![]() ![]() In this case, Vandross has joined two different songs, both featuring gliding, colliding melodies that offer the singer an opportunity to apply his delicate tenor to witty, chanted variations on the songs' titles." Īfter the song was remixed in 1995, British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "Not typical Luther, but sumptuous all the same. ![]() Thoroughly satisfying." Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly said it is "as paradoxically playful and ambitious as its title." He added, "Here is a perfect example of the way pop improvisation can combine with technical precision to revitalize verbal clichés. Larry Flick from Billboard deemed it "a tasty blend of influences: pleasing pop melodies, funky guitars, gospel-tinged backing vocals, and (naturally) effective R&B vocals. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic picked the song as one of the "high points" of the album. Īmerican singer Donna Summer recorded a version of the song for the 2005 album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross. It was released as a single with remixes by Frankie Knuckles and Uno Clio. In 1995, the song was re-recorded for the compilation Greatest Hits 1981–1995. The Sandpebbles version of "Love Power" had made it number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 14 on the R&B singles chart. The song is a medley of the songs "Power of Love," written by Vandross and Marcus Miller, and "Love Power," a minor hit in 1968 for the one-hit wonder R&B group The Sandpebbles. The song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart, and peaked at number four on the US pop chart, becoming his biggest pop solo hit. It was released on Apas the lead single from his 1991 album of the same name. " Power of Love/Love Power" is a single by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann 1991 single by Luther Vandross "Power of Love/Love Power" ![]()
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