| Forever | ||||
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| Released | January 1, 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 39:39 | |||
| Label | Infinity | |||
| Producer | Roy Cicala, Orleans | |||
| Orleans chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Forever | ||||
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Forever is the fifth album by Orleans, released in 1979 on Infinity Records. It is the first album without John Hall.[1][2]
Critical reception
Record World called the title track a "pretty love song" that "opens with a soft acoustic guitar and touching vocal that build in drama and intensity via a soaring electric lead bridge."[3] Cash Box said of the single "Don't Throw Our Love Away" that it is a smart, rock-tinged pop song, with some neat lead and slide guitar work."[4] The Hartford Courant deemed the album "lively without being lightweight."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Takes Time" | Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason | Larry Hoppen | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Don't Throw Our Love Away" | Larry Hoppen, Bob Leinbach, Mason | Larry Hoppen | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Keep On Rollin'" | Leinbach | Leinbach | 5:28 |
| 4. | "I Never Wanted To Love You" | Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Everybody Needs Some Music" | Kal David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Slippin' Away" | David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 5:00 |
| 7. | "The Flame And The Moth" | R.A. Martin | Martin | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Isn't It Easy" | Sherman Kelly, Wells Kelly | Leinbach | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Forever" | Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Larry Hoppen | 2:48 |
Personnel
- Orleans
- Larry Hoppen - guitar, lead and backing vocals, trumpet
- Lance Hoppen - bass, backing vocals
- Bob Leinbach - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, trombone
- Wells Kelly - drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Robert Martin - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, saxophone, conductor
- Additional musicians
- The Leanhorns - horns (3, 5)
- Maurice Bialkin - cello (4)
- David Sackson - viola (4)
- Joe Malin - violin (4)
- Peter Buonconsiglio - violin (4)
- Production
- Producer: Roy Cicala, Orleans
- Engineers: Roy Cicala, Sam Ginsberg
- Photography: Elliott Landy, Alen MacWeeney
Charts
- Album
| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 76 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Love Takes Time" | US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 11 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 13 | ||
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 23 | ||
| Australia Kent Music Report | 90 | ||
| "Don't Throw Our Love Away" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 92 | |
| "Forever" | US Billboard Adult Contemporary[9] | 24 | |
References
- ↑ "Orleans - Forever". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ "High Fidelity: Vol. 29, Issues 7-12". ABC Leisure Magazines. 1979. p. 83. Retrieved February 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 22, 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ↑ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 7, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ↑ McNulty, Henry (8 Apr 1979). "Without Leading Lights". Hartford Courant. p. 7G.
- ↑ "Forever". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Love Takes Time (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Love Takes Time (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Forever (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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