 2004 Grammy for "Song of the Year," deservedly so. This album also gained Vandross his fourth and final Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy in 2004. This album was also Vandross's first to reach number one on the Billboard chart. This recognition is for the powerful music on this CD.

Luther Vandross has always been a crooner with an incredible ability to appeal to female listeners. I suspect that the better songs on this album will provide appeal to Luther Vandross's traditional fans and many casual fans. However, Luther Vandross failed to put himself into many of these songs, and the lack of inspiration shows. I recommend you borrow a copy of this album or listen to samples before buying it. Good luck!

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