Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II

Infobox Album
Name = Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II
Type = Tribute album
Artist = various artists
Brackground = plum


Released = flagicon|USA November 21 2006
Recorded =
Genre = smooth jazz
Length =
Label = Rendezvous Entertainment
Producer = Rex Rideout and Bud Harner
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfwxqlrldte link]
*Amazon.com link

"Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II", released on November 21, 2006 by Rendezvous Entertainment, is a smooth jazz various artists tribute album, with ten popular songs written by Luther Vandross. The album was produced by Rex Rideout and Bud Harner, as a followup to their earlier GRP Records tribute album, "Forever, For Always, For Luther". [ [http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=prd&src=list&pid=10956 Forever, For Always, For Luther] , VerveMusicGroup.com]

Rideout had co-authored songs and contributed arrangements and played keyboards on Luther's final three albums.

Saxophonist Dave Koz, who had performed on the first album, and who had founded Rendezvous Entertainment a few years earlier, released the 2006 followup on his own Rendezvous label. Dave Koz played on all the featured Luther Vandross tracks, which were recorded by various smooth jazz artists. [ [http://www.smoothvibes.com/movabletype/archives/000730.html Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II] , smoothvibes.com]

Tracks

* 1 "Give Me the Reason", Kirk Whalum, 4:03
* 2 "'Til My Baby Comes Home", Norman Brown and Everette Harp, 5:29
* 3 "There's Nothing Better Than Love", Maysa and Kevin Whalum, 5:53
* 4 "For You to Love", Jeff Lorber, 5:20
* 5 "If This World Were Mine", Gerald Albright, 5:15
* 6 "The Glow of Love", Wayman Tisdale, 4:03
* 7 "So Amazing", Patti Austin, 4:26
* 8 "The Night I Fell in Love", Najee, 4:39
* 9 "I Don't Want to Be a Fool", Jonathan Butler, 5:06
* 10 "Superstar", Will Downing, 5:48

References