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Dance with My Father
Given Luther Vandross's precarious state of health at the time of its release, Dance With My Father?s title track--a tale of yearning for a lost loved one--takes on added poignancy. It?s something of a centerpiece on an album that moves in several directions, reaching for varied constituencies, while ultimately staying focused on Vandross?s trademark buttery vocals. In addition to "Dance," there?s more adult-contemporary balladry ("Buy Me a Rose"), lightly sassy soul ("If I Didn?t Know Better"), and a number of collaborations with hip-hoppers that often work surprisingly well. While suspending disbelief is hard when considering Luther and Foxy Brown as a couple ("If It Ain?t One Thing"), remakes of soft-R&B classics with Beyonce Knowles and Busta Rhymes prove to be highlights. With the Destiny?s Child singer, Vandross actually improves on the familiar Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway take of "The Closer I Get to You," turning in a cut that recalls his slow-burning signature reworking of "A House is Not a Home." A languid turn at "Lovely Day," with a purring Busta, works almost as well. (The "Part II" remix is superfluous, however.) Otherwise, Dance is in the vein of post-?80s Vandross discs, and guaranteed to please fans. --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | If I Didn't Know Better | | 2 | Think About You | | 3 | If It Ain't One Thing... (featuring Foxy Brown) | | 4 | Buy Me A Rose | | 5 | The Closer I Get To You | | 6 | Lovely Day (featuring Busta Rhymes) | | 7 | Dance With My Father | | 8 | She Saw You | | 9 | Apologize | | 10 | Hit It Again (featuring Queen Latifah) | | 11 | Right In The Middle | | 12 | Once Were Lovers | | 13 | Lovely Day (remix) | | 14 | They Said You Needed Me |
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