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"Are You Using Me?" is an exciting dance floor track that Luther co-wrote with Thornton, ' Little' Louie Vega, and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez, which originally appeared on I Know, an album released by Luther on Virgin Records in 1998.
HIDDEN GEMS spans the timeline of Luther's major label recording career, from 1981 to the new millennium. These range from a track from his Never Too Much solo album for Epic in 1981 ("You Stopped Loving Me") to a pair of tracks from Dance With My Father, his final studio album in 2003 (which received four Grammy Awards), namely "Once Were Lovers," with a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder, and "Buy Me A Rose." The latter was sung by Luther for Oprah Winfrey when she visited him for his final television performance. and worldwide sales of more than 30 million records. In 2010, National Public Radio included Luther in its "50 Great Voices" series. Luther has 15 RIAA platinum and multi-platinum albums to his credit in the U.S. In the liner notes written by Luther's life-long collaborator Fonzi Thornton, HIDDEN GEMS is described as "a deeper dig into the musical treasure trove of Luther Vandross, uncovering lesser known songs and performances that he endowed with the same passion and love as his well known repertoire." The album was compiled and produced in association with Luther's family, his niece Seveda Williams and cousin Brenda Shields, in order to present "an album compilation with a different theme his fans might enjoy, a collection which highlights Luther's ideas of song selection and how they complement THAT VOICE." HIDDEN GEMS will allow casual listeners to discover songs they never heard, and devoted fans the opportunity to re-live what they loved about Luther Vandross.
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This new collection of 15 seldom-heard deep album tracks and movie soundtrack songs will arrive in stores on April 17, 2012, just three day's prior to Luther's birthday on April 20. The collection is released by Epic/ Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Vandross’ first big hit came as the lead vocalist for the group Change, with their 1980 hit, “The Glow of Love.” That led to a recording contract with Epic Records, and in 1981, he made his solo recording debut with the disc “Never Too Much.” The album, which contained his aching rendition of “A House is Not a Home,” became an instant classic.NEW YORK, Ma/PRNewswire/ - The overwhelming talent of the late Luther Vandross (1951-2005), eight-time Grammy Award®-winning singer extraordinaire, songwriter, producer, arranger, and soul music visionary, are the focus of HIDDEN GEMS. I’m going to introduce you to some people and get your career started.”’ “She said, ‘No, you’re getting too comfortable (in the background). Vandross credited Flack for prodding him to move into the spotlight after listening to one of his future hits, “Never Too Much.” He wrote songs for projects as varied as a David Bowie album (“Fascination”) and the Broadway musical “The Wiz” (“Everybody Rejoice (Brand New Day)”), sang backup for acts such as Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand, and even became a leading commercial jingle singer. But the New York native happily toiled in the musical background for years before he would have his first hit.