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LUTHER BOXED SET INCLUDES RARE/UNRELEASED TRACKS: Package highlighted by 1981 demos; rehearsals of classic material.
*Luther Vandross fanatics can circle Oct. 16th on the calendar. On that Tuesday, Epic/J/Legacy will release a four-disc boxed set, “Love, Luther,” that features all of his hits as well as rare and previously-unreleased material recorded throughout his 24-year career.
Included are the late singer’s 1981 demos for "Ready for Love" and "If You Can't Dance" and versions of "There's Only You," "So Amazing" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart" recorded during a rehearsal at a Montserrat studio in June 1986, reports Billboard.com.
"There's Only You," the first new Vandross single since his death in 2005, will be shipped to Urban AC and Smooth Jazz radio in the coming weeks.
With extensive liner notes from writer Ernest Hardy, “Love, Luther” runs roughly in chronological order, beginning with such early hits as "Never Too Much" and "If this World Were Mine."
Disc two includes his hits "Stop To Love," the Gregory Hines duet "There's Nothing Better Than Love" and Vandross' signature song, "Here and Now." Disc three features some pre-fame appearances with the groups Luther and Charme, plus '90s-era hits like the Mariah Carey duet "Endless Love," "Power of Love/Love Power" and "Don't Want To Be a Fool."
The last disc contains live recordings, a pairing with Frank Sinatra on "The Lady Is a Tramp" from the latter's 1993 album "Duets" and Vandross' last big R&B hit, 2001's "Take You Out."
