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Here and Now (Luther Vandross song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Here and Now
| cover = Luther Vandross Here and Now.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Luther Vandross
| album = The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
| B-side = Come Back
| released =
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B, soul, adult contemporary
| length = 5:20
| label = Epic
| writer = David L. Elliott, Terry Steele, Charles White
| producer = Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
| prev_title = For You to Love
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Treat You Right
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"'Here and Now'" is a 1989 song by American recording artist Luther Vandross, and written by: David L. Elliott, Terry Steele, and Charles Casino White. The single is from the compilation album 'The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love'. "Here and Now" became his fifth single to peak at No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles, and his first single to chart in the top ten on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at No. 6.
Critical reception
David Giles from 'Music Week' wrote, "Vandross diehards will happily lap this up it's already put in a showing in the lower reaches of the chart but this typically dreamy, sensual ballad hardly represents a quantum leap in style for the romantic soul maestro."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Accolades
"Here and Now" also earned Vandross his first Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1991.
Popular Culture
*Vandross performed the song on an episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'
*Vandross also performed the song in the two-part "Do Not Pass Go" (season 5) of '227', where he performed during Rose and Warren's wedding ceremony in early 1990.
Renditions
*In 1997, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song on the soprano saxophone for his album "Jumpin' Off."
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1990 singles
Category:Luther Vandross songs
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:1989 songs
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Soul ballads
Category:1980s ballads
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