In the decades that followed, Vandross continued to find ways to push the art forward instead of relying on the tried and true. Along with the irresistibly joyful title track of Vandross’ 1981 solo debut, Never Too Much, “A House Is Not a Home” also helped launch him after many years of working behind the scenes as a session vocalist and arranger for acts like David Bowie and Bette Midler and as the singer of “Searching” and “The Glow of Love,” two classy hits for the Italian/American disco group Change. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion have all acknowledged the impact that their sometime duet partner had on them. In the process, he transcends the ‘60s divas who inspired him-Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin-to create a model for those who followed. That’s just what he did on his astonishing 1981 cover of “A House Is Not a Home,” transforming the Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic into an acutely personal demonstration of his control, dexterity, and expressiveness. A suave yet warmhearted New Yorker who became one of R&B’s beloved balladeers from his solo breakthrough in the early ‘80s to his untimely death in 2005, Vandross was also a vocalist whose understanding of singing as an art form was so profound, he changed notions of what it could be. Tamira C.Luther Vandross was more than just a great singer.
Tawatha Agee, Katreese Barns, Vivian Cherry, Robin Clark, Ada Dyer, Genobia Jeter, Yvonne Lewis, Paulette McWilliams, Kevin Owens.Darlene Love – backing vocals (3), lead vocals (7).Brenda White-King – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 9).Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8, 9), vocal contractor,.
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8, 9). Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8, 9). Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 9). Robin Clark – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8, 9). Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8, 9). Emile Charlap – orchestra contractor (10). John Clayton – string arrangements and conductor (10). Peter Dimitriades – string concertmaster (6). Earl McIntyre – horn orchestration (5, 6). He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track 'Dance with My Father', co-written with Richard Marx. Clarence Clemons – tenor saxophone solo (7) View all Luther Vandross pictures During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. Dick Oatts – tenor saxophone solo (5, 6). Erroll "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (5). Marcus Miller – bass (3, 4, 10), keyboards (10), Hammond B3 organ (10), arrangements (10), choir conductor (10). Eric Caudieux – synthesizer sound programming (5, 6). – acoustic piano (4, 5, 6, 10), string arrangements (4), keyboards (5, 6), arrangements (5, 6) Reed Vertelney – keyboards (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2). Jason Miles – synthesizer sound programming (1-4, 7-9),. Luther Vandross – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements (2, 3, 4, 7, 9), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 7, 8, 9), spoken vocals (3). This is Christmas lent its name to a syndicated television special Vandross hosted which aired in November and December 1995, and featured songs from this album, as well as performances by his special guests. The two editions of the album had sold a combined total of 1,147,000 copies as of December 2012. The same year, Sony Music Special Products repackaged six of the album's tracks with two spiritual tracks from other albums, as Home for Christmas, and reissued the entire album again in October 2012 as part of The Classic Christmas Album line with additional tracks. A steady seller throughout the Christmas season, it was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), exceeding physical sales of 1.0 million copies in 2002. and Marcus Miller, the album received mixed to negative reviews from music critics and peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 at both Billboard 's Top Holiday Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Produced by Vandross along with Nat Adderley Jr. It was released on October 18, 1995, by Epic Records. This Is Christmas is the first Christmas album by American singer Luther Vandross.
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