The hook inspired Jay-Z and his "Excuse Me Miss" track and spawned even more people utilizing that into their music. For example, his self titled album in 2001, which featured the huge single and game changer "Take You Out". No one could truly possess the power in the voice that he brought forth, as well as his ability to coast through the decades. With classics like "Here and Now", "Don't Want To Be a Fool", "Power Of Love", "Your Secret Love", and so many others, Luther created timeless music and I would consider him one of the greatest singers of our time. Those songs are timeless and I instantly sing along to this every single time. Give Me The Reason features two of my favorite Luther songs of all time: "There's Nothing Better Than Love" which features Gregory Hines, and the classic "So Amazing", which Bee mentioned.
My personal favorite album of his was The Night I Fell In Love, his double platinum 1985 release, with the follow up to that, the also double platinum Give Me The Reason right there with it. Luther was truly one of the most consistent stars in the 80s and released platinum album after platinum every year it seemed.
The moment I heard "Superstar", I think I played it 8 times over and over, and we all know how long the damn song is, so that speaks to the greatness of the music. After that, my mother would play more Luther over the years and I instantly felt compelled to listen to more. I had never heard Dionne Warwick and her version at the time (I was only 4 so pardon me), but Luther killed his version and it was amazing to me then. Later on the same album, I would hear the classic "A House Is Not A Home" and once again, that instantly hooked me. It was the moment I truly got hip to Luther, his music and his talent. "A thousand kisses from you is never too much.and I just don't wanna stop" The hook and the infectious nature of the song instantly hooked me.
I had already heard the legendary sounds of artists like Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye, but one day, my mother was in the kitchen making breakfast and cut on Luther's debut album and the sounds of "Never Too Much" came out the speakers. Fondest memory of Luther and his music was when I was about 4 years old.