Forever, for Always, for Love

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Forever, For Always, For Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released September 21, 1982
Recorded 1982 at
Media Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)
The Village
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul
Length 43:32
Label Epic, Legacy
Producer Luther Vandross
Professional reviews

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Luther Vandross chronology
Never Too Much
(1981)
Forever, For Always, For Love
(1982)
Busy Body
(1983)

Forever, For Always, For Love is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in September 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album peaked in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 and was Vandross' second album to top #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart where it spent three weeks. It was certified platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross was nominated for the 1983 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male". The hit "Since I Lost My Baby" was originally recorded by The Temptations in 1965, while the "Having a Party" part of the opening track was originally recorded by Sam Cooke in 1962. Rolling Stone gave the album a four-star rating, describing Vandross as "the most gifted male pop-soul singer of his generation".

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Bad Boy"/"Having a Party"   Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke 5:16
2. "You're the Sweetest One"   Vandross, Miller 4:46
3. "Since I Lost My Baby"   Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore 5:28
4. "Forever, For Always, For Love"   Vandross 6:23
5. "Better Love"   Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr. 6:26
6. "Promise Me"   Vandross 4:43
7. "She Loves Me Back"   Vandross 6:09
8. "Once You Know How"   Vandross 4:35

[edit] Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 20
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 1
Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 23

[edit] See also


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