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II / * Lelsure 5 MUSIC REVIEW ~ Vandross rocks coliseum I By CHERYL WILLIAMS accepted the rose and gave the woman a as Chronicle Staff Writer hug thousands of envious women looked on. J Nobody sings a song like Luther Vandross. Vandross is famous for his ballads, and he He has the ability to take a song, play with the everyone's attention with his hypnotizingcommanded lyrics, inflect his voice to heart-throbbing pitches voice. I and drive women wild. ^ He literally brought down the house when he I And that's exactly what he did last Friday night sang a song from his first solo album. The song, "A in the Greensboro Coliseum. House Is Not a Home," brought many of the Vandross strutted and gyrated around the stage, in the coliseum to their feet. The song deals peoplewith entertaining the crowd with songs from previous the pain of a broken heart and the loneliness of albums as well as his new album on the label. separated from someone you love. I being Epic 1 CAnnc ^ ^ 4 5...1.-J th*» R #>Qcr\n " * iiv. jvii&j (Auuiuicu ai me miuw mc'iuucu wail -Me "Give- . He the show with . -w opened _ A-«v«WVllf for Love," "My Sensitivity,** "If Only for One |^HkSHE^^^Êx.{^Hr^ # Night," "Creepin' 99 and Til My Baby Comes Home" from the "Night I Fell in Love" album; . "I hope ya'll don't think this is sweat. "Superstar" and "Busybody" from the Luther Vandross does not sweat. This is "Busybody" album; "Since I've Lost My Baby" .'.** I Afro-Sheen running down my face. " from the "Forever, for Always, for Love" album <^r' 4 I - and to Luther Vandross "Stop Love," "So Amazing" and "There's \ * / Nothing Better Than Love" from his latest album. the title cut from his album of the same name. Vandross, looking slim as ever, also gave fans a As soon as Vandross entered the coliseum arena, glimpse of his humorous side. At one point, while to the sweat there was complete pandemonium.. Screams of stopping wipe from his face, he turned # "Luther, Luther" resounded throughout the arena. to the crowd. "I hope ya'll don't think this i$ Vandross and his four backup singers gave fans a sweat,*4he said. "Luther Vandross does not sweat. treat with their dazzling stage performance. This is Afro-Sheen running down my face." He also gave one fan a special treat. While he was Also performing at the show was special guest performing "If Only for One Night," a woman in Shirley Murdoch. Ms. Murdoch was a one of the front-row seats around the stage held up as she performed "As We Lay," theshowstopperhit a rose to Vandross. He came down from the stage, single from her album, "Shirley Murdoch." New York group exp lodes onto charts f Special To The Chronicle R| second album, "Spanish Fly," I produced, composed and Columbia recording group I ed by and performed witharrangIFull I Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam have once I Force. again taken over the pop, R&B and dance music charts with .Their RIAA gold debut album, "Head to Toe," the explosive j "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With first from their new 5 From * single album,njj| Full Force" (released August ongs The Heart 1985), featuring three hit singles "Head to Toe" bullets into the y. lousands -- '"I Wonder If I Take You of fans showed up at the Greensboro Coliseum last to hear balladeer Luther 20 this week on the Billboard Vj Friday top Home," "Can You Feel the andross. Vandross performed a variety of tunes; from his new album as well as from albums - past Black Singles chart jumping I Beat" and "AlL Cried Qut" hoto by Chris Mackie). 70 since 4 - I nearly points April was one of the industry's top ar- two weeks in a row as including tist development success stories rt the No. 1 mover. The airplay T of the last twci years. 9 single is also bulleted at No. 18 JPP^B on the magazine's Hot In Cashbox magazine's year- Dance/Disco Club Play Chart. Ml end poll, for example, Lisa Lisa M On the pop side, "Head to Toe" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were named "Top TtjjjJT Jj^L ^Hfcj^SS^ wBJKp bulleted to No. 40 in its fourth Mixed Group" and "Most B|B. ^l. week out. vêo its world mising New Group" in the Prohadarea premiere recentl)f on Black Black iJ ' « " Enter- of Contemporary Singles; XU - i nc viaeo ior tainment Televis promotional ion and has also for 12-inch singles, they were "Head to Toe" was produced by aired on NBC's "Friday Night named "Top Group" and "Most Tammara Wells- foi^ One Heart Videos!! ancLi'H [oLTrack&J.! .Promising- New Groups with-i'L I Productions and directed by Jim The Motown -flavored single Wonder If 1 Take You Home" Shea. heralds Lisa Liss i and Cult Jam's ranked No. 1 single of the year. Millie Jackson releases record, wL_' jmjrf*2JwS^n^CyB BBS j then embarks 01n tour | QL jjd^HHr .x jEnfl ..^ European 1 HÊS i^^HK*. i '':M To Chronicle BJk "-9 Special The top five listing of hit records on the top 100 music 11 A new from Millie Jackson's debut album charts nationally. H single Her first release of "Hot! Wild! on Jive Records, distributed by RCA, has recently Unrestricted! f\ Crazy Love" from her album was also a chart- been released, and a European concert tour that will [J W also include a number of television show riding single, which with her current new release, Hl[^p^^H JpHHuHl makes in a row n is currently under way for Ms. Jacksonappearances it three singles from her Jive and her entire revue. Records album that have appeared on the top 100 if singles charts. w The new single, which is also the title song of her Ms. Jackson's European concert tour got under || current chart-riding album, "Just an Imitation of way at the beginning of April with a number of ap-, E chnu/c . Dearances .on ....television uuu IIVI vuiiwî i Love," has been released as the third single from , awu"j) jjiay |p her debut album. dates in England began with a four-day play date at M London Hammersmith Odeon April 17 and will It follows the success <1 of her second release, the wind up with a concert at Westcliff Cliffs Pavilion H album "Love Is a Dangerous Game,'* that hit the May 10. B i * ^ KfHK *SKHT9^HHHlUUt BLACKW0ME1ÂRE13TIMES MsgPladiion UArtr T TTrrTTyrr/ iviiuivc jîjvuli iv) GETAIDSTHAN WHITEWCMEN.WHY? are over ha umihcn ~jPPK~ ~~j And why Ifthe women with AIDS Black? ^PRE^SL How did it ® JjB happen?1What can you do to protect yourself? 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