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1979 studio album by Orleans
Forever is the fifth album by Orleans , released in 1979 on Infinity Records . It is the first album without John Hall .[ 1] [ 2]
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]
Side A Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Love Takes Time " Larry Hoppen , Marilyn MasonLarry 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
Side B Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 5. "Everybody Needs Some Music" Kal David , Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, MasonLeinbach 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
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
Production
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
^ "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 .