Busy Body is the third studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on November 25, 1983. It hit the number one position on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of April 13, 1984[5] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in January 1985.
Track listing
Personnel
- Luther Vandross – lead vocals (1-3, 5-7), backing vocals (1-3, 5-7), all vocals (4), vocal arrangements
- Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards, string arrangements (2, 7), horn arrangements (4, 7), rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (4, 6, 7)
- Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1-5, 7), bass guitar, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1-3, 5)
- John "Skip" Anderson – synthesizers (4, 6, 7)
- Doc Powell – guitars
- Georg Wadenius – guitars
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Michael White – percussion (7)
- Steve Kroon – congas (1, 3, 5-7), bongos (2, 4)
- Jimmy Webb – horn and string arrangements (6)
- Alfred Brown – horn and string contractor (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1-3, 5, 7)
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2, 5-7)
- Robin Clark – backing vocals (1-3, 5, 7)
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Brenda White King – backing vocals (1-3, 5-7)
- Alfa Anderson – backing vocals (2, 3, 6)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 6)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (3, 5)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5)
- Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals (3, 5)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3, 5)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Patti Austin – backing vocals (6)
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (6)
- Dionne Warwick – lead vocals (6)
Production
- Larkin Arnold – executive producer
- Marcus Miller – producer (1-3, 5)
- Luther Vandross – producer
- Ray Bardani – recording, mixing
- Michael Barbiero – additional engineer
- Carl Beatty – additional engineer
- Michael Christopher – additional engineer, assistant engineer
- Paul Brown – assistant engineer
- Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
- Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
- Harry Spiridakis – assistant engineer
- Steve Bates – mix assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Kate Jansen – album administrator
- Dana Lester – album administrator
- George Corsillo – art direction, design
- Brian Hagiwara – front and back photography
- Harry Langdon – photography of Luther Vandross
- Shep Gordon – management
- Daniel S. Markus – management
- Alive Enterprises, Inc. – management company
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
References
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ "THE BEST OF VANDROSS ON RECORD". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1993. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017.
- ^ Robert Christgau
- ^ "Busy Body". Rolling Stone. February 16, 1984. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017.
- ^ "The Charlotte News, 29 March 1984". The Charlotte News. March 29, 1984. p. 41. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Busy Body". Recording Industry Association of America.
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