to clear a few things up, when i was remixing this at righttrack studios in ny, luther was in the next studio working a track for whitney houston. he popped in the studio to hear what we were doing and loved the track we did, and asked if he could add some vocals and the beginning and the end of my mix. dream come true. when he started singing to the track chills all over. he was a lovely guy. thanks for posting the mix and if i do say so myself, it still sounds damm good. justin strauss feb09
THAT....IS...the...most....AWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEESOOOOOMMMME story that I have ever heard and not only that, I LOVE this mix very very very much! This rocks brotha! I never forgot Luther Vandross, i still miss him and still miss his voice, every single time I listen to his songs. It makes me cry sincerely. I still pray for his family and his spirit to continue to shine always!
Hi, Justin. I always assumed you found some unused vocals on the multitrack. That's great that he wanted to help & contribute ❤ Would've been great if there was Acappella Mix too!
Never too much , hearing all this funky grooves I am glad for all of you guys musicians and singers and producers that you gave us the food of the soul , love ya all
I like it. It respects the original, adds some cool new vocals and isn't some crap sped up house mix, which you see all too often from lesser mixers. Sweet.
Happy heavenly 70th birthday Luther vandross #RIPLutherVandross there's not a day that goes by we never stop thinking about you and your wonderful contributions with your music. We miss you deeply and very badly.
anyway you do luther, he is going to sound great!!!! i love him and he is so greatly missed!!!!!! thank you for posting-it is of course different from the original but it still sounds really good!!
@jayjsmooth There is no beat no tune could ever screw up Luther's vocal. His vocals are so strong and perfect a band of 2 yr old could do his music. Great Remix!
When I got a copy from my friend, Gene Underwood original owner of PIME CUTS RECORDS in Hollywood, CA., I was spinning in Padadena. It was a friday afternoon when I went to get it and later on in the evening when I started at 9, I put the original mix then went into this awesome remix...needless to say, the early crowd went "bananas", rushed to the dance floor. Some customers came up to the DJ booth and asked me where they can get a copy of it. I told them it would be hard for them to find it.
@KWINTER08 Yes, it was on the radio - it was the one played at the end of 1989 all of the time, also when the song was still in the charts into 1990. While the 7 inch which charted I believe was the original single from 1982 - this mix was played all of the time on the radio and in clubs. But I think the poster may be right - I couldn't find it anywhere when I was looking for it within the last few years. I LOVED this house remix.
@ikkusdus - because it's a remix. a different version. the amazing original is still there forever and ever.. so is this. luther loved it, sang on it, and that's good enough for me.
SING LUTHER!!! The beginning, was that cut out of the original recording or did he go bk in the lab and lay those ad libs down? Love the voice, hate the remix tho
i remember 1989 remix of this played on itv chart show when re released no video of it anywhere not touhceing youtube anyway made top ten in november 1989 on chart show not official chart though
There was a remix in 1997 that I have been searching for unsuccessfully and it's not this one. It's more like the original but more beat and has some talking over the voice.
lol . 2 many haters .. & thair spectrum of music probably ranges from hannah montana 2 kanye west . tutut ! dont talk shit haterz ! .. this remix isnt as good as original or the "89" ( in my opinion) but better than any other... legends never die. long live the music of luther vandross !
I like the original a bit better. There was a sassier , more attitude and groove to the original. This has a light, breezy feeling to it. Nice attempt though.
