Power of Love finds Luther Vandross at his peak, crafting immaculate urban R&B hits that are seductive and soulful. The singles "Power of Love / Love Power," "Don't Want to Be a Fool," "The Rush" and "Sometimes It's Only Love" are the high points, but the album is filled with songs that are nearly as powerful, including a wonderful cover of Ben E. King's "I (Who Have Nothing)."
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The First Glimpse of Luther-As-Superstar
Review created: 12/05/02
by: dxbari -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Big time production and some great ballads.
Cons: Uneven, borderline pop. Not necessarily a negative, but the odd record out in his canon.
By the time of this 1991 release, Luther Vandross was a bonafide superstar. With a run of three straight outstanding records building his popularity (The Night I Fell in Love, Give Me the Reason, and Any Love) and a wildly popular greatest hits collection chock full of star-studded testimonials to his greatness--not to mention the ubiquitous, runaway train wedding standard "Here and Now"--Luther was arguably the most popular across all demographics pure R