Dance with My Father (album)

Dance with My Father was released to generally positive reviews from music critics. In his review for AllMusic, David Jeffries summed that "Dance with My Father isn't able to maintain the high standards it often achieves, but Vandross' voice is always compelling and the background singers live up to the superior arrangements throughout. With nearly 70 minutes of music on the disc to choose from, more savvy listeners will be able to program their CD players for a more focused and rewarding listen." He rated the album four out of five stars. Los Angeles Times editor described the album as "a beautifully sung, ultra-nostalgic ballad cataloging childhood memories of his long-departed dad. But more to the point, [it] better updates the singer-songwriter-producer's time-tested strengths as a butter-voiced chronicler of romance." Accolades ==Chart performance==

Upon its release, Dance with My Father debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 442,000 units, becoming Vandross' first and only album to do so, while also marking his best sales week in the Nielsen SoundScan era. On April 14, 2004, it was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RAA) for domestic shipments figures in excess of 2.0 million units. ==Track listing==

Sample credits • "Lovely Day (Part II)" contains excerpts from the composition "Say Yeah" as performed by The Commodores. ==Personnel==

Adapted from AllMusic. • Nat Adderley Jr. – arranger, keyboards, piano, producer, string arrangements • Tawatha Agee – background vocals • Sanford Allen – concert master • Alli – art direction • June Ambrose – stylist • Skip Anderson – arranger, keyboards, programming, soloist, vibraphone • Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing, string engineer • Beyoncé – primary artist • Big Bub – background vocals • Jeff Bova – sound design • Al Brown – string contractor • Al Brown & His Tunetoppers – string contractor • Foxy Brown – featured artist, guest artist, vocals • Sharon Bryant – background vocals • Busta Rhymes – featured artist, guest artist, vocals • Shep Crawford – instrumentation, producer • Carl Cyrius – assistant engineer • Jason Dale – assistant engineer • Jill Dell'Abate – production coordination • DJ Kay Gee – remix producer • James Ervin – choreographer • Jim Ervin – choreographer • Eddie F. – remix producer • Paul J. Falcone – vocal engineer, vocal recording • Phil Hamilton – guitar • Reggie Hamilton – bass • Ivan Hampden – arranger, drum programming, drums, keyboard programming • Cissy Houston – guest artist, background vocals • Loren Howard – mixing assistant • Roger Innocent – hair stylist • Michael J – background vocals • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar • Brion James – guitar • Chris James – piano • Joyce James – performer, background vocals • Bashiri Johnson – percussion • Jeff Jones – hair stylist, make-Up • Beyoncé Knowles – primary artist • Chris LeBeau – art producer, artwork • Darren Lighty – remix producer • Richard Marx – drum programming, keyboard programming • Michael McCoy – assistant engineer • Rick McDonald – background vocals • Daniel Milazzo – assistant engineer • Byron Miller – bass • Marcus Miller – arranger, drum programming, engineer, keyboard programming, producer, background vocals • Claudius Mittendorfer – assistant engineer • Cindy Mizelle – background vocals • Robbie Nevil – guitar, keyboards • Flip Osman – assistant engineer • April Owens – group member, performer, background vocals • Dave Perini – assistant engineer • James Porte – arranger, drum programming, keyboard programming • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering • Queen Latifah – featured artist, guest artist, primary artist, vocals • Jerome Ramos – bass • Rex Rideout – arranger, drum programming, keyboard programming • RL – background vocals • Matt Snedecor – assistant engineer • Jason Stasium – assistant engineer • Max Szadek – assistant, personal assistant • Candace Thomas – group member, performer, background vocals • Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor, background vocals • Luther Vandross – executive producer, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, vocals, background vocals • Gabriel Varde – engineer, tracking • Víctor Vega – guitar • Reed Vertelney – arranger, drum programming, keyboard programming • Jamie Wallace – assistant engineer • Stan Wallace – engineer • Rick Watford – guitar • Ricky Watford "Bishop" – guitar • Kevin Westenberg – photography • Brenda White-King – background vocals • James "D-Train" Williams – background vocals • Jay Williams – guitar • Stevie Wonder – guest artist, harmonica, soloist • "You Can Ask" Giz – engineer, mixing ==Charts==

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