[3] However, Arista Records head Clive Davis found that the song lacked commercial crossover appeal and chose the album's title track, a duet by Warwick and Vandross, instead.
[3] His decision prompted Vandross to re-record "So Amazing" for his fifth studio album Give Me the Reason (1986).
[4] Regarding the success of Vandross' version, Warwick joked in a 2021 interview that she had felt pleasure telling Davis "You can't be right all the time, Sir.
Johnny Gill, El DeBarge, and Kenny Lattimore provided background vocals.
[5] In 2001, Chante Moore performed the song at the 2001 at the BET Walk of Fame Awards for Vandross.