The Ultimate Luther Vandross | ||||
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![]() Original 2001 release cover art | ||||
Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | August 7, 2001 August 22, 2006 (2nd version) | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 79:49 | |||
Label | J, Epic, Legacy | |||
Producer | Luther Vandross, Walter Afanasieff, Marcus Miller, Leo Sacks (compilation producer) | |||
Luther Vandross chronology | ||||
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Luther Vandross (2006) chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
![]() 2006 re-release cover art by Kwaku |
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The Ultimate Luther Vandross is a greatest hits album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The compilation was re-released in 2006 with a different track listing, along with two previously unreleased songs. The unreleased cut "Got You Home" which appears on the 2006 edition of the compilation, earned Vandross a posthumous nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[8] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |