Luther Vandross - Never Too Much CDs • Vinyl Records • LPs • Music Albums

Never let me go," like most Luther Vandross albums, is a flawless display of technique blessed with exquisite singing, well-crafted arrangements and a mix that has been tweaked to perfection. Unfortunately, the end result is more soporific than soulful – meaning that all Vandross ends up with is the quiet-storm equivalent of elevator music.

It's not as if he's loafing, mind you. Some of what he does is amazing, like the shimmering vibrato that highlights the tag line in "Hustle" or the angelic ascent of the climax of "Too Far Down." This is world-class singing, and Vandross makes it all the more impressive by tossing such tricks off without even breaking a sweat.

But soul
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