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Any Love
Any Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	September 20, 1988
Recorded	December 1987–June 1988
Studio	A&M Studios; (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) ; Right Track Recording; (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	47:37
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller;
Luther Vandross chronology
Singles from Any Love
	"Any Love"; Released: August 1, 1988; "She Won't Talk to Me"; Released: November 1, 1988; "For You to Love"; Released: February 1, 1989;

Any Love is the sixth studio album by American singer Luther Vandross. It was released by Epic Records on September 20, 1988, in the United States. Produced by Vandross and Marcus Miller, the album features a cover of Major Harris' hit single "Love Won't Let Me Wait" as well as "The Second Time Around," a re-recording of a song featured on Vandross's band Luther's 1976 album of the same name.

The album reached at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, also reaching the top position on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). At the 1989 Grammy Awards, Any Love was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, while its title track was nominated for Best R&B Song. Also, "She Won't Talk to Me" received a nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1990.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B−^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn noted that while "there were some who felt that Vandross suffered a slight slump when this album only reached the platinum level after two consecutive double-platinum winners, [...] "Here And Now" was a huge smash, and by now the pop crowd was fully aware of Vandross' vocal charms and allure. "She Won't Talk To Me" was a bit on the posturing side, but still managed to do decently, while there were also fine album cuts like "I Wonder" and "Are You Gonna Love Me."."^[1] Connie Johnson from the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Vandross’ music never touches on the global, political concerns of Stevie Wonder’s, but Vandross travels across the emotional terrain of the heart in a way that has made him as major a talent. What you get in his music are elements of sadness, loneliness and sensitivity that few other male vocal stylists of the day express as convincingly."^[3] Rolling Stone critic Rob Hoerburger felt that "there’s no question that Any Love is as masterful an album as Vandross has made; it’s probably only likable, though, for those who get off on severe bouts of melancholia."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller.^[6]

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wonder"	Luther Vandross Nat Adderley, Jr.	5:12
2.	"She Won't Talk to Me"	Vandross Hubert Eaves III	4:37
3.	"I Know You Want to"	Vandross David Gamson Porter Carroll, Jr.	4:30
4.	"Come Back"	Vandross Gamson	4:16
5.	"Any Love"	Vandross Marcus Miller	5:05

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Love Won't Let Me Wait"	Bobby Eli Vinnie Barrett	7:19
7.	"Are You Gonna Love Me"	Vandross Miller	5:10
8.	"For You to Love"	Vandross Miller	5:39
9.	"The Second Time Around"	Vandross	6:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[6]

Performers and musicians

Luther Vandross – lead vocals (1-9), backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), arrangements (8)
Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 6, 9), synthesizers (1, 6, 9), arrangements (1, 6), drum programming (6)
Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1-5, 7, 8), keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), bass (2, 4-9), arrangements (2-5, 7, 8), drum programming (6)
Jason Miles – programming (1-9)
David Gamson – keyboards (3, 4), synthesizers (3, 4), arrangements (3, 4)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1-9)
Doc Powell – guitar (6)
Buddy Williams – drums (1-4, 6-9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
Amy Knoles – timpani (6)
Kirk Whalum – soprano saxophone (6)
George Young – soprano saxophone (9)
Hubert Eaves III – arrangements (2)
Paul Riser – arrangements (9)
Alfred Brown – music contractor (9)
Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
James Ingram – backing vocals (1)
David Lasley – backing vocals (1)
Michael Lovesmith – backing vocals (1, 2)
Kevin Owens – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 2)
Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1)
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 7)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (2, 4, 7)
Brenda White King – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (4)
Anthony Hinton – backing vocals (9)
Theresa V. Reed – backing vocals (9)
Diane Sumler – backing vocals (9)
Christine Wiltshire – backing vocals (9)

Horns on "The Second Time Around"

Jerome Ashby
Peter Gordon
Harold Jones
Dave Tofani
Randy Brecker
Jon Faddis
John Miller
Alan Rubin
Homer Mensch

Technical

Marcus Miller – producer
Luther Vandross – producer, vocal arrangements
Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
Denise Brown – additional engineer
Brendan Fenton – additional engineer
Mary Frengen – additional engineer
Micah Goldberg – additional engineer
Peter Grammatico – additional engineer
Michael White – additional engineer
Debi Cornish – assistant engineer
Marc DeSisto – mix assistant
Fred Bova – technician
Michael Morengell – technician
Gary Myerberg – technician
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor
Marsha K. Burns – production coordinator
Elijah Reeder – personal assistance
George Corsillo – art direction, design
Matthew Rolston – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	103
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	35
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	3
US Billboard 200^[10]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1