Busy body

This is a line from the monster final track on this album, which goes on for a glorious nine minutes, and finds Luther Vandross at his very best - a slow tempo, expansive musings blending two songs together, Until You Come Back To Me and Superstar. The latter dominates, a song that Bette Midler also sang in the early days, but Luther gets the real poignancy better and sounds less sentimental. The great virtue of his voice is perhaps to elevate material that can sound a bit cheap, by virtue, most probably, of a belief in the songs and also a distinctive voice that in itself has a certain emotional reserve. Several of the tracks are successful mid-tempo numbers, including a brilliant duet with Dionne Warwick, How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye. Busy Body and I'll Let You Slide are both effective, and have slightly different takes on infidelity, one gently moralising and the other turning a blind eye (inasmuch as the words actually make sense, but there is the feeling of infidelity which is clearly spelt out in the first verse, where she is watching TV with another guy. Later developments seem to contradict this ... perhaps it's his hopes?). The dance tracks have a lot of verve in the Marcus Miller style - his hand in the production gives a very 80s sound that has a real 'get up and dance' feel, if only they were played in places where you could. Perhaps not the absolute zenith of disco, but pretty good even so ...

Parcel arrived very quickly before the expected delivery date, was very pleased. The only slight problem was that the packaging was already opened but cello taped. Luckily the CD's sealed wrapping was not opened; so I decided to keep it. Music sounds crystal clear. I've always enjoyed Luther Vandross music, he could sing anything and it would always sound brilliant. Enjoyed every single track on the CD. A brilliant purchase interested in buying his other music.

Only 7 songs, but I think still one of Luther Vandross's better Albums.

Brilliant!

Another gem. There's a real groove running through this LP and if you can get Aretha's Get it Right cd as a companion from the same year you will complete the picture of what a great composer and arranger he was.

Great album, was hard to get hold of. The price could have been better though.

Item arrived as stated and plays beautifully. One of Luther's early albums from 1983 and includes the excellent 'Superstar' song.

It's a great cd

Wer Luther Vandross kennt weiß wie einzigartig er war.Die Musik war einfach von einem anderen Planeten. Mit nichts heutzutage zu vergleichen.Ich Empfehle jedem Musik fan diese Platte.

Superbe album ! Content d'avoir acheté cet album où les mélodies et la voix puissante et chaude de Luther Vandross sont parfaites pour passer de bons moments de détentes.

私が以前、購入した２枚組CD「The Essential Luther Vandross」には、「Superstar」のショートバージョンが収録されていて、ロングバージョンメドレーの「Superstar / Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)」が聴きたくて、こちらを購入しました！これは、Lutherの一番の名曲だと思う♪

捨て曲無し。アルバムの完成度も高く、パーフェクト‼いつ聞いても飽きません。

Another good recording that shares many of the same strengths as the pervious two records, with only a few drawbacks. The main drawback to this album is all the cheesy synth lines that really date the disc as a product of the early eighties. The record opens with synth-heavy dance tracks the "I Wanted Your Love," the title track, and "I Let You Slide," and all are pleasant but disposable. This actually makes the optimistic sentiment of the disc's next two tracks (the lovely "Make Me A Believer" and the irresistible mid-tempo "For The Sweetness Of Your Love") even more effective. Luther also gets the chance to perform with his childhood idol Dionne Warwick on the teary duet "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye," which managed to crack the Top 30 on Billboard's Hot 100 as a single.However, the real event of the disc is the closing track. Luther combines Leon Russell's "Superstar" with elements from Stevie Wonder's "Until You Come Back To Me," and the result is a shattering masterpiece. At more than 9 minutes long, the "Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" medley is a virtual epic that lives on as one of Luther's finest achievements. It rivals only "A House Is Not A Home A Home," as his finest cover. Even though BUSY BODY as a whole is as good as Luther's first two records, it's still worth picking up. It actually failed to reach Top 20 on the Hot 200, peaking at a still perfectly respectable #32. Luther's fans, however, were still as dedicated as ever, and BUSY BODY did eventually reach Platinum-status in sales.

The Legendary artist with another classic

This is the best Luther album!!!

I had this CD when it originally came out as an LP (I know a long time ago), however, my favorite track was Don't You Know That, however, the entire CD is a must buy. Truly you can't go wrong w/Luther Vandross

Love Luther

Love love it love it.......... True classic...... Luther at one of his best!

Love it Love it Love it

like his music it played well

Was in great condition.

Legendary!!

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