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coordinator [production coordination], contractor [musical contractor] Sephra Herman
copyist [music copyist] Albert Schoonmaker
copyist [music copyist] Steve Prisby
design John Berg
design Peter A. Alfieri
engineer [assistant, mediasound] Andy Hoffman
engineer [assistant, mediasound] Harry Spiridakis
engineer [assistant, mediasound] Scott Mabuchi
engineer [assistant, record plant] Karat Faye
engineer [assistant, village recorder] Robin Laine
executive-producer Larkin Arnold
horns Alan Rubin
horns Dave Bargeron
horns David Taylor
horns Gregory Williams
horns John Clark
horns Jon Faddis
horns Lawrence Feldman
horns Lou Marini
horns Michael Brecker
horns Peter Gordon
horns Randy Brecker
horns Ronnie Cuber
horns Tom Malone
lacquer cut by Chet Bennett
management Alive Enterprises, Inc.
mastered by, lacquer cut by Greg Calbi
photography by [photographs] Bill King
producer [produced by] Luther Vandross
recorded by, mixed by Michael H. Brauer
strings Alfred Brown
strings Emanuel Vardi
strings Frederick Buldrini
strings Gene Bianco
strings Guy Lumia
strings Harry Zaratzian
strings Helen Weiss
strings Homer Mensch
strings Jesse Levy
strings John Beal
strings Jonathan Abramowitz
strings Judy Geist
strings Julien Barber
strings Kermit Moore
strings Leo Kahn
strings Leo Kahn
strings Lewis Bagowitz
strings Lewis Eley
strings Louann Montesi
strings Margaret Ross
strings Marilyn Wright
strings Max Pollikoff
strings Ora Shiran
strings Richard Sortomme
strings Richard Young
strings Ron Carter
strings Sidney Kaufman
strings Sue Pray
Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) CBS Inc.
Produced For Vandross Ltd.
Manufactured By Epic Records
Manufactured By CBS Inc.
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Published By ABKCO Music, Inc.
Published By Legs Music Inc.
Published By April Music Inc.
Published By Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Published By Sunset Burgundy Inc.
Published By Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
[l442751] pressing, as indicated by G etched in the side B runout.

Produced for Vandross Ltd.
Recorded and mixed for M.H.B. Production, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, NY
Production Coordination Sephra Herman
Recorded at Mediasound, New York
Thanks Gordon Elliott, Susan Planer, Hank Meyer, Suzanne Buckley
Village Recorder, Los Angeles (Thanks Kathy Konop)
Record Plant, Los Angeles (Thanks Rose Mann)
Luther's wardrobe designed and executed by Hutaff Lennon, Jr.
Special thanks to: Larkin Arnold, Cheryl Lynn, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
My fabulous arrangers: Nat Adderley, Jr., Marcus Miller, Paul Riser, Leon Pandarvis, Jr.
The best singers who happen to be my closest friends: (even Bruce Wallace & Hutaff Lennon can hum a mean tune) Shep Gordon, Daniel Markus, Bert Padell, Jimmy Woods, Sephra Herman, Michael Brauer
The great staff of personalities at Epic/CBS Records & once again the warmest & most emotionally reassuring family a guy can love - Mary Ida, Pat Ann, Anthony, Vaneisa, Ramone, Debra, Seveda, Tonia, Parise, Charece, Tamira, Avalon, & Welcome To The World, Klerese
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Inc.
Phillip Ballou appears courtesy of Handshake Records.
Fonzi Thornton appears courtesy of RCA Records.
℗ 1982 CBS Inc.

Runouts are etched, except for STERLING which is stamped.
Barcode: 074643823517 (Scanned)
Barcode: 0 7464-38235-1 (Printed)
Pressing Plant ID: G (Etched in side B runout)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: AL 38235 (A-side label)
Matrix / Runout: BL 38235 (B-side label)
Matrix / Runout: AL 38235-1B STERLING (Side A runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: BL. 38235 G2A C.B.S. GA. CB A1 G (Side B runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: G I AL 38235-1E A9 STERLING Ⓗ (Side A runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: G I BL 38235-1E C8 STERLING Ⓗ (Side B runout variant 2)