It's his fifteenth album in a star-studded career filled with accomplishment and achievement, the much-anticipated follow up to his 2001's platinum-plus eponymous J Records debut. Self-produced, along with longtime associates Nat Adderley Jr. and Marcus Miller, 2003's DANCE WITH MY FATHER finds international superstar Luther Vandross examining aspects of life, love and relationships from different perspectives. The songs don't just have the 'I love you baby' theme. If you listen to the groove music and the overall sound of the music, it's like, 'yes, this is the Luther we know' but you might miss the subtlety and nuances in the songs. If you recited the lyrics that I wrote for this record, you could see that there's something being said. The subject matter on the ten Luther-penned tunes on DANCE WITH MY FATHER (which features special guests Queen Latifah, Beyonce Knowles, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Stevie Wonder) is distinctly personal, perhaps more than on any previous collection of Vandross songs. Luther notes, "I have been re-examining the way I write: I didn't want to say anything that was just nifty. I put down some thoughts that I've been having for a while in the songs on this album." The poignant, reflective title cut is a prime example. "Yes, recording that song was very emotional for me and yes, it is based on my own experience. But, as much as it is that, it isn't about a situation that happened just to me. It's not limited to one type of circumstance in life: it's not just about losing one's father but about missing someone who is gone - for whatever reason - and the longing you feel for that moment in the past when you were together.