Dance with My Father (album)

Dance with My Father
Dance with My Father
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	June 10, 2003
Recorded	April 2002–April 2003
Studio	BearTracks Studios; (Suffern, New York City); Hannibal Studios; (Santa Monica, California); Playground/MiniMansion Studios; (Closter, New Jersey); Right Track Recording; The Hit Factory; (New York, New York); Skip Trip-Algoryhthm Studios; (Belle Mead, New Jersey); The Dengen; (Torrance, California);
Genre	R&B
Length	67:18
Label	J
Producer	Nat Adderley Jr.; Shep Crawford; Marcus Miller;
Luther Vandross chronology
Singles from Dance with My Father
	"Dance with My Father"; Released: May 30, 2003; "Think About You"; Released: September 2003; "Buy Me a Rose"; Released: January 2004;

Dance with My Father is the thirteenth and final studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross. It was released by J Records on June 10, 2003 in the United States and served as the follow-up to his self-titled studio album (2001). The album, especially its title track, was dedicated to Vandross's late father and features production credits from Nat Adderley Jr., Shep Crawford, and Marcus Miller as well as guest appearances by singer Beyoncé, R&B trio Next, and rappers Foxy Brown, Queen Latifah, and Busta Rhymes.

Upon its release, Dance with My Father debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 442,000 units, becoming his first and only album to do so.^[2] It also marked his eighth and first album in the twelve years to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Critically acclaimed, Dance with My Father earned Vandross two American Music Awards in the Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and the Favorite Soul/R&B Album categories as well as four Grammy Awards wins out of five nominations, including Song of the Year and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Dance with My Father", Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "The Closer I Get to You", his duet with Beyoncé, and Best R&B Album.

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^ Martens, Todd (June 18, 2003). "Ailing Vandross Dances Atop Album Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-03-21.