Rounding out DANCE WITH MY FATHER are "Buy Me A Rose," a revival of a Kenny Rogers tune, produced by Shep Crawford. DANCE WITH MY FATHER is the latest triumph for a singer who like a handful of superstars is immediately identifiable by first name alone. Check Aretha, Whitney, Mariah, Diana and Dionne on the distaff side and when it comes to male vocalists, the list is far shorter. One name towers above the rest in any discussion on black male singers whose impact and influence has been unparalleled. Say the name 'Luther' and record buyers the world over respond immediately. The fact is, Luther Vandross remains the pre-eminent black male vocalist of our time. The five-time Grammy winner, whose cumulative global sales top over 25 million copies, has been offering his distinctive brand of satin smooth vocal magic to international audiences year in and year out for over two decades. Luther's emergence as a musical master whose style has influenced an entire generation of today's vocalists has been cultivated over two decades of consistent hit-making. Already a successful jingle singer and background vocalist prior to the release of his groundbreaking 1981 debut "Never Too Much," Luther's mainstream breakthrough with the pop Top 10 success of "Here and Now," which reached the pop Top 10 in 1989 and has lived on as a wedding song staple. Prior to that, Luther had amassed an amazing 22 R&B charted singles including such classics as "Give Me The Reason," "Stop To Love" and "There's Nothing Better Than Love," (with Gregory Hines).