The Night I Fell in Love is the fourth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on March 8, 1985, by Epic Records. In 1986, Vandross garnered a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and two American Music Awards, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. The first single "'Til My Baby Comes Home" is notable for featuring Billy Preston on organ.
The Night I Fell in Love reached number nineteen on the US Billboard 200 album chart and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, it was ranked #93 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s. The album was later be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
Personnel
Luther Vandross – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 8) John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers, synthesizer programming Marcus Miller – synthesizers, backing vocals, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5), bass (2-8) Ed Walsh – synthesizers, synthesizer programming Billy Preston – organ (1) Doc Powell – guitar Georg Wadenius – guitar Eluriel Barfield – bass (1) Yogi Horton – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas Steve Kroon – congas, bongos Alfa Anderson – backing vocals Phillip Ballou – backing vocals Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals Lisa Fischer – backing vocals Cissy Houston – backing vocals Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals Darlene Love – backing vocals Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals Brenda White King – backing vocals
Production
Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 5) Luther Vandross – producer Larkin Arnold – executive producer Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). Dominick Celani – production assistant Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor George Corsillo – art direction, design Brian Hagiwara – photography Shep Gordon – management Daniel S. Markus – management