"Never Too Much" | ||||
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![]() Side-A label of the U.S. 1981 single | ||||
Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
from the album Never Too Much | ||||
B-side | "You Stopped Loving Me" | |||
Released | October 1981 | |||
Recorded | July 21, 1981 | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
Producer(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Never Too Much" on YouTube |
"Never Too Much" is the debut song written, composed, produced, and performed by Luther Vandross. The R&B song was released in 1981, as the lead single from Vandross's debut album of the same name. The title track hit number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number four on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It peaked at #27 in Cash Box and #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]
The album (Vandross' first as a solo artist) was very popular, especially with Black Radio and R&B Charts. It received several accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations in 1982—"Best New Artist" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male".[3][4][5] A remixed version of the song reached number 13 on the UK singles chart in November 1989.[6]
The single is also included on his later album The Ultimate Luther Vandross, which was released in 2001. The single was released alongside a music video in which he is shown singing in a recording studio.
"Never Too Much" was ranked number 466 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in September 2021.[7]
The joyous, club-wrecking R&B single that put Vandross, a gifted session singer with a slew of A-list credits, on the map...
24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Nominations - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Never Too Much (Album) - Best New Artist - Luther Vandross
24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Best New Artist - Nominees...Luther Vandross - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Nominees...Never Too Much (Album)