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’Til My Baby Comes HomeLuther Vandross

Released: March 8, 1985

Songwriter: Luther Vandross Marcus Miller

Producer: Luther Vandross Marcus Miller

[Verse 1]
Look, check it out
There's a whole lot of girls
Messin' around, trying to get me
They do things 'cause they know
My girl is away, they try to upset me
They can't believe I resist
How can I hold out? Where is that girl now?
But the truth really is
I don't worry 'cause I love my baby so...

[Chorus]
No matter where my baby is
She never leaves me without love
She gives it up 'til I get enough
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home
If she stays away for long
She calls me on the phone
I jump up when I hear her voice
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home

[Verse 2]
Listen
I get weak in the knees
My hands start to shakin', head gets to achin'
Is she thinking of me
Or feeling the fire with some other guy, yeah
I can't believe I can be
Worried about her, I shouldn't doubt her
'Cause our thing is for real
And I don't worry 'cause I know, I know, I know...

[Chorus]
No matter where my baby is
She never leaves me without love
She gives it up 'til I get enough
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home
If she stays away for long
She calls me on the phone
I jump up when I hear her voice
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home

[Bridge]
Bring it on home to me
She makes everything alright
She's good to me
She's the best part of my life
Hey, can't you tell
That I'm just like a new guy
Hey, I'm doing very well
'Cause I know she's coming back tonight

Ooh, I can't wait, can't wait, can't wait, no
I can't wait, can't wait, no
Hey, look, now...

[Verse 3]
Every night when I sleep
I dream of my baby, she's such a lady
Then I wake up and see
That she's laying by me, right there beside me
I can't explain how I feel
I really love her, keep dreaming of her
'Cause our love is for real
And I don't worry 'cause I know, I know, I know...

[Chorus]
No matter where my baby is
She never leaves me without love
She gives it up 'til I get enough
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home
If she stays away for long
She calls me on the phone
I jump up when I hear her voice
Then I'm alright
'Til my baby comes home

[Outro]
Alright, 'til my baby ('til my baby)
'Til my baby ('til my baby) 'til my baby
(Then I'm alright 'til my baby comes home)
'Til my buh-buh-buh-buh-baby
(My buh-buh-buh-buh-baby) Alright
My buh-buh-buh-buh-baby comes home
(Then I'm alright 'til my baby comes home)
Yeah, 'til my buh-buh-buh-buh-baby
(My buh-buh-buh-buh-baby)
My buh-buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-baby
(Then I'm alright 'til my baby comes home)
Hey, 'til my baby, 'til my baby, 'til my baby
Then I'm alright 'til my baby comes home

Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who made “Luther” a household name in the 1980s with his tenor tone on #1 R&B hits such as “Never Too Much,” “Stop To Love,” “Any Love,” and “Here and Now.” He continued the hits into the ‘90s with “Power of Love/Love Power” and his duet with Janet Jackson “The Best Things in Life are Free.” He also released the hit song “Dance With My Father” in 2003, which went on to win Song of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards while the album of the same name peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts and also won a Grammy for Best R&B Album. During his career, he won eight Grammy Awards, sold over 30 million albums and also produced hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin (“Jump To It” and “Get It Right”).

Luther broke into the music business as a background singer in the 1970s for artists such as David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Chic, Sister Sledge, Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer among others. He was also a vocal arranger and songwriter, creating songs such as “Everybody Rejoice (Brand New Day)” used in the Broadway musical The Wiz. After releasing two albums with the group Luther in 1976 and 1977, his profile began to rise with his lead features on the group Change’s 1980 hits “Searching” and “The Glow of Love.” Luther’s debut album Never Too Much was released in 1981 and hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. His five subsequent albums through 1991 also peaked at #1 on the R&B chart and are certified Platinum. All six of these albums featured contributions from his longtime musical partners Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley Jr, and the trio continued to work together on Luther’s Gold and Platinum albums up through his last, 2003’s Dance With My Father.

Luther was also known for his remakes that outshined the originals. Songs like Major Harris' “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”, Dionne Warwick’s “A House is Not a Home”, Brenda Russell’s “If Only For One Night”, The Carpenters' “Superstar”, The Temptations' “Since I Lost My Baby”, Stevie Wonder’s “Creepin'” and his duet cover with Cheryl Lynn of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell classic “If This World Were Mine” all became associated with Luther. He even won a Grammy in 2004 along with Beyoncé in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category for their cover of the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway duet “The Closer I Get To You.” His music has also been sampled in many hip-hop hits such as Jay Z’s “Excuse Me Miss” and the Twista/Kanye West/Jamie Foxx collaboration “Slow Jamz” among others.

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