Give Me the Reason (Luther Vandross album)

Give Me the Reason
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	September 26, 1986
Recorded	June 1985–June 1986
Studio	AIR (Salem, Montserrat) Minot Sound (White Plains, New York) Westlake Studios (West Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	46:18
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross Marcus Miller
Luther Vandross chronology
The Night I Fell in Love (1985) Give Me the Reason (1986) Any Love (1988)
Singles from Give Me the Reason
"Stop to Love" Released: August 1986 "Give Me the Reason" Released: November 1986 "I Really Didn't Mean It" Released: April 1987 "There's Nothing Better Than Love" Released: June 1987 "So Amazing" Released: September 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[4]
Los Angeles Times	(average)[3]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

"Stop to Love"

Luther Vandross' "Stop to Love" from Give Me the Reason

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Give Me the Reason is the fifth studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on September 26, 1986, by Epic Records. The album earned Vandross an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and a nomination for "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" in 1988, while the title track was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male at the 29th Grammy Awards.

The album also includes Vandross' first Billboard top-20 pop hit, "Stop to Love." It also marked a svelte, thinner Vandross due to a weight loss earlier in the year. The album went on to sell over 2 million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition to the title track and "Stop to Love," the album features three other hit singles: "So Amazing", "There's Nothing Better Than Love" (duet with Gregory Hines), and "I Really Didn't Mean It."