Personnel includes: Luther Vandross (vocals); Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Kirk Whalum, George Young (soprano saxophone); Jon Faddis (horns); Marcus Miller (keyboards, synthesizers, bass); Nat Adderley, Jr. (keyboards, synthesizers); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); James Ingram, Lisa Fisher, Cissy Houston (background vocals).
Personnel: Luther Vandross (vocals, background vocals); Doc Powell, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Denise Brown, Michael White , Peter Grammatico (acoustic guitar); George Young , Kirk Whalum (soprano saxophone); Homer Mensch, David Tofani, John Miller , Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker, Jerome Ashby, Peter Gordon , Harold Jones (horns); David Gamson, Marcus Miller (keyboards, synthesizer); Jason Miles (synthesizer); Amy Knoles (timpani); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Cissy Houston, Brenda White, Anthony Hinton, Darryl Tookes, David Lasley, Fonzi Thornton, Mark Stevens, Theresa Reed, G. Diane Sumler, Christine Wiltshire, Kevin Owens, James Ingram , Lisa Fisher, Michael Lovesmith, Paulette McWilliams, Tawatha Agee, Michelle Cobbs (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ray Bardani.
Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Right Track Recording Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Matthew Rolston.
Unknown Contributor Role: Debi Cornish.
Arrangers: David Gamson; Hubert Eaves III; Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller.
There were some who felt that Vandross suffered a slight slump when this album only reached the platinum level after two consecutive double-platinum winners. But "Here And Now" was a huge smash, and by now the pop crowd was fully aware of Vandross' vocal charms and allure. "She Won't Talk To Me" was a bit on the posturing side, but still managed to do decently, while there were also fine album cuts like "I Wonder" and "Are You Gonna Love Me." ~ Ron Wynn
