The Best of Love, Volume 2

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Personnel: Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey (vocals); R. Kelly (various instruments, background vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Ralph B. Stacy (various instruments); Nashville String Machine (strings); Dann Huff, Mike Scott (guitar); `Big Jim' Wright (keyboards); Keith Thomas (synthesizer, bass programming); Phil Madeira (Hammond B-3 organ); Stokley (percussion); Mr. Lee, Stephen George (programming); Alex Richbourg, Mark Hammond (drum programming); Lisa Cochran, Trey Lorenz, Dennis Bettis, Crystal Collins, Ron Neal, Ann Nesby, Jamecia Bennett, Pat Lacy (background vocals).

Producers include: R. Kelly, Keith Thomas, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Luther Vandross.

Engineers: Bill Whittington, Stephen George, Mike Alvord, Paul Falcone, Steve Hodge, Ray Bardani, Paul Brown, Dana Jon Chappelle.

Digitally remastered by Chris Gehringer (The Hit Factory).

"When You Call On Me/Baby That's When I Come Running" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

Since emerging from the world of session-work in the '70s, Luther Vandross has spent the '80s and most of the '90s cultivating a smooth image as an unparalleled soul balladeer. Vandross' 1989 double-CD compilation THE BEST OF earned him his first Pop Top 10 ("Here And Now") and a 1990 Grammy Award. ONE NIGHT WITH YOU is the companion compilation that covers the bulk of his '90s work.

Kicking off with four new songs, the album includes pop conspirators Dianne Warren, R.Kelly and the Minneapolis duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who push for a new-jack edge on "I Won't Let You Do That To Me." The remaining tracks are a mix of straight-up ballads ("I Can Make It Better"), a dance-friendly Janet Jackson remix ("The Best Things In Life Are Free") and a handful of covers that include an unexpectedly sanctified take on Stephen Stills' free-love anthem "Love The One You're With."