Tamba Giles (L) Tiajuana Rountree(R) with adoring fan.
In 2003, this song in its first week of release, sold over half a million copies. The thundering impact has continued for the past 21 years and more to come.
Its greatest effect is at weddings, when fathers dance with their newly married daughters; the sighs and claps resound throughout, as attendees cheer, and bow their heads in honor.
It was written by Luther Vandross, an African American balladeer, who has now become legendary. Most legends have mystery attached to them; in Vandross’s case, it surrounds “love”. The erotic kind: he died without finding it.
I now see why many women at a Luther Vandross play or concert, would jump to their feet, and sing in unison the words of THE POWER OF LOVE.