Luther Vandross

1	Take You Out 3:25
2	Grown Things 4:32
3	Bring Your Heart to Mine 4:21
4	Can Heaven Wait 5:35
5	Say It Now 4:32
6	Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's ...) 5:19
7	I'd Rather 4:51
8	How Do I Tell Her 4:17
9	Any Day Now 5:11
10	If I Was the One 4:19
11	Let's Make Tonight the Night 4:17
12	Like I'm Invisible 4:00
13	Are You There (With Another Guy) 5:55
14	Love Forgot 3:20

Barnes & Noble

D'Angelo may have the hard body and Maxwell the pretty-boy mystique, but no contemporary soul singer can match Luther Vandross's classic, gracefully romantic vocals -- a fact he makes crystal clear with his eponymous debut disc for Clive Davis's J. Records. On Luther Vandross, his first record since 1998's disappointing I Know, the lover man supreme continues to do what he does best. He dazzles listeners with a honey-coated mix of sassy, up-tempo grooves accented by flawless background harmonies as on the bass-heavy "Say It Now" and the bubbly synth groove "Let's Make Tonight the Night" -- which beckons his dance classic "The Glow of Love," sampled by Janet Jackson on "All for You" -- and languid ballads such as the soon-to-be Vandross classic "Hearts Get Broken All the Time" and his soulful cover of country singer Ronnie Milsap's "Any Day Now." As trends change, R&B singers will come and go, but the timeless talent of Luther Vandross is here to stay. Tracy E. Hopkins

All Music Guide

Luther Vandross made a return to form, of sorts, with his 2001 self-titled album, and his first bow for former Arista chief Clive Davis' new label, J Records. Luther Vandross ranks as the singer's best since 1991's critically and commercially lauded Power of Love, and it produced the single "Take You Out," which proved to be the velvet-voiced crooner's first Top 40 pop hit since "Endless Love," his drippy hit duet with Mariah Carey from 1994's covers collection Songs. Luther Vandross employs a bevy of the day's hottest producers and songwriters, in an effort to bring Luther back into the mainstream, and for the most part it works, although it infuriated more than a few old-school purists. Luther effortlessly brings on the funk on stellar up-tempo tracks, such as "Grown Thangs," the neo-disco of "Say It Now" (which recalls his classic "Never Too Much"), and the fabulous "How Do I Tell Her," the latter two utilizing a long standing trademark of Vandross' stellar female background vocals that nearly steal the show. The album also includes the classic ballads -- lush, romantic quiet storm numbers such as "Hearts Get Broken All The Time," the melodic "I'd Rather," "Any Day Now," and "Love Forgot." Additionally, Vandross delivers an inspired cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic "Are You There (With Another Guy)," The album's second single, "Can Heaven Wait," is a lush ballad that was destined to become a massive hit, but, unfortunately, due to the overly melodramatic nature of the song, which recalls R. Kelly at his schlockiest, the single stiffed. Nonetheless, Luther Vandross is the singer's most engaging, exciting, and compelling album in years, and shows Vandross in step with changing times, all the while still managing to hold on to the essence of what made him so famous in the first place. ~ Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide

Entertainment Weekly

"A-"... Armed with G-rated ballads... and a bevy of hot producers who step aside to let the man do his thang, Vandross and his caramel-smooth croon could spark yet another baby boom. Robert Cherry