The Night I Fell in Love (album)

The Night I Fell in Love is the fourth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on March 8, 1985 by Epic Records. In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and two American Music Awards, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring Billy Preston on organ.

The Night I Fell in Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	March 8, 1985
Recorded	January–March 1985
Studio	AIR Studios Montserrat (Montserrat) Media Sound Studios (New York City, New York) Minot Sound (White Plains, New York) The Power Station (New York City, New York) Westlake Recording Studios (West Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	41:29
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross chronology
Busy Body (1983) The Night I Fell in Love (1985) Give Me the Reason (1986)
Singles from The Night I Fell in Love
"Til My Baby Comes Home" Released: January 1985 "If Only for One Night" Released: 1985 "It's Over Now" Released: 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Q	[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[4]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[5]

The Night I Fell in Love reached number nineteen on the US Billboard 200 album chart and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, it was ranked #93 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.[6] The album was later be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"'Til My Baby Comes Home"	Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller	5:31
2.	"The Night I Fell in Love"	Vandross, Miller	6:06
3.	"If Only for One Night"	Brenda Russell	4:15
4.	"Creepin'"	Stevie Wonder	4:04

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"It's Over Now"	Vandross, Miller	6:09
6.	"Wait for Love"	Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.	5:16
7.	"My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)"	Vandross	4:10
8.	"Other Side of the World"	Vandross, Adderley	5:58

Personnel

• Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
• Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8)
• Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
• Billy Preston – organ (1)
• Doc Powell – guitar
• Georg Wadenius – guitar
• Eluriel Barfield – bass (1)
• Yogi Horton – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas
• Steve Kroon – congas, bongos
• Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
• Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
• Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
• Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
• Cissy Houston – backing vocals
• Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
• Darlene Love – backing vocals
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
• Brenda White King – backing vocals

Production

• Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5)
• Luther Vandross – producer
• Larkin Arnold – executive producer
• Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Dominick Celani – production assistant
• Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor
• George Corsillo – art direction, design
• Brian Hagiwara – photography
• Shep Gordon – management
• Daniel S. Markus – management

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1985) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 19 US Billboard 200[9] 19 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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6. The Editors (1989-11-16). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Rolling Stone (565).
7. "Charts.nz – Luther Vandross – The Night I Fell in Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
8. "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
9. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
10. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
11. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
12. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – The Night I Fell in Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.