In 1981, Vandross released his first solo album, Never Too Much, which quickly found admiration among R&B fans. (He also co-wrote one of the album's songs, "Fascination.") Shortly thereafter, Vandross found fairly steady work as a background and commercial jingle singer, earning the occasional featured vocal credit along the way. Vandross was invited by Bowie to sing and arrange background vocals on his Young Americans album. His big break took place when David Bowie overheard Vandross discussing vocal arrangements with guitarist Carlos Alomar. Inspired by '60s and '70s icons such as The Supremes, Patti LaBelle, and Dionne Warwick, Vandross got his start by writing ∾verybody Rejoice for the musical (later movie) The Wiz. (ApJuly 1, 2005) was one of the defining singers and songwriters of R&B/ Soul during The '80s and The '90s.
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