Never Too Much (studio album) by Luther Vandross

Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 6,939th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 46 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (125th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,035th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,939th)
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73/100 (from 46 votes)
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04/02/2024 11:56 angryandy  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,90971/100
 
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12/09/2023 21:01 Rivera  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,93382/100
 
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08/26/2023 11:29 DommeDamian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,26749/100

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95/100
From 08/03/2023 20:33
Still getting into R&B as a genre myself so I can't make any pronouncements about greatness, but wow this album is fantastic. The final track had me in tears. Vandross' voice here is just incredible and the arrangements behind him keep the album exciting no matter the mood. A real must-listen.
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From 05/13/2022 09:47
Album Rating: 69.00
(489/7)

1.Never Too Much. 84
2.Sugar And Spice (I Found Me A Girl). 51
3.Don't You Know That? 56
4.I've Been Working. 67
5.She's A Super Lady. 79
6.You Stopped Loving Me. 72
7.A House Is Not A Home. 74
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From 01/15/2021 04:11
Funky, compact, and, just when you think it's over, the Slow Jamz sample.
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From 07/02/2017 21:11
Best R&B LP of 1981, no?
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From 04/22/2014 14:42
I go through stages of being absolutely obsessed with this album. Currently in the middle of one of those stages. Marcus Miller's bass playing here is absolutely heavenly. The string and keyboard arrangements are so tight, acting as the perfect counterpoint to that slippery bass, whilst Vandross' lead and backing vocal arrangements are wonderfully unpredictable throughout, constantly twisting and turning over and through the tracks, never settling for the obvious. Then, of course, there's the strength of the songs, the immediacy of 'Never Too Much' or 'I've Been Working', the sheer beauty of 'You Stopped Loving Me' or 'A House Is Not A Home'. Pretty much the essential '80s R'n'B album. He would show flashes of this genius again, but never over the course of a whole album. As close to perfect as music gets.
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