The Ultimate Luther Vandross


The Ultimate Luther Vandross is a greatest hits album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2001. The compilation was re-released in 2006 with a different track listing, along with two previously unreleased songs. The unreleased cut "Got You Home" which appears on the 2006 edition of the compilation, earned Vandross a posthumous nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.

Track listings

2001 release

  1. "Give Me the Reason" – 4:45
  2. "Never Too Much" – 3:50
  3. "If This World Were Mine" – 4:00
  4. "A House Is Not a Home" – 7:08
  5. "Don't Want to Be a Fool" – 4:34
  6. "So Amazing" – 3:41
  7. "Til My Baby Comes Home" – 3:59
  8. "There's Nothing Better Than Love" – 4:17
  9. "Stop to Love" – 4:23
  10. "Any Love" – 5:00
  11. "Since I Lost My Baby" – 3:52
  12. "Superstar" – 5:38
  13. "Power of Love/Love Power" – 4:21
  14. "The Rush" – 3:56
  15. "It's Over Now" – 4:06
  16. "Here and Now" – 5:22
  17. "Love the One You're With" – 3:45

2006 re-release

  1. "Shine" – 4:50
  2. "Got You Home" – 3:38
  3. "Never Too Much" – 3:50
  4. "Take You Out" – 3:26
  5. "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" – 4:32
  6. "Here and Now" – 5:22
  7. "Dance with My Father" – 4:25
  8. "A House Is Not a Home" – 7:08
  9. "Give Me the Reason" – 4:45
  10. "I'd Rather" – 4:19
  11. "Any Love" – 5:00
  12. "Power of Love/Love Power" – 4:19
  13. "Think About You" – 3:28
  14. "Wait for Love" – 4:16
  15. "Your Secret Love" – 4:01
  16. "The Closer I Get to You" – 4:25
  17. "Buy Me a Rose" – 3:48
  18. "Endless Love" – 4:18
  19. "Shine"

Special collector's edition bonus disc

  1. "Shine" – 4:51
  2. "Power of Love/Love Power" – 6:30
  3. "Can Heaven Wait" – 7:19
  4. "Take You Out Tonight" – 3:45
  5. "I'd Rather" – 3:36
  6. "'Til My Baby Comes Home" – 7:38
  7. "Stop to Love" – 5:32