Forever's a Long, Long Time

Forever's a Long, Long Time
Studio album by Don Was (d/b/a Orquestra Was)
Released	April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)
Genre	Jazz, R&B
Length	53:44
Label	Verve Forecast

Forever's a Long, Long Time is an album of Hank Williams covers performed by Don Was to Was's own music. ^[1] Was released the album, under the name Orquestra Was, on April 8, 1997 on Verve Forecast Records. The original CD release of the album also included a short film directed by Was, starring Sweet Pea Atkinson and Kris Kristofferson. ^[2] The film was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1997. ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B– [5]
Salon	(favorable) [2]
The Village Voice	[6]
The Washington Post	(mixed) [7]

Track listing

1. Once Upon A Time In Detroit – 1:55
2. I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time – 8:27
3. Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) – 3:52
4. Excuse Me, Colonel, Could I Borrow Your Newspaper? – 4:56
5. Detroit In A Time Upon Once – 0:58
6. Forever's A Long, Long Time – 6:50
7. You've Been Having A Rough Night, Huh? – 4:49
8. Lost On The River – 13:04
9. A Big Poem About Hell – 2:48
10. I'm So Tired Of It All – 3:38

Personnel

• Sweet Pea Atkinson – vocals
• Sir Harry Bowens – vocals (background)
• Donald Ray Mitchell – vocals (background)
• Merle Haggard – guitar, vocals
• Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes, piano
• Wayne Kramer – guitar
• Terence Blanchard – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
• Sheila E. – percussion
• Was (Not Was) – performer
• Don Was – bass, guitar, keyboards, saxophone
• Bobby Turner – guitar (pedal, lap steel)
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
• Luis Resto– keyboards
• Randy Jacobs– guitar
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Michito Sanchez– percussion
• Michael Fischer– percussion
• Curt Bisquera– percussion
• Lili Haydn– violin
• David McMurray– saxophone, flute

References

1. Gill, Andy (21 March 1997). "Pop Albums: Orquestra Was Forever's a Long, Long Time Verve 314 533-915". The Independent . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. Miles, Milo (25 April 1997). "Forever's a Long, Long Time". Salon . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
3. "Don Was". GRAMMY.com. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
4. "Forever's a Long, Long Time". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
5. Cheng, Kipp (18 April 1997). "Orquestra Was: Forever's a Long, Long Time". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
6. Christgau, Robert (4 November 1997). "Consumer Guide". Village Voice . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
7. Himes, Geoffrey (13 June 1997). "Orquestra Was: Forever's a Long, Long Time". The Washington Post . Retrieved 5 June 2017.