Forever, for Always, for Love
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Forever, For Always, For Love is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in September 1982. It peaked in the top 20 on the Billboard 200 and was his second album to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart where it spent three weeks.
The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, but lost to Marvin Gaye for his song "Sexual Healing".
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. The album's opening track was heard during the opening credits of the 1990 film House Party. Rolling Stone gave the album a four-star rating, describing Vandross as "the most gifted male pop-soul singer of his generation".
In 2004, singer Lalah Hathaway covered the song "Forever, for Always, for Love" for the compilation album Forever, for Always, for Luther. She later included the song on her third album Outrun the Sky.
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 |
Personnel
- Luther Vandross - vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, acoustic piano on "Once You Know How"[6]
- Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass
- Nat Adderley, Jr. - keyboards, backing vocals
- Ed Walsh - synthesizer
- Yogi Horton, Buddy Williams - drums
- Paulinho da Costa, Ralph MacDonald, Sammy Figueroa - percussion
- Brenda White King, Fonzi Thornton, Paulette McWilliams, Phillip Ballou, Cissy Houston, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis, Norma Jean Wright - backing vocals
- Alan Rubin, Dave Bargeron, David Taylor, Gregory Williams, Jon Clarke, Jon Faddis, Lawrence Feldman, Lou Marini, Michael Brecker, Peter Gordon, Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone - horns
- Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Frederick Buldrini, Gene Bianco, Guy Lumia, Harry Zaratzian, Helen Weiss, Homer Mensch, Jesse Levy, John Beal, Jonathan Abramowitz, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Leo Kahn, Lewis Bagowitz, Lewis Eley, Louann Montesi, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Max Pollikoff, Ora Shiran, Richard Sortomme, Richard Young, Ron Carter, Sidney Kaufman, Sue Pray - strings
- Paul Riser, Leon Pendarvis - string and horn arrangements
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums | 1 |
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
| UK Albums Chart | 23 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
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- ^ Luther Vandross - Forever For Always, For Love @Discogs.com Retrieved 7-4-2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Forever, for Always, for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Forever, for Always, for Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Forever, for Always, for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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