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Busy Body
Studio album by
Luther Vandross
ReleasedNovember 25, 1983
RecordedFebruary–August 1983
Studio
Genre
Length41:24
LabelEpic
Producer
Luther Vandross chronology
Forever, for Always, for Love
(1982) 		Busy Body
(1983) 		The Night I Fell in Love
(1985)
Singles from Busy Body
  1. "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye"
    Released: November 1983
  2. "I’ll Let You Slide"
    Released: December 1983
  3. "Superstar"
    Released: March 1984
  4. "Make Me a Believer"
    Released: May 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Busy Body is the third studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on November 25, 1983. It hit the number one position on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of April 13, 1984[5] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in January 1985.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanted Your Love"Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller5:42
2."Busy Body"Vandross, Miller4:45
3."I'll Let You Slide"Vandross, Miller5:21
4."Make Me a Believer"Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.5:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."For the Sweetness of Your Love"Vandross, Miller7:28
6."How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye?" (Duet with Dionne Warwick)Steve Goldman3:25
7."Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett, Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder9:18

Personnel

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  • Luther Vandross – lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), all vocals (4), vocal arrangements
  • Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, string arrangements (2, 7), horn arrangements (4, 7), rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (4, 6, 7)
  • Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1-5, 7), bass guitar, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5)
  • John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers (4, 6, 7)
  • Doc Powell – guitar
  • Georg Wadenius – guitar
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Michael White – percussion (7)
  • Steve Kroon – congas (1, 3, 5, 6, 7), bongos (2, 4)
  • Jimmy Webb – horn and string arrangements (6)
  • Alfred Brown – horn and string contractor (2, 4, 6, 7)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7)
  • Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 5)
  • Brenda White King – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
  • Alfa Anderson – backing vocals (2, 3, 6)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 6)
  • David Lasley – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Patti Austin – backing vocals (6)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (6)
  • Dionne Warwick – lead vocals (6)

Production

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  • Marcus Miller – producer (1, 2, 3, 5)
  • Luther Vandross – producer
  • Larkin Arnold – executive producer
  • Ray Bardani – recording, mixing
  • Michael Barbiero – additional engineer
  • Carl Beatty – additional engineer
  • Michael Christopher – additional engineer, assistant engineer
  • Paul Brown – assistant engineer
  • Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
  • Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
  • Harry Spiridakis – assistant engineer
  • Steve Bates – mix assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Kate Jansen – album administrator
  • Dana Lester – album administrator
  • George Corsillo – art direction, design
  • Brian Hagiwara – front and back photography
  • Harry Langdon – photography of Luther Vandross

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ "THE BEST OF VANDROSS ON RECORD". Chicago Tribune. 3 October 1993. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau
  4. ^ "Busy Body". Rolling Stone. 1984-02-16. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02.
  5. ^ "The Charlotte News, 29 March 1984". The Charlotte News. 1984-03-29. p. 41. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Busy Body". Recording Industry Association of America.



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