Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II, released on November 21, 2006 by Rendezvous Entertainment, is a smooth jazz various artists tribute album, with ten popular songs written by Luther Vandross. The album was produced by Rex Rideout and Bud Harner, as a follow-up to their earlier GRP Records tribute album, Forever, For Always, For Luther.[1]
| Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released |  November 21, 2006 |
| Genre | smooth jazz |
| Label | Rendezvous Entertainment |
| Producer | Rex Rideout and Bud Harner |
Rideout had co-authored songs and contributed arrangements and played keyboards on Luther's final three albums.
Saxophonist Dave Koz, who had performed on the first album, and who had founded Rendezvous Entertainment a few years earlier, released the 2006 follow-up on his own Rendezvous label. Dave Koz played on all the featured Luther Vandross tracks, which were recorded by various smooth jazz artists.[2]
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| Allmusic |   link |
Track listing edit
- Give Me the Reason, Kirk Whalum, 4:03
- 'Til My Baby Comes Home, Norman Brown and Everette Harp, 5:29
- There's Nothing Better Than Love, Maysa and Kevin Whalum, 5:53
- For You to Love, Jeff Lorber, 5:20
- If This World Were Mine, Gerald Albright, 5:15
- The Glow of Love, Wayman Tisdale, 4:03
- So Amazing, Patti Austin, 4:26
- The Night I Fell in Love, Najee, 4:39
- I Don't Want to Be a Fool, Jonathan Butler, 5:06
- Superstar, Will Downing, 5:48
References edit
- ^ Forever, For Always, For Luther, VerveMusicGroup.com
- ^ Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, smoothvibes.com