So Amazing (song)
"So Amazing" | |
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Song by Dionne Warwick | |
from the album How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye | |
Recorded | 1983 |
Length | 3:43 |
Label | Arista |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) |
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"So Amazing" is a 1983 song by
In 2005, singers Stevie Wonder and Beyoncé recorded a duet version of "So Amazing" for the tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (2005) that was released three months after Vandross' death. Their rendition won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] The song has since been recorded by several artists, some of which are tributes to Vandross.
Luther Vandross version
"So Amazing" | ||||
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Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
from the album Give Me the Reason | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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Warwick and Vandross wanted "So Amazing" to serve as the lead single from Warwick's How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye.
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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33 | |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 94 |
Other cover versions
In March 1999,
Studio versions
- Gerald Albright on Just Between Us (1987)[8]
- Janet Kay on So Amazing (1988)[9]
- Darwin Hobbs on Vertical (2000)[10]
- Richie Stephens on Covers for Lovers (2003)[11]
- Rigmor Gustafsson with Jacky Terrasson on Close to You (2004)[12]
- Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder on So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (2005)[13]
- Patti Austin on Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II (2008)[14]
- Marti Pellow on Love to Love (2011)[15]
- Ruben Studdard on Ruben Sings Luther (2018)[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- People.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dionne Warwick on working with the Bee Gees and Luther Vandross". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Whitney Houston LIVE - So Amazing". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "CHANTE MOORE SO AMAZING". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Tamia - So Amazin - Luther Vandross Tribute". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Just Between Us (liner notes). Gerald Albright. Atlantic. 1987.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ So Amazing (liner notes). Janet Kay. Body Music. 1970.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Vertical (liner notes). Darwin Hobbs. EMI Gospel. 1994.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Covers for Lovers (liner notes). Richie Stephens. Pot of Gold. 2003.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Close to You (liner notes). Rigmor Gustafsson. ACT. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (liner notes). Beyoncé and Stevie Wonde. J. 2005.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Forever, For Always, For Luther, Vol. 2 (liner notes). Patti Austin. Rendezvous. 2008.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love to Love (liner notes). Marti Pellow. Marti Pellow. 2011.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ruben Sings Luther (liner notes). Ruben Studdard. SEG. 2014.
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