Luther Vandross is an artist who expresses himself through song and sound, and although he doesn't ignore the world around him, he remains true to himself. How many singers who've remained this popular for this long can say the same?

"I was in a marvelous space when I made this album," he admits. "It's a pleasure to record your 14th album and feel it's your best, that it's a new beginning." Luther has his own perspective on his place in pop history. "I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs," he offers, "not just a popular act of a given period." The ultimate soul / R & B artiste, Luther is one of the rare individuals who can move from uptempo hot dance grooves to mellow ballads with ease. Luther’s first solo album Never Too Much was released in 1981 and went double platinum. From then on the hits flowed with classic songs such as Never Too Much, Stop to Love, The Night I Fell In Love, Give Me The Reason, If Only For One Night, Power of Love, I Really Didn’t Mean It, So Amazing, I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love) and Always and Forever. Also to Luther’s credit are duets with Janet Jackson with The Best Things In Life Are Free and Mariah Carey with Endless Love. As an artist who is supremely talented in the art of romantic storytelling through song, Luther Vandross is one of the most gifted singers of recent times who has held onto his place in pop history.