| "Bad Boy/Having a Party" | ||||
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| Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
| from the album Forever, for Always, for Love | ||||
| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mediasound, New York City | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 5:16 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke | |||
| Producer(s) | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
| Luther Vandross singles chronology | ||||
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"Bad Boy/Having a Party" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross in 1982. The song was released as the first single in support of his album Forever, for Always, for Love. The single became a top five R&B hit which peaked to number-three on the Hot R&B Singles chart, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song was featured during the opening credits of the 1990 film House Party and was in the 2022 Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody. The bridge samples the chorus from the Sam Cooke song "Having a Party," but with new lyrics added to the end ("you can't go").
Personnel
[edit]- Luther Vandross – lead and background vocals, arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards, background vocals
- Marcus Miller – bass, arrangements
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer
- Brenda White, Paulette McWilliams, Fonzi Thornton, Phillip Ballou – background vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position[2] |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
- ^ Luther Vandross - Singles Chart history.Billboard.com
External links
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