Dance With My Father

1	If I Didn't Know Better 4:07
2	Think About You 5:04
3	If It Ain't One Thing / Foxy Brown 4:13
4	Buy Me a Rose 3:48
5	The Closer I Get to You / Beyoncé 6:25
6	Lovely Day / Busta Rhymes 5:57
7	Dance With My Father 4:26
8	She Saw You 5:44
9	Apologize 4:59
10	Hit It Again / Queen Latifah 4:37
11	Right in the Middle 4:50
12	Once Were Lovers 4:34
13	Lovely Day, Pt. 2 / Busta Rhymes 3:54
14	They Said You Needed Me 4:40

Barnes & Noble

The release of Luther Vandross's 15th album, Dance with My Father, is a bittersweet affair, arriving after the R&B superstar was hospitalized following a stroke in early April 2003. Before he fell ill, Vandross reportedly described the disc as his best, and while that's arguable when it's compared with early classics such as the exuberant Never Too Much, Dance with My Father is certainly his hippest in recent years; and what's more, Vandross co-wrote most songs and served as executive producer. Breaking with the bubblegum-ballad format of his self-titled 2001 comeback, the disc finds the sophisticated crooner collecting cool points by enlisting rappers Busta Rhymes on the smooth jazz–tinged cover of Bill Withers's "Lovely Day," Foxy Brown on the bass-heavy, mid-tempo groove "If It Ain't One Thing," and Queen Latifah on the naughty, up-tempo "Hit It Again." Throughout the disc, Vandross downplays his impressive range and sings in his lower register, but fans of his effortless trills shouldn't fret. His honey-coated tenor soars in all the right places on the sultry remake of the Roberta Flack–Donny Hathaway duet "The Closer I Get to You," featuring Beyoncé Knowles, and on the poignant title track -- a tribute to his father, who died when the singer was seven years old. Dance with My Father is a testament to Vandross's staying power, both on disc and off. Tracy E. Hopkins

Vibe

When he sticks to his signature brand of Quiet Storm soul, Luther is flawless. Laura Checkoway

Blender

A lustrous collection -- when Luthe ris left to his own devices. David Hiltbrand