The album (Vandross' first as a solo artist) was very popular, especially with Black Radio and R&B Charts. It received several accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations in 1982—"Best New Artist" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male".[3][4][5] A remixed version of the song reached number 13 on the UK singles chart in November 1989.[6]
The single is also included on his later album The Ultimate Luther Vandross, which was released in 2001. The single was released alongside a music video in which he is shown singing in a recording studio.
In 2013, vocalist Tracy Hamlin covered the song for her album This Is My Life.
In 2014, John "Jon Jon" Harreld, of the R&B group Troop, covered the song in tribute to Vandross, and released the song as a single.[21]
In 2015, Paul Kalkbrenner sampled the song in "A Million Days" on his album 7.
In film, television, and video games
The first minute of this song is used in the American sitcomWKRP in Cincinnatiseason four episode 17 "Fire" (March 17, 1982), until it is unceremoniously cut off by Les Nessman when he reports that the Flimm Building is on fire while Venus Flytrap is on air.
^Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024. The joyous, club-wrecking R&B single that put Vandross, a gifted session singer with a slew of A-list credits, on the map...
^Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 934. ISBN978-0-89820-190-1.
^"Luther Vandross - Grammy Award". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-02. 24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Nominations - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Never Too Much (Album) - Best New Artist - Luther Vandross
^"24th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2023-12-02. 24th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Best New Artist - Nominees...Luther Vandross - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male - Nominees...Never Too Much (Album)