Forever, for Always, for Love
| Forever, For Always, For Love | ||||
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| 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) |
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| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 43:32 | |||
| Label | Epic, Legacy | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross | |||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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