A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

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I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross Discography

There are 36 recordings for Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross. Click the links for the worldwide releases by recording title then click the stock number for the detailed discography including tracks, credits, format and release information.

The Best Things In Life Are Free

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
390 875	Australia	Perspective Records	7-inch
PERD 7400	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single	1992
31458 1309	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single, cassette single	1995-4-12
AMCD 875	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single	1992-7-20
31458 1697	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single	1996
BESTCD 1	Britain	Perspective Records	7-inch	1995
AMPMDJ 28	Britain	AM:PM	12-inch	1995
31458 7515	Britain	Perspective Records	12-inch	1995
31458 1497	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
31458 1311	Britain	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
PERSS 7400	Britain	Perspective Records	7-inch	1992-7
PERCS 7400	Britain	Perspective Records	cassette single	1992
PERDJ 7400	Britain	Perspective Records	12-inch	1992
PERT 7400	Britain	Perspective Records	12-inch	1992
28968 0010	Canada	Perspective Records	cassette single	1992
31458 1445	France	A&M Records	12-inch	1996
31458 1308	France	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
31458 1496	Germany	Perspective Records	CD single	1996
390 875	Germany	Perspective Records	7-inch, 12-inch	1992
31458 7409	Germany	Perspective Records	CD single	1992
31458 1309	Germany	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
31458 1497	Germany	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
POCM 1013	Japan	Perspective Records	CD single	1992-12-21
31458 1311	Netherlands	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
31458 1497	Netherlands	Perspective Records	CD single	1995
390 875	Netherlands	Perspective Records	12-inch	1992
31458 8383	United States	Perspective Records	12-inch	1995
28968 1717	United States	Perspective Records	12-inch	1992
28968 1713	United States	Perspective Records	CD single, cassette single	1992-5-26
28968 0010	United States	Perspective Records	cassette single	1992
602527 489186	United States	A&M Records	mastertone/ringback	2010-7-30
28968 1715	United States	Perspective Records	CD single	1992
31458 8003	United States	Perspective Records	12-inch	1992
31458 7406	United States	Perspective Records	CD single, 12-inch	1992

The Best Things In Life Are Free/Money Can’t Buy You Love/Let’s Just Run Away

Stock	Country	Label	Format	Released
390 885	Germany	Perspective Records	7-inch	1992

The Best Things In Life Are Free/Runaway