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1979 studio album by Orleans
Forever
Studio album by Orleans
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1979
Studio
  • Record Plant
  • Bearsville Studios
GenreSoft rock
Length39:39
LabelInfinity
ProducerRoy Cicala, Orleans
Orleans chronology
Waking and Dreaming
(1976) 		Forever
(1979) 		Orleans
(1980)
Singles from Forever
  1. "Love Takes Time"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Don't Throw Our Love Away"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Forever"
    Released: 1979

Forever is the fifth album by Orleans, released in 1979 on Infinity Records. It is the first album without John Hall.

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." 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." The Hartford Courant deemed the album "lively without being lightweight."

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Love Takes Time"Larry Hoppen, Marilyn MasonLarry Hoppen3:51
2."Don't Throw Our Love Away"Larry Hoppen, Bob Leinbach, MasonLarry Hoppen4:50
3."Keep On Rollin'"LeinbachLeinbach5:28
4."I Never Wanted To Love You"Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, MasonLeinbach4:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
5."Everybody Needs Some Music"Kal David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, MasonLeinbach4:45
6."Slippin' Away"David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, MasonLeinbach5:00
7."The Flame And The Moth"R.A. MartinMartin3:55
8."Isn't It Easy"Sherman Kelly, Wells KellyLeinbach4:17
9."Forever"Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, MasonLarry Hoppen2:48

Personnel

Orleans
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album
Chart (1979) Position
US Billboard 200 76
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Love Takes Time" US Billboard Hot 100 11
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 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 24

References

  1. "Orleans - Forever". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. "High Fidelity: Vol. 29, Issues 7-12". ABC Leisure Magazines. 1979. p. 83. Retrieved February 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 22, 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 7, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. McNulty, Henry (8 Apr 1979). "Without Leading Lights". Hartford Courant. p. 7G.
  6. "Forever". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. "Love Takes Time (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. "Love Takes Time (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. "Forever (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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