Hidden Gems

Why would you mess with the emotions of Luther's fans like that? We deserve better than that and Luther especially deserve better than that. Represent him as he would had done, you own him that much.

Who was behind this idea? I agree with everyone's critique thus far, this is a joke! This is purely a marketing ploy! I was expecting to see songs that had not been release, hence the word "Hidden Gems".

When seeing the title 'Hidden Gems', you'd expect to find a collection of non-album & previously unreleased songs from Luther Vandross' vault. That is NOT the case here as only 1 song was never available in the United States. 'You Really Started Something' was a Bonus Track exclusive to Japan back in 2001, and thankfully we can buy the single track here (glad I never purchased that overpriced Import version of 'Luther Vandross'). The other 2 soundtrack songs featured in this compilation ('The Thrill I'm In' & 'Heart Of A Hero') are easy to obtain and most die hard Luther fans have them already. One track that SHOULD HAVE been included is Luther's 'She's So Good To Me', which is from the 1985 soundtrack for 'Goonies'. At any rate, this 'Hidden Gems' CD is not essential for Luther Vandross fans. Let's hope that his 2 Cotillion albums are released next time. They BOTH fit onto a single CD with room to spare. Shoot, even a compilation of Luther's rare 12" extended mixes would be a welcome addition to our collections. Sometimes you'd have to wonder what they're smoking when compiling CDs like 'Hidden Gems'...SMH.

Calling this "Hidden Gems" and marketing it as something new is extremely insulting to Luther himself, and especially to his fans. He was too good to be associated with such a baseless release. Please show Him and His fans some respect! Now, where are some REAL hidden gems?

I AGREE WITH THE TWO PREVIOUS REVIEWS. SAME MUSIC AND DIFFERENT ALBUM COVERS . WHY WON'T THEY RELEASE THE TWO ALBUMS LUTHER RECORDED BEFORE HE SIGNED WITH EPIC RECORDS LIKE HIS TWO RECORDS HE RECORDED ON CONTILLION RECORDS. NOW THAT WOULD BE AMAZING . SO STOP THE MADNESS AND RELEASE THOSE RECORDS. LUTHER BOUGHT THE RIGHTS TO THEM SO THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM REISSUING THEM WHATSOEVER.

While I'm truly happy for a Luther album, how many "greatest hits" can we see before these record companies stop insulting us by interchanging songs from albums we already own, changing the cover art and album name, then calling it new? If you're a Luther fan, there isn't a song on this compilation that you don't own already, so to present this as new music is an insult. I'm SURE that when Luther died, he left some serious love songs in the can that never made his albums. This is good, but a waste of time. Bring back some of that old, love song Luther from the, "a House Is Not A Home" sessions... That's the only "hidden" Luther I want to hear, the "Power of Love" type stuff I'm just not interested in.

Amazing