The Ultimate Luther Vandross
# The Ultimate Luther Vandross

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| Allmusic | link 2001 |
| Allmusic | link 2006 |

The Ultimate Luther Vandross is a greatest hits album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The compilation was re-released in 2006 with a different track listing, along with two previously unreleased songs. The unreleased cut "Got You Home" which appears on the 2006 edition of the compilation, earned Vandross a posthumous nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.

## Track listings

### 2001 release

* "Give Me the Reason" (Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr.) – 4:45 (From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Ruthless People)
* "Never Too Much" (Vandross) – 3:50 (From Never Too Much)
* "If This World Were Mine" (Duet with Cheryl Lynn) (Marvin Gaye) – 4:00
* "A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 7:08 (From Never Too Much)
* "Don't Want to Be a Fool" (Vandross, Marcus Miller) – 4:34 (From Power of Love)
* "So Amazing" (Vandross) – 3:41 (From Give Me the Reason)
* "Til My Baby Comes Home" (Vandross, Miller) – 3:59 (From The Night I Fell in Love)
* "There's Nothing Better Than Love" (Duet with Gregory Hines) (Vandross, John "Skip" Anderson) – 4:17 (From Give Me the Reason)
* "Stop to Love" (Vandross, Miller) – 4:23 (From Give Me the Reason)
* "Any Love" (Vandross, Miller) – 5:00 (From Any Love)
* "Since I Lost My Baby" (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore) – 3:52 (From Forever, for Always, for Love)
* "Superstar" (Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett) – 5:38 (From Busy Body)
* "Power of Love/Love Power" (Vandross, Miller, Teddy Vann) – 4:21 (From Power of Love)
* "The Rush" (Vandross, Miller) – 3:56 (From Power of Love)
* "It's Over Now" (Vandross, Miller) – 4:06 (From The Night I Fell in Love)
* "Here and Now" (Terry Steele, David L. Elliott) – 5:22 (From The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love)
* "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) – 3:45 (From Songs)

### 2006 re-release

* "Shine" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) – 4:50 (Previously unreleased)
* "Got You Home" (Bryan-Michael Cox, Jesse Rome, Harold Lilly) – 3:38 (Previously unreleased)
* "Never Too Much" (Vandross) – 3:50 (From Never Too Much)
* "Take You Out" (Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly, John Smith) – 3:26 (From Luther Vandross)
* "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Russell, Bramlett, Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul) – 4:32 (From Busy Body)
* "Here and Now" (Steele, Elliott) – 5:22 (From The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love)
* "Dance with My Father" (Vandross, Richard Marx) – 4:25 (From Dance with My Father)
* "A House Is Not a Home" (Bacharach, David) – 7:08 (From Never Too Much)
* "Give Me the Reason" (Vandross, Adderley) – 4:45 (From the Motion Picture Soundtrack Ruthless People)
* "I'd Rather" (Shep Crawford) – 4:19 (From Luther Vandross)
* "Any Love" (Vandross, Miller) – 5:00 (From Any Love)
* "Power of Love/Love Power" (Vandross, Miller, Vann) – 4:19 (From Power of Love)
* "Think About You" (Vandross, James Porte) – 3:28 (From Dance with My Father)
* "Wait for Love" (Vandross, Adderley) – 4:16 (From The Night I Fell in Love)
* "Your Secret Love" (Vandross, Reed Vertelney) – 4:01 (From Your Secret Love)
* "The Closer I Get to You" (Duet with Beyoncé) (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) – 4:25 (From Dance with My Father)
* "Buy Me a Rose" (Jim Funk, Erik Hickenlooper) – 3:48 (From Dance with My Father)
* "Endless Love" (Duet with Mariah Carey) (Lionel Richie) – 4:18 (From Songs)
* "Shine" (Freemasons Mixshow Radio Edit) (Japan bonus track)

**Special collector's edition bonus disc**

* "Shine" (The Freemasons Mix) – 4:51
* "Power of Love/Love Power" (The Dance Radio Mix) – 6:30
* "Can Heaven Wait" (David Harness Soulful Club Mix) – 7:19
* "Take You Out Tonight" (Allstar Remix) – 3:45
* "I'd Rather" (Mike Rizzo Global Mix) – 3:36
* "'Til My Baby Comes Home" (Dance Version) – 7:38
* "Stop to Love" (12" Mix) – 5:32

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Ireland (IRMA) | Gold | $7,500^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | $1,000,000^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
