Forever (Orleans album)

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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.[1][2]

Critical reception[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Orleans
Additional musicians
Production

Charts[edit]

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[edit]

  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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