A new Luther Vandross documentary film, Luther: Never Too Much, is to be screened in UK cinemas for one night only.
The feature, from award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso and will be shown at select cinemas on Thursday 30 January.
Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.
Watch the trailer below:
Never Too Much
Prior to achieving success as a solo artist in the 1980s, Vandross had already spent the previous decade paying his dues as backing artist, catching his first big break on David Bowie’s Young Americans. He would go on to feature on releases by Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and Ben E. King – but, perhaps most famously, on Chic’s Le Freak.
His career breakthrough as a featured singer came with the vaunted pop-dance act Change, a studio concept created by French-Italian businessman Jacques Fred Petrus. Their 1980 hits, The Glow of Love (by Romani, Malavasi and Garfield) and Searching (by Malavasi), featured Vandross as the lead singer.
The singer struck out on his own in 1981 and went to No.1 on the US R&B chart with Never Too Much, the title track of his first album, and thus began a remarkable run of success that continued with hits such as How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (with Dionne Warwick), Give Me The Reason, Stop To Love, I Really Didn’t Mean It and So Amazing.
Endless Love
Duets with Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey in the 1990s, The Best Things In Life Are Free and Endless Love, landed the star at No.2 and No.3 in the UK singles charts in 1992 and 1994.
In 2003, after suffering a stroke, Vandross spent nearly two months in a coma, but the following year, he claimed another Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and a Song Of The Year Grammy, this time for Dance With My Father. Vandross died in 2005, at the age of just 54, of a heart attack.
Luther: Never Too Much relives the many stunning moments of Vandross’ career, while exploring his personal life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved.
Premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Luther: Never Too Much, will be released in UK and Ireland cinemas for one night only on 30 January. For further ticket availability and cinema screenings click here
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