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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]
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
Side A Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 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
Side B Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 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
Production
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.
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"Single Picks" (PDF) . Record World . September 22, 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-02-11 .
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"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.
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"Forever" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
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"Love Takes Time (Hot 100)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
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"Love Takes Time (Adult Contemporary)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
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"Forever (Adult Contemporary)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .