If Only for One Night

This article is about the song by Luther Vandross. For the Lee Greenwood album, see If Only for One Night (Lee Greenwood album). For the album by Wallace Roney, see If Only for One Night (Wallace Roney album).

"If Only for One Night" is a song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell on her self-titled debut studio album in 1979. In 1988, in Europe, it was issued as the B-side of her single "Gravity".^[1][2]

"If Only for One Night"
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album The Night I Fell in Love
Released	1985
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:15
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Brenda Russell
Producer(s)	Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Wait for Love" (1985) "If Only for One Night" (1985) "Give Me the Reason" (1986)

The song was covered by Luther Vandross in 1985 for his fourth studio album, The Night I Fell in Love, and was also released as a single. Vandross has performed the song on several concert tours, including his The Night I Fell in Love Tour (1985–86).

Other covers were recorded by Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson on their collaborative album Live & More (1980), by Marilyn McCoo in her role as Tamara Price on an 1986 episode of the soap opera Days Of Our Lives, by Babyface on the tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (2005), by Marcus Miller on his album Silver Rain (2005) and by Ruben Studdard on his album The Return (2006).

In 2005 the song was sampled on the single "Let Me Hold You" by Bow Wow featuring Omarion, which reached the number four on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2015 the song was also sampled by Tamar Braxton on the track "I Love You" from her fourth studio album, Calling All Lovers.

References

1. Gravity (7"). Brenda Russell. United Kingdom: Breakout, A&M Records. 1988. USA630.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Gravity (CD maxi). Brenda Russell. Europe: A&M Records. 1988. 3903062.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)