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| Released | January 1, 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 39:39 | |||
| Label | Infinity | |||
| Producer | Roy Cicala, Orleans | |||
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Forever is the fifth album by Orleans, released in 1979 on Infinity Records. It is the first album without John Hall. [1] [2]
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Takes Time" | Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason | Larry Hoppen | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Don't Throw Our Love Away" | Larry Hoppen, Bob Leinbach, Mason | Larry Hoppen | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Keep On Rollin'" | Leinbach | Leinbach | 5:28 |
| 4. | "I Never Wanted To Love You" | Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 5. | "Everybody Needs Some Music" | Kal David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Slippin' Away" | David, Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Leinbach | 5:00 |
| 7. | "The Flame And The Moth" | R.A. Martin | Martin | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Isn't It Easy" | Sherman Kelly, Wells Kelly | Leinbach | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Forever" | Larry Hoppen, Leinbach, Mason | Larry Hoppen | 2:48 |
| Chart (1979) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200 [6] | 76 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 | |
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