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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 Meant It.”Track listing[edit]Personnel[edit]Luther Vandross \u2013 lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangementsNat Adderley, Jr. \u2013 keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), horn and string arrangements (4)Marcus Miller \u2013 synthesizers, bass, rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (2, 3, 7), backing vocalsJason Miles \u2013 synthesizer programmingPaul Jackson, Jr. \u2013 guitar (1-6, 8, 9)Doc Powell \u2013 guitar (1-6, 8, 9)Ira Siegel \u2013 guitar (7)Yogi Horton \u2013 drumsPaulinho da Costa \u2013 congas, percussionKirk Whalum \u2013 saxophone solo (3, 9)Paul Riser \u2013 horn and string arrangements (4)John “Skip Anderson \u2013 rhythm arrangements (6)David Lasley \u2013 backing vocals, vocal contractorKevin Owens \u2013 backing vocalsFonzi Thornton \u2013 backing vocals, vocal contractorAva Cherry \u2013 alto vocalsCharlotte Crossley \u2013 alto vocalsMichelle Cobbs \u2013 alto vocalsPaulette McWilliams \u2013 alto vocals, vocal contractorAlfa Anderson \u2013 soprano vocalsLisa Fischer \u2013 soprano vocalsCissy Houston \u2013 soprano vocalsCheryl Lynn \u2013 soprano vocalsMyrna Smith-Schilling \u2013 soprano vocalsProduction[edit]Marcus Miller \u2013 producerLuther Vandross \u2013 producerLarkin Arnold \u2013 executive producerRay Bardani \u2013 engineer, mixingGreg Calbi \u2013 mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).Marsha Burns \u2013 production coordinatorGeorge Corsillo \u2013 art direction, designMatthew Rolston \u2013 photographyShep Gordon \u2013 managerDaniel S. Markus \u2013 managerAlive Enterprises, Inc. \u2013 management companyCharts and certifications[edit]Weekly charts[edit]Year-end charts[edit]Certifications[edit]References[edit]^ Give Me the Reason at AllMusic^ Kot, Greg (October 3, 1993). “The Best Of Vandross On Record”. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2013.^ Grein, Paul (October 12, 1986). “Vandross: ‘Tis the ‘reason’“. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2013.^ Christgau, Robert. “CG: Luther Vandross”. RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 3, 2013.^ Aletti, Vince (March 12, 1987). “Give Me The Reason”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 3, 2013.^ Aletti, Vince (March 12, 1987). “Give Me The Reason”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 3, 2013.^ “Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts”. UK Albums Chart.  Retrieved August 21, 2018.^ “Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.  Retrieved August 21, 2018.^ “Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums)”. Billboard.  Retrieved August 21, 2018.^ “R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1987”. Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.^ “British  album  certifications \u2013 Luther Vandross \u2013 Give Me the Reason”. British Phonographic Industry.^ “American  album  certifications \u2013 Luther Vandross \u2013 Give Me the Reason”. Recording Industry Association of America.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/give-me-the-reason-luther-vandross-album\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Give Me the Reason (Luther Vandross album)"}}]}]