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This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Florida also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
List of places in Florida
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I–K
L
M
N–O
P
Q–R
S
T–V
W–Z
Name of place
Number
of
counties
Counties
Lower
zip code
Upper
zip code
Babcock 1 Charlotte
Babson Park 1 Polk 33827
Bagdad 1 Santa Rosa 32530
Bagdad Junction 1 Santa Rosa
Bahama Beach 1 Bay 32401
Bahia Beach 1 Hillsborough 33570
Bahia-mar 1 Broward 33316
Bahoma 1 Washington 32428
Bailey 1 Madison
Baird 1 Polk
Bairs Den 1 Highlands
Baker 1 Bay 32401
Baker 1 Lee
Baker 1 Okaloosa 32531
Baker Settlement 1 Holmes 32464
Bakers Mill 1 Hamilton 32052
Bakerstown 1 Volusia
Bakersville 1 St. Johns 32084
Bald Point 1 Franklin
Baldwin 1 Duval 32234
Bal Harbour 1 Miami-Dade 33154
Ballantine Manor 1 Manatee 33580
Ballard 1 Lee
Ballard Pines 1 Brevard
Ballast Point 1 Hillsborough 33611
BallenIsles 1 Palm Beach
Ballentine Manor 2 Manatee, Sarasota
Balm 1 Hillsborough 33503
Bamboo 1 Sumter 32748
Banana 1 Putnam
Barber Quarters 1 Okeechobee
Barberville 1 Volusia 32105
Bar Dee Homes 1 Pinellas 33540
Bardin 1 Putnam 32077
Bardmoor 1 Pinellas
Bare Beach 1 Palm Beach 33440
Barefoot Bay 1 Brevard 32976
Barker Store 1 Holmes
Bar Mine 1 Citrus
Barrineau Park 1 Escambia 32533
Barry College 1 Miami-Dade 33161
Barth 1 Escambia 32533
Bartow 1 Polk 33830
Bartram Springs 2 Duval, St. Johns
Barwal 1 Broward 33441
Bascom 1 Jackson 32423
Basinger 1 Okeechobee 34972
Baskin 1 Pinellas 33540
Bass 1 Columbia
Bassville Park 1 Lake 32748
Basswood Estates 1 Okeechobee
Battle Ground Forks 1 Walton
Baum 1 Leon
Baxter 1 Baker
Bay Acres 1 Sarasota 33559
Bayard 1 Duval 32224
Baychem 1 Santa Rosa 32570
Bay City 1 Franklin 32320
Bay Crest 1 Hillsborough
Bay Crest Park 1 Hillsborough
Bay Harbor 1 Bay 32401
Bay Harbor 1 Broward
Bay Harbor Islands 1 Miami-Dade 33154
Bayhead 1 Bay 32466
Bay Head 1 Pasco 32525
Bay Heights 1 Miami-Dade
Bay Hill 1 Orange
Bay Hill 1 Sumter 33513
Bay Lake 1 Lake 32736
Bay Lake 1 Marion 32627
Bay Lake 1 Orange 32802
Bayonet Point 1 Pasco 34667
Bayou George 1 Bay 32401
Bay Pines 1 Pinellas 33504
Bay Point 1 Monroe
Bayport 1 Hernando 33512
Bay Ridge 1 Orange 32703
Bayshore 1 Lee 33903
Bayshore 1 Miami-Dade
Bay Shore Estates 1 Sarasota 33595
Bayshore Gardens 1 Manatee 34207
Bayshore Manor 1 Lee 33903
Bayshore Park 1 Charlotte 33950
Bay Springs 1 Escambia 32533
Bayview 1 Bay 32401
Bayview 1 Pinellas
Bay Vista 1 Miami-Dade 33181
Bay Vista 1 Pinellas 33712
Baywood 1 Putnam 32635
Beach 1 Indian River 32961
Beach 1 St. Lucie 33450
Beach Haven 1 Escambia
Beachville 1 Suwannee
Beachway 1 Manatee 33529
Beachwood 1 Duval 32250
Beacon Beach 1 Bay
Beacon Hill 1 Gulf 32456
Beacon Hills 1 Duval
Beacon Lakes 1 Pasco
Beacon Light 1 Broward 33064
Beacon Square 1 Pasco 33589
Beacon Squier 1 Pasco 33589
Bealsville 1 Hillsborough 33566
Bean City 1 Palm Beach 33459
Bear Creek 1 Bay 32401
Bear Creek 1 Pinellas
Bear Head 1 Walton 32433
Bear Hollow 1 Highlands
Bear Lake 1 Seminole 32703
Bearss Plaza 1 Hillsborough 33612
Beattys Corner 1 Hillsborough
Beauclerc 1 Duval 32217
Beauclerc Gardens 1 Duval
Beauclere Manor 1 Duval 32217
Beaver Creek 1 Okaloosa 32531
Becker 1 Nassau 32097
Beck Hammock 1 Seminole
Beckhamtown 1 Alachua
Beechwood 1 Duval 32250
Beeghly Heights 1 Duval 32218
Bee Ridge 1 Sarasota 33578
Beetree Ford 1 Levy
Belair 1 Leon
Bel-Air 1 Seminole 32771
Belandville 1 Santa Rosa
Bell 1 Gilchrist 32619
Bellair 1 Clay 32073
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace 1 Clay
Bellair West 1 Clay 32073
Belleair 1 Pinellas 34616
Belleair Beach 1 Pinellas 34635
Belleair Bluffs 1 Pinellas 34640
Belleair Shore 1 Pinellas 34635
Belle Ayre Estates 1 Lake 32757
Belle Glade 1 Palm Beach 33430
Belle Glade Camp 1 Palm Beach 33430
Belle Haven 1 Pinellas 33515
Belle Isle 1 Orange 32809
Belle Meade 1 Collier
Belleview 1 Escambia 32506
Belleview 1 Marion 34420
Belleview Heights 1 Marion 32620
Belleville 1 Hamilton 31636
Belle Vista Beach 1 Pinellas
Bells Mill 1 Washington
Bellview 1 Escambia 32526
Bellville 1 Hamilton
Bellwood 1 Brevard 32780
Bellwood Estates 1 Leon
Bel Marra 1 Palm Beach
Belmont 1 Pinellas 33516
Belmore 1 Clay
Belspur 1 Sarasota
Belvedere 1 Palm Beach 33405
Belvedere Homes 1 Palm Beach 33401
Benbow 1 Glades 33440
Bennett 1 Bay 32466
Ben's Lake 1 Okaloosa 32542
Benson Junction 1 Volusia 32713
Benton 1 Columbia
Benton Hills 1 Leon
Bent Tree 1 Sarasota
Bereah 1 Polk 33841
Beresford 1 Volusia 32720
Beresford Manor 1 Volusia 32720
Berkeley 1 Hernando 33512
Bermont 1 Charlotte
Berry 1 Polk
Berrydale 1 Santa Rosa 32565
Bertha 1 Seminole
Bessemer 1 Martin
Bessent 1 Baker
Bethany 1 Manatee 33551
Bethel 1 Wakulla 32301
Bethlehem 1 Holmes 32425
Bethune Beach 1 Volusia 32069
Betts 1 Bay
Betty Lou Beach 1 Bay 32401
Beulah 1 Escambia 32526
Beulah 1 Orange 32787
Bevens 1 Citrus
Beverley Beach 1 Broward
Beverley Terrace 1 Sarasota 33577
Beverly 1 Franklin
Beverly Beach 1 Flagler 32036
Beverly Hills 1 Citrus 32665
Beverly Hills 1 Duval 34465
Beverly Terrace 1 Sarasota 33577
Beville Heights 1 Alachua
Bevilles Corner 1 Sumter 33513
Bibtown 1 Polk
Bid-A-Wee 1 Bay 32401
Big Bayou 1 Pinellas 33705
Big Bend 1 Hillsborough
Big Bend Farm 1 Leon 32311
Big Coppitt Key 1 Monroe 33040
Big Cypress 1 Hendry 33440
Big Cypress Indian Reservation 2 Broward, Hendry 33024
Big Cypress National Preserve 3 Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe 33939
Biggar 1 Lee
Big Pine Key 1 Monroe 33043
Big Torch Key 1 Monroe
Biltmore 1 Duval 32205
Biltmore Beach 1 Bay 32401
Bimini 1 Flagler
Birch Ocean Front 1 Broward
Biscayne 1 Miami-Dade
Biscayne Facility 1 Miami-Dade 33152
Biscayne Gardens 1 Miami-Dade 33168
Biscayne National Park 1 Miami-Dade 33030
Biscayne One 1 Miami-Dade 33131
Biscayne Park 1 Miami-Dade 33161
Biscayne Village 1 Duval
Bithlo 1 Orange 32820
Black Acres 1 Alachua 32601
Black Creek 1 Leon
Black Diamond 1 Citrus
Black Hammock 1 Seminole
Blackman 1 Okaloosa 32531
Black Point 1 Flagler
Blacks Ford 1 St. Johns
Blacks Still 1 Hamilton
Blake 1 Volusia
Bland 1 Alachua 32615
Blanton 1 Pasco 33525
Blichton 1 Marion 32670
Blitchton 1 Marion
Blocker 1 Leon
Bloody Bluff 1 Franklin 32335
Bloomingdale 1 Hillsborough 33594
Blount Island 1 Duval
Blountstown 1 Calhoun 32424
Blowing Rocks 1 Martin
Bloxham 1 Leon 32304
Bloxham Heights 1 Leon
Blue Cypress Village 1 Indian River
Bluefield 1 Martin
Blue Gulf Beach 1 Walton
Blue Inlet 1 Palm Beach 33432
Blue Lake 1 Volusia 32720
Blue Lakes Ridge 1 Lake 32767
Blue Mountain Beach 1 Walton 32454
Blue Springs 1 Hamilton
Blue Springs 1 Lake 32797
Blue Springs 1 Volusia 32763
Blue Springs Landing 1 Volusia
Bluff Springs 1 Escambia 32535
Bluffton 1 Volusia
Boardman 1 Marion 32633
Boca Chica Key 1 Monroe
Boca Chica Station 1 Monroe
Boca Ciega 1 Pinellas
Boca Del Mar 1 Palm Beach
Boca Grande 1 Lee 33921
Boca Harbour 1 Palm Beach 33432
Boca Lago 1 Palm Beach
Boca Pointe 1 Palm Beach
Boca Raton 1 Palm Beach 33427 34
Boca West 1 Palm Beach 33432
Boden 1 Volusia
Bogia 1 Escambia 32568
Bohemia 1 Escambia
Bokeelia 1 Lee 33922
Bon Ami 1 Liberty
Bonaventure 1 Brevard
Bond 1 Leon
Bonifay 1 Holmes 32425
Bonita Beach 1 Lee 33923
Bonita Shores 2 Collier, Lee 33923
Bonita Springs 1 Lee 33923
Bonnie 1 Polk
Bonnie Loch 1 Broward
Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North 1 Broward
Bon Terra 1 Flagler
Bookertown 1 Seminole 32771
Bostwick 1 Putnam 32007
Botts 1 Santa Rosa 32570
Boulevard 1 Hillsborough
Boulevard 1 Pinellas 33515
Boulevard Gardens 1 Broward
Boulevard Heights 1 Broward
Boulogne 1 Nassau 32046
Bovine 1 Brevard
Bowden 1 Duval 32216
Bowling Green 1 Hardee 33834
Boyd 1 Taylor 32345
Boyette 1 Hillsborough
Boykin 1 Jackson
Boynton Beach 1 Palm Beach 33425
Boys Ranch 1 Suwannee 32060
Braden Castle 1 Manatee 33505
Bradenton 1 Manatee 34201 82
Bradenton Beach 1 Manatee 34217
Bradenton South 1 Manatee 33505
Bradford 1 Washington 32428
Bradford Manor 1 Leon
Bradfordville 1 Leon 32312
Bradley 1 Polk 33835
Bradley Junction 1 Polk
Branchborough 1 Pasco
Branchton 1 Hillsborough
Branchville 1 Gadsden
Brandon 1 Hillsborough 33510/33511
Branford 1 Suwannee 32008
Brannonville 1 Bay 32401
Braswells 1 Jefferson 32344
Bratt 1 Escambia 32535
Breezeswept Park Estates 1 Broward 33314
Brent 1 Escambia 32503
Brentwood 1 Broward
Brentwood 1 Duval 32208
Brentwood 1 Escambia
Brentwood Estates 1 Broward 33307
Bretton Hills 1 Leon
Brewster 1 Polk
Brickell 1 Miami-Dade 33131
Brickell Hammock 1 Miami-Dade
Brickton 1 Escambia
Brickyard 1 Franklin
Bridgeport 1 Pinellas
Bridgeport 1 Putnam
Bridges 1 Hardee
Bridle Path Acres 1 Leon
Bright 1 Miami-Dade 33013
Brighton 1 Highlands 33472
Brighton Indian Reservation 1 Glades 33024
Briny Breezes 1 Palm Beach 33435
Bristol 1 Liberty 32321
Broad Branch 1 Calhoun
Broadview Country Club Estates 1 Broward 33313
Broadview Park 1 Broward 33314
Broadview-Pompano Park 1 Broward
Broadway 1 Hillsborough 33605
Brock Crossroad 1 Washington
Broco 1 Hernando
Bronson 1 Levy 32621
Brooker 1 Bradford 32622
Brooker Creek 1 Pinellas 33563
Brooklyn 1 Duval 32204
Brookridge 1 Hernando
Brookside 1 Indian River
Brooksville 1 Hernando 34601
Brookview 1 Duval
Browardale 1 Broward 33311
Broward Estates 1 Broward
Broward Gardens 1 Broward
Broward Highlands 1 Broward 33441
Brownsdale 1 Santa Rosa 32565
Browns Farm 1 Palm Beach
Browns Still 1 Union 32054
Browns Village 1 Miami-Dade
Brownsville 1 Escambia 32505
Brownsville 1 Miami-Dade 33142
Browntown 1 Jackson 32440
Brownville 1 DeSoto 33821
Broxson 1 Santa Rosa
Bruce 1 Walton 32455
Bruceville 1 Marion
Brunco 1 Dixie
Bryant 1 Palm Beach 33439
Bryceville 1 Nassau 32009
Brynwood 1 Lee 33901
Buccaneer Estates 1 Miami-Dade 33054
Bucell Junction 1 Taylor
Buchanan 1 Hardee 33890
Buckhead Ridge 1 Glades
Buckhorn 1 Wakulla 32358
Buckingham 1 Lee 33905
Buckingham West 1 Alachua
Buck Siding 1 Franklin
Buckville 1 Lafayette
Buda 1 Alachua
Buenaventura Lakes 1 Osceola 34743
Buena Vista 1 Miami-Dade 33137
Buena Vista 1 Pasco 33589
Buena Vista Trailer City 1 Pasco
Buffalo Bluff 1 Putnam
Bull Creek 1 Osceola
Bunche Park 1 Miami-Dade 33054
Bunker 1 DeSoto 33821
Bunker Hill 1 Collier
Bunnell 1 Flagler 32110
Burbank 1 Marion 32637
Burnetts Lake 1 Alachua
Burnt Store Marina 1 Lee
Bushnell 1 Sumter 33513
Butler Beach 1 St. Johns
Byrd 1 St. Johns
Byrneville 1 Escambia 32535
Byrnville 1 Escambia 32535
See also[edit]
Florida
List of cities in Florida
List of counties in Florida
References[edit]
USGS Fips55 database
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Bring It On (film)
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Bring It On
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peyton Reed
Produced by
Marc Abraham
Thomas Bliss
Written by
Jessica Bendinger
Starring
Kirsten Dunst
Eliza Dushku
Jesse Bradford
Gabrielle Union
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Shawn Maurer
Edited by
Larry Bock
Production
company
Beacon Pictures
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)
Running time
99 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$11 million[1]
Box office
$90.5 million[1]
Bring It On is a 2000 American teen comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Jessica Bendinger. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union. It was the first of the Bring It On film series and was followed by five direct-to-video sequels, none of which contain any of the original cast members: Bring It On Again (2004), which shared producers with the original, Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007), Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009) and Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack (2017). The plot of the film centers around a team's preparation for and participation in cheerleading competitions.
Bring It On was released in theaters in the North America on August 25, 2000. Bring It On earned a worldwide gross of approximately $90 million. Since its release, the film has become a cult classic.[2]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical response
4.3 Accolades
5 Cultural impact
5.1 Sequels
5.2 Stage musical
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Torrance Shipman, a student at Rancho Carne High School in San Diego, anxiously dreams about her first day of senior year. Her boyfriend, Aaron has gone to college, and her white cheerleading squad, the Toros, is aiming for a sixth consecutive national title. Torrance is elected to replace the team captain, "Big Red" who is graduating. Soon, however, teammate Carver is injured and can no longer compete with her broken leg. Torrance holds an audition for Carver's replacement and gains Missy Pantone, a gymnast who recently transferred to the school for senior year with her twin brother Cliff, with whom Torrance develops a flirtatious friendship. While watching the Toros practice, Missy recognizes their routines from a rival squad that her previous high school used to compete against. After accusing Torrance of being a liar and stealing the routine, she learns from Torrance's offended and passionately defensive reaction that she was completely unaware. So Missy drives Torrance to Los Angeles, where they watch an African American team, the East Compton Clovers, perform routines that are virtually identical to their own team's. Isis, the Clovers' team captain, angrily confronts the two. Torrance learns that "Big Red" regularly attended the Clovers' practices to videotape and steal their routines. In the meantime, Missy is seen as a threat by the other female members of the squad (because of her outstanding gymnastic abilities), but she ends up becoming Torrance's best friend and de facto co-captain.
Isis informs Torrance of her plans to defeat the Toros at the regional and national championships, which the team has never attended due to their economic hardship. When Torrance tells the Toros about the routines, the team still votes in favor of using the current routine to win; Torrance reluctantly agrees. At the Toros' next home game, Isis and her teammates show up and perform the Toros' routine in front of the whole school, humiliating them. The Toros realize that they have no choice but to learn a different routine. In desperation, they employ a professional choreographer named Sparky Polastri to provide one, as suggested by Aaron. But at the Regionals, the team scheduled immediately ahead of the Toros performs the exact routine they had been practicing. The Toros have no choice but to perform the very same routine. After the debacle that ensues, Torrance speaks to a competition official and is told Polastri provided the routine to several other teams in California. As the defending champions, the Toros are nevertheless granted their place in Nationals, but Torrance is warned that a new routine will be expected. Torrance, crushed by her failure to lead the team successfully, considers quitting.
Cliff encourages and supports her, intensifying their growing attraction. Aaron, however, suggests that she is not leadership material and recommends that she step down from her position, selling her out in the process to Courtney and Whitney who have set themselves up as Torrance's rivals. When Cliff sees Torrance and Aaron together, he angrily severs his friendship with Torrance, to her distress. But her confidence is renewed by Cliff's encouragement and she convinces her unhappy team to create an innovative, new routine instead. She breaks up with Aaron, realizing his infidelity and his inability to be supportive, but Cliff still refuses to forgive her. Meanwhile, the Clovers are initially unable to compete at Nationals due to financial problems. This prompts Torrance to get her dad's company to sponsor the Clovers, but Isis rejects the money and gets her team to Nationals by appealing to a talk show host who grew up in their area. In the finals, the Toros place second, while the Clovers win. However, at the end of the movie, Torrance and Isis find respect in each other. Cliff and Torrance share a romantic kiss.
Bloopers run alongside the end credits, as the characters dance and lip-sync to B*Witched's cover of "Mickey".
Cast[edit]
Kirsten Dunst as Torrance Shipman
Eliza Dushku as Missy Pantone
Jesse Bradford as Cliff Pantone
Gabrielle Union as Isis
Clare Kramer as Courtney
Nicole Bilderback as Whitney
Tsianina Joelson as Darcy
Rini Bell as Kasey
Nathan West as Jan
Huntley Ritter as Les
Shamari Fears as Lava
Natina Reed as Jenelope
Brandi Williams as LaFred
Richard Hillman as Aaron
Lindsay Sloane as "Big Red"
Bianca Kajlich as Carver
Paige Inman as Jessica
Holmes Osborne as Bruce Shipman
Sherry Hursey as Christine Shipman
Cody McMains as Justin Shipman
Ian Roberts as Sparky Polastri
Ryan Drummond as Theatre Boy
Peyton Reed cameos as a mime.
Production[edit]
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Bring It On was produced by Marc Abraham and Thomas Bliss. It was the debut film of director Peyton Reed. His major concern with the film was pushing the sexual aspects of cheerleading without losing a PG-13 rating.[2] Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times argued that this agenda followed a trend of films at the time that watered down material in order to avoid an R rating and increase box office gross.[3]
Prior to auditioning for the film, actors were expected to have a cheer prepared.[4] In order to avoid the use of stunt doubles, Reed required all the actors to undergo a four-week cheerleading camp.[4] Reed and Gabrielle Union met numerous times to discuss the best way to approach her character.[4] "I think she was able to find what was cool about that character that in a way I doubt other actresses could have," Reed explained in an interview, "Whenever she's on the screen she has this charisma."[4] When editing the film, Reed and editor Larry Bock watched cheerleading exploitation films from the 1970s.[2]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Bring It On was released in North America on August 25, 2000. The film grossed $17,362,105 in 2,380 theaters during its opening weekend, ranking first at the North American box office.[5] Although it experienced an 18% decline in gross earnings, the film held the top position for a second consecutive week, and later on a third.[5] The film went on to gross $68,379,000 in North America and an additional $22,070,929 overseas for a total gross of $90,449,929.[1]
Critical response[edit]
Many critics felt the film displays Dunst's range as an actor.
The film received a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on a total of 117 compiled reviews; the site's consensus reads: "Despite the formulaic, fluffy storyline, this movie is surprisingly fun to watch, mostly due to its high energy and how it humorously spoofs cheerleading instead of taking itself too seriously."[6] In comparison, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 52 based on 31 reviews, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[7]
A. O. Scott from The New York Times commended the film for being able to "gesture toward serious matters of race and economic inequality", as well as for its "occasional snarl of genuine satire".[8] Kevin Thomas of The Los Angeles Times also favored the film, calling it a "Smart and sassy high school movie that's fun for all ages."[7] Steven Rae from The Philadelphia Inquirer found it to be a "likable, low-budget high school comedy".[7] Meanwhile, Kim Morgan of The Oregonian dubbed it the "newest, and probably first, true cheerleading movie."[7]
However, some reviewers criticized the plot of the film. Although David Sterritt of The Christian Science Monitor gave praise for the writing, he likened the storyline's simplicity to that of "the average football cheer".[7] Kim Edwards from the Chicago Tribune, in a negative review, found the film "Absurdly unrealistic at times."[7] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Paula Nechak concluded that the film was "predictable and surprisingly confusing in its ultimate message. "[7]
Many critics reserved praise for Kirsten Dunst's performance. In his review, A. O. Scott called her "a terrific comic actress, largely because of her great expressive range, and the nimbleness with which she can shift from anxiety to aggression to genuine hurt."[8] Charles Taylor of Salon noted that "among contemporary teenage actresses, Dunst has become the sunniest imaginable parodist."[9] Jessica Winter from The Village Voice shared this sentiment, commenting that "[Dunst] provides the only major element of Bring It On that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness."[10] Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle, despite giving the film an unfavorable review, commended Dunst for her willingness "to be as silly and cloyingly agreeable as it takes to get through a slapdash film."[11]
Cultural historian Maud Lavin says that despite Bring It On's predictable plot, its depiction of aggressive and competitive women, the differences shown between class and race, and the playful way it deals with homophobia gives it deeper cultural clout and meaning. In particular, Lavin says that the film suggests race relations could be "smoothed and transcended through level-playing-field sports competitiveness."[12]
Accolades[edit]
The film ranked #30 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.[13] Initially unimpressed with the film and giving it 2 of 4 stars, Roger Ebert later referred to it as the "Citizen Kane of cheerleader movies."[14]
Cultural impact[edit]
Several of cast members from the Bring It On film franchise have gone on to greater fame or notoriety. Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford, Clare Kramer, Lindsay Sloane, and several others from the original film were already notable entertainers and television actors or have grown into such roles since their participation in the original film. Ryan Drummond voiced Sonic the Hedgehog from 1999 through 2004. Felicia Day, who appeared in Bring It On Again, became a highly respected actress in Joss Whedon's projects such as Dollhouse and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as well as a screenwriter (The Guild), entrepreneur and web content creator. Bree Turner, who starred in Bring It On Again, would go on to star in NBC's Grimm. Joshua Gomez, also from Bring It On Again, was going to be well known as Chuck regular Morgan Grimes. Bethany Joy Lenz and Hayden Panettiere, who appeared in Bring It On Again and Bring It On: All or Nothing, went on to find sizable television audiences due to their roles on the television programs One Tree Hill and Heroes/Nashville, respectively. Lenz also appeared with Michael Copon (who co-starred in Bring It On: In It to Win It) during One Tree Hill's second season. Copon also starred in Power Rangers Time Force, Ashley Benson from In It to Win It, became known as Hanna Marin in the ABC Family (now Freeform) television series Pretty Little Liars and Cassandra Scerbo from In It to Win It, who later known as Nova Clarke in Syfy's Sharknado film series. The R&B/Pop trio Blaque have a recurring role in Bring It On. Noteworthy R&B singer and film actress Christina Milian, also appears as the main character in Bring It On: Fight to the Finish. Brittany Anne Pirtle from Fight to the Finish, went on to star as the Yellow Power Ranger in Nickelodeon's Power Rangers Samurai and Holland Roden from Fight to the Finish, became known as Lydia Martin in the MTV supernatural-drama Teen Wolf.
Sequels[edit]
Bring It On has so far spawned a total of five direct-to-video sequels:
Bring It On Again (2004)
Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)
Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007)
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack (2017)
The only sequel to feature any of the original crew from Bring It On was 2004's Bring It On Again, which shared the film's same producers. These producers did not return for the subsequent sequels, and none of the films share recurring cast members. Original star Eliza Dushku has even been quoted in interviews as never even having been invited to participate in the sequels. Steve Rash directed two of the sequels and Alyson Fouse has written four. Otherwise, none of the films in the Bring It On franchise share any personnel whatsoever.
The five films that follow Bring It On share only tenuous links with one another. The plot of each film typically follows that of the one originally laid out in the first film - a competitive cheerleading team who has to change routines or other elements they have grown accustomed to in order to win.
Stage musical[edit]
Main article: Bring It On: The Musical
A stage version of the film premiered at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia on January 16, 2011. The musical has music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt, lyrics by Amanda Green, and a book by Jeff Whitty.[15][16][17] The director and choreographer is Andy Blankenbuehler, with a cast that includes Amanda LaVergne as Campbell, Adrienne Warren as Danielle, and Nick Blaemire as Randall and "award-winning competitive cheerleaders from across the country".[15]
The Alliance Theatre production was nominated for eight Suzi Bass Awards, winning awards for Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler), Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and World Premiere Play or Musical.[18] Additionally, the production was nominated for ten Atlanta Theater Fan Awards from www.AtlantaTheaterFans.com, more than any other production in 2011.[19] The production won for Best Musical and Best Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler).[20]
A national tour of the musical started at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, in November 2011 through December 10, 2011 and then travels to San Francisco, Denver, Houston, and Toronto. The national tour stars Taylor Louderman as Campbell and Jason Gotay as Randall.[21][22] The cast took part in a special celebration kicking off the national tour of the musical on October 22, 2011, which featured performances from the show.[23]
The New York Times reviewer wrote of the Ahmanson Theatre production: "After an opening number that truly dazzles as it reveals the cast’s impressive gymnastic prowess, the score hits its stride only when Campbell transfers to Jackson High. Driven by surging R&B grooves and churning lyrics that suggest the fingerprints of Mr. Miranda ... the dance numbers for the Jackson crowd kick the musical into high gear for most of the first act.... Like most entertainments about the trials and triumphs of the teenage years, 'Bring It On' has as much sap as it does pep in its DNA. It’s distinguished primarily by the electrifying dance routines and the elaborate cheer-squad performances."[21]
The musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre, in a limited run, starting on July 12, 2012, in previews, officially on August 1 through December 30, 2012.[24][25][26]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Bring It On (2000) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
^ Jump up to: a b c Rizov, Vadim (July 15, 2010). "The unexpected cult status of Peyton Reed's "Bring It On."". IFC. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (August 25, 2000). "Bring It On". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Kleinman, Geoffrey. "Peyton Reed - Director of Bring it On". DVD Talk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "Bring It On: 2000". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Bring It On". Metacritic. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Scott, A. O. (August 25, 2000). "Bring It On (2000) Film Review; Strong, Modest and Sincere Behind All the Giddy Cheer". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
Jump up ^ Taylor, Charles (August 25, 2000). ""Bring It On": Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate? Spunky cheerleaders rip up the color line". Salon. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
Jump up ^ Winter, Jessica (August 29, 2000). "Cheer and Loathing". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
Jump up ^ Stack, Peter (August 25, 2000). "Navel Maneuvers / Cheerleader comedy `Bring It On' shows its stomachs, not its brains". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
Jump up ^ Lavin, Maud (2010). "Push Comes to Shove: New Images of Aggressive Women", p. 58. The MIT Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-0-262-12309-9.
Jump up ^ "50 Best High School Movies". Entertainment Weekly. July 31, 2008.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (February 18, 2009). "Fired Up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Jones, Kenneth and Hetrick, Adam. Something to Cheer About: Bring It On: The Musical Begins Atlanta Run Jan. 16 After Ice Delay" playbill.com, January 16, 2011
Jump up ^ Rohter, Larry (October 27, 2010). "Lin-Manuel Miranda to Close Out Broadway Run of 'In the Heights'- ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Jump up ^ Listing Archived December 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. alliancetheatre.org, accessed November 10, 2010
Jump up ^ "Suzi Bass Awards" suziawards.org
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Jump up ^ "Atlanta Theater Fan Award Winners Announced" atlantatheaterfans.com
^ Jump up to: a b Isherwood, Charles. "Theater Review:'Bring It On'. Power Struggles Over Pep and High School Popularity", The New York Times, November 22, 2011
Jump up ^ "'Bring It On: The Musical' to Launch National Tour at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre" Broadway.com, February 17, 2011
Jump up ^ "Stage Tube Highlights". BroadWayWorld.com, October 28, 2011
Jump up ^ Staff. "Three Cheers! Bring It On: The Musical Confirmed to Play Broadway This Summer" broadway.com, May 15, 2012
Jump up ^ Bring It On - The Musical- at Playbill Vault playbillvault.com
Jump up ^ Broadway's Bring It On Sets New December 2012 Closing Date, Theatermania.com, October 16, 2012
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"The Closer I Get to You"
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
from the album Blue Lights in the Basement
B-side
"Love Is the Healing"
Released
February 1978
Format
7" single
Recorded
1977
Genre
Soul, R&B
Length
4:41
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Producer(s)
Joe Ferla
Rubina Flake
Gene McDaniels
Roberta Flack singles chronology
"25th of Last December"
(1977) 25th of Last December1977 "The Closer I Get to You"
(1978) The Closer I Get to You1978 "If Ever I See You Again"
(1978) If Ever I See You Again1978
Donny Hathaway singles chronology
"Come Little Children"
(1974) Come Little Children1974 "The Closer I Get to You"
(1978) The Closer I Get to You1978 "You Were Meant for Me"
(1978) You Were Meant for Me1978
"The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by African American jazz, soul, R&B, and folk singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and African American soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flack's band at the time. Produced by Atlantic Records, the song was released on Flack's 1977 album Blue Lights in the Basement, and as a single in 1978. It became a major crossover hit, becoming Flack's biggest commercial hit after her success with her 1973 solo single, "Killing Me Softly with His Song". Originally set as a solo-single, Flack's manager, David Franklin, suggested a duet with Hathaway, which resulted in the finished work.
"The Closer I Get to You" spent two weeks as number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in April 1978, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song charted in the top ten spots for fourteen weeks in Canada and one week in France. It was eventually certified gold in the United States on May 1978, and became one of their most familiar duets.
Contents
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1 Background and composition
2 Reception
2.1 Critical reception and accolades
2.2 Chart performance
3 Music video
4 Chart performance and certification
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
4.3 Certification
5 Beyoncé and Luther Vandross version
5.1 Reception
5.2 Formats and track listings
5.3 Credits and personnel
6 Other versions
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Background and composition[edit]
"The Closer I Get to You" was written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, who were members of Roberta Flack's touring band and played on Blue Lights in the Basement.[1] They wrote the song between tours and, during the sessions for the album, brought it to Flack's producer Joe Ferla, who played it for Flack. Ferla, Rubina Flake and Gene McDaniels produced the song, and Ahmet Ertegun served as its executive producer.[2] Flack and Donny Hathaway, good friends while attending Howard University, recorded a self-titled album of duets in 1972.[3] Five years later, the duo collaborated again on "The Closer I Get to You".[4]
One of the singers Roberta Flack in 1976
"The Closer I Get to You" was not originally written as a duet. Flack's manager David Franklin, who had worked with Hathaway in the past, decided to re-write the song to include him. Hathaway had been suffering from severe bouts of clinical depression at the time, which often forced him to be hospitalized. The depression also caused mood swings, which adversely affected his partnership with Flack.[5] After Flack and Hathaway were reconciled, the producers had to get permission from the hospital to fly Hathaway out for the recording sessions. Following Hathaway's death in 1979, Flack revealed the importance of recording the song in an interview with Jet:
I tried to reach out to Donny. That's how we managed to do the song we did last year. I felt this need because I didn't know what to do. I couldn't save him, I knew he was sick. But I knew when he sat down at that piano and sang for me it was like it was eight or nine years ago because he sang and played his ass off.[6]
Flack announced that "The Closer I Get to You" would forever be a dedication to Hathaway, and that all money made from the song would be donated to Hathaway's widow and two children.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "The Closer I Get to You" is set in common time and moves at a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of A major and follows the chord progression Dmaj9–C♯m7–F♯m7–Amaj7. Flack sings in the vocal range of C♯4–F♯5.[7] "The Closer I Get to You" was released as a 7" single with "Love is the Healing" as its B-side.[8]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception and accolades[edit]
Critics described "The Closer I Get to You" as Flack at the top of her form.[9] The song came in at number 40 on Billboard' poll of "The 40 Biggest Duets Of All Time", where it was described a "tender tune".[4] Authors of All Music Guide To Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul described the song as ethereal.[10] Alan Light of Vibe magazine characterized it as intimate and effortless as an overheard conversation.[11] Author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic, Gregory J. P. Godek, included the song in a list of "Best Love Song Duets".[12] A writer of Jet magazine described the song as a "pop-soul classic".[13] Carolyn Quick Tillery, author of Celebrating Our Equality, described the song as a lasting musical legacy.[14] Devon Jarvis of Women's Health included Flack and Hathaway's version of "The Closer I Get to You" in "Favorite Karaoke Duets".[15] While opening the "R&B Vault", Gail Mitchell of Billboard praised the song as a 1970s-era classic.[16] While reviewing Blue Lights in the Basement, Jason Elias of the website Allmusic wrote, "The track easily attains the grace and gorgeous sound that a lot of the like-minded songs here just miss."[17] Lewis Dene of BBC described "The Closer I Get to You" as a "soul masterpiece".[18] Both Hathaway and Flack were nominated for a Grammy Award for their duet.[19]
Chart performance[edit]
The song became the duo's second number one on the US R&B charts in 1978, and climbed to the number two spot on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "The Closer I Get to You" also peaked at number three on the Adult Contemporary charts.[20]
Music video[edit]
A music video for "The Closer I Get to You" was shot and directed by Roberta Flack herself.[21] The video begins with Flack's singing while sitting by a piano in a candle-lit room. Hathaway had died by the time the music video was shot, so as his verse plays, the camera zooms into a picture of Hathaway located on a table behind Flack's shoulder. Flack performs the rest of the song sitting by the piano, and the camera's direction occasionally looks over a candle flame during Hathaway's verses. The video ends with Flack's mouthing some of Hathaway's lyrics as she fades into the camera's view of the room lit by a single candle. A version of Flack's performing the song live circulated as its promotional music video.[22]
Chart performance and certification[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[23] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[24] 16
French Singles Chart[25] 10
UK Singles Chart[25] 42
US Hot Soul Singles[26] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 2
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3
US Cash Box Top 100 2
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Rank
Canada [27] 17
US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 38
US Cash Box [29] 31
Certification[edit]
Region (provider)
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
United States (RIAA) Gold[1]
Beyoncé and Luther Vandross version[edit]
"The Closer I Get to You"
Promotional material by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross
from the album Dangerously in Love and Dance with My Father
Released
June 13, 2004
Recorded
The Hit Factory, New York City
Right Track Studios, New York City[30]
Genre
Soul
R&B
Length
6:25 (Luther Vandross album version)
4:57 (Beyonce album version)
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Reggie Lucas
James Mtume
Producer(s)
Nat Adderley, Jr.
Beyoncé and Luther Vandross's 2003 cover version of the song appeared on both Vandross' final album Dance with My Father and Knowles' solo debut Dangerously in Love. Their version was recorded at The Hit Factory and the Right Track Studios, in New York City.[30] It follows a tempo of 98 beats per minute, slightly faster than the original version. It is set in the key of E♭ major, and follows the chord progression Gm7–Cm7–E♭maj9–A♭.[31] It was serviced to US urban contemporary and urban adult contemporary radio on June 13, 2004.[32][33]
Reception[edit]
Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song "dated" and wrote that it felt out of place on Dangerously in Love.[34] Erika Ramirez of Billboard magazine also noted that "While the singer holds her own alongside the legend, the quiet storm duet feels out of place considering the electrifying feel of majority of the album."[35] Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly said: "A remake of ‘The Closer I Get to You’ with Luther Vandross also sounds, sadly, a little dated."[36] Spence D. of IGN Music commented "By the time Beyoncé has teamed up with the granddaddy of contemporary love jams, Luthor Vandross, on 'The Closer I Get To You', her album has descended into somewhat generic terrain. Sure, her vocals are on point and the music is adequately slick."[37] Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone wrote, "While she oozes charisma and has a fine voice, Beyoncé isn't in a class with the likes of Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey as a singer, a fact that 'The Closer I Get to You', her duet with the effortlessly smooth Luther Vandross, also makes clear."[38]
Jason King of Vibe magazine wrote that Knowles had some "cojones" to follow up a Jay-Z duet with a Luther Vandross duet on the album's track-listing.[39] Rob Fitzpatrick of NME stated that "it's the irredeemably cheesy ballad with 80s cornball Luther Vandross that will make the voices in your head demand hot, fresh blood."[40] By contrast, Lewis Dene of BBC gave the song a positive review, stating that it is guaranteed the number one slot on the US R&B charts.[18] Consequence of Sound's Chris Coplan noted that the song contained "unintentional cheesy vibe, [which] seems way more heart-wrenching now [in 2013] than it did a decade ago" and added that Knowles' vocals contained a "real sweetness and innocence".[41] Pamelia S. Phillips, the author of Singing for Dummies, credited Knowles' vocal performance on "The Closer I Get to You" as one of her best.[42] Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters gave Knowles and Vandross "vocal props" for their performance in the "quiet storm", but described the overall performance as flat.[43] During the 46th Grammy Awards, this version of "The Closer I Get to You" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[44]
Knowles and Vandross' cover of "The Closer I Get to You" debuted at number 76 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart dated July 24, 2004. The next week it moved up to number 68,[45] and on August 7 it peaked at number 62.[46] The track spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart.[47] On the airplay component of this chart, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, "The Closer I Get to You" spent eight weeks and reached a peak of number 60.[48]
Formats and track listings[edit]
US promotional CD single[49]
"The Closer I Get to You" (Radio Edit) – 4:26
"The Closer I Get to You" (Instrumental) – 6:28
"The Closer I Get to You" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits taken from Dangerously in Love liner notes.[30]
Lead Vocals: B. Knowles, L. Vandross
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King, Candace Thomas
Writing: J. Mtume, R. Lucas
Recording: Stan Wallace
Vocal engineer: Nat Adderley Jr., Skip Anderson
Mix engineer: Ray Bardani
Drums: Ivan Hampden, Jr.
Bass: Byron Miller
Guitars: Phil Hamilton
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Electric piano: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Sound programing and additional keyboards: Skip Anderson
Strings: Al Brown
String Arrangement: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Concert Master: Sanford Allen
Producing: Nat Adderley, Jr.
Other versions[edit]
"The Closer I Get To You" has been covered many times. The first was released by Mtume on their 1978 album Kiss This World Goodbye, sung by James Mtume and Tawatha Agee.[50][51][52] In 1990, Toshinobu Kubota and Lynn Davis performed a live duet rendition of the song.[53] In 1994, a cover was recorded by the smooth jazz band Fourplay for their third studio album Elixir which featured R&B and smooth jazz singers Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson.[54][55] Fourplay's cover of the song was described as an "undistinguished version" of the original song by Allmusic's Steven McDonald.[56] In 1998, Dennis Brown covered the song with Janet Kay for his compilation album The Prime of Dennis Brown.[57] This version of the song contains digital keyboards and slick production.[58] The song was also included on Brown's compilation album Money in My Pocket: Anthology 1970-1995.[59] In 2005, Nina Girado covered the song with Thor for her album live album Nina Live!.[60] A writer of The Philippine Star noted that Thor "matches Nina note for note on their duet".[61] Girado's version of the song won in the category for Best Duet Award at the Awit Awards in 2006.[62] It was covered by Filipino acoustic band MYMP on their 2005 album Versions, with lyrics separately sung by Chin Alcantara and Juris Fernandez.[63] Contemporary jazz guitarist Peter White covered the song on his rendition-packed album Reflections.[64][65] Saxophonist Kim Waters included a version of the song on his 2007 album You Are My Lady. It features the vocals by R&B singer Lisa Fischer.[66]
On an episode of New York Undercover, guest star singers Brandy and Tevin Campbell sang the duet at Natalie's (a club in the TV series owned by Jose Perez character Mike Torres). On an episode of Martin, Gina (played by Tisha Campbell-Martin) and singer Keith Washington performed, "The Closer I Get to You" at a party Gina was hosting.[67] In the film Rush Hour 3, when Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are at the French theater and the play has stopped, the song is sung by Tucker and Chan, with Tucker singing it in a high-pitched voice.[68]
See also[edit]
List of RPM number-one singles of 1978
List of number-one R&B singles of 1978 (U.S.)
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External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Roberta Flack
Studio albums
First Take (1969)
Chapter Two (1970)
Quiet Fire (1971)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972)
Killing Me Softly (1973)
Feel Like Makin' Love (1975)
Blue Lights in the Basement (1977)
Roberta Flack (1978)
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980)
I'm the One (1982)
Born to Love (1983)
Oasis (1988)
Set the Night to Music (1991)
Roberta (1994)
The Christmas Album (1997)
Holiday (2003)
Live albums
Live & More (1980)
At Her Best – Live (2008)
Soundtrack albums
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Compilation albums
The Best of Roberta Flack (1981)
Greatest Hits (1984)
Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993)
The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)
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"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
"Where Is the Love"
"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
"Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)"
"The Closer I Get to You"
"If Ever I See You Again"
"Making Love"
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
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"Sandcastles"
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"Love in This Club Part II"
"Mi Gente"
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"Put It in a Love Song"
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"See Me Now"
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"Fever"
"God Bless the USA"
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I Know
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The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
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Love Is on the Way
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The Ultimate Luther Vandross
Stop to Love
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Love, Luther
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Luther Vandross: Live at Wembley (1989)
Always and Forever: An Evening of Songs (1994)
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Luther (Luther)
This Close to You (Luther)
The Glow of Love (Change)
Singles
"Never Too Much"
"Don't You Know That?"
"If This World Were Mine" (with Cheryl Lynn)
""Bad Boy"/"Having a Party"
"Since I Lost My Baby"
"How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye" (with Dionne Warwick)
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"It's Over Now"
"Wait for Love"
"Give Me the Reason"
"Stop to Love"
"There's Nothing Better Than Love" (with Gregory Hines)
"I Really Didn't Mean It"
"Any Love"
"She Won't Talk to Me"
"For You to Love"
"Here and Now"
"Power of Love/Love Power" (medley)
"Don't Want to Be a Fool"
"The Rush"
"Sometimes It's Only Love
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" (with Janet Jackson)
"Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)"
"Heaven Knows"
"Never Let Me Go"
"Endless Love" (with Mariah Carey)
"Always and Forever"
"Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles"
"Your Secret Love"
"I Can Make It Better"
"Nights in Harlem"
"Take You Out"
"I'd Rather"
"Dance with My Father"
"Think About You"
"Buy Me a Rose
"Shine"
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Luther Vandross discography
Change (band)
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List of Luther Vandross tours
Forever, for Always, for Luther
So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
Forever, for Always, for Luther Volume II
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