Luther Vandross - Forever, For Always, For Love (1982) [2001, Remastered Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 16 Sep 2020 18:23:18

"Forever, for Always, for Love" is the 2nd studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Luther Vandross, released on September 21, 1982, by Epic Records. It became Vandross' second album to chart in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 and was his second album to top the R&B Albums chart where it spent three weeks. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross his third 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 2004 third album Outrun the Sky. In the same year Philadelphia rap-duo Young Gunz sampled "Better Love" on their top 40 hit "No Better Love" ft. Rell.

~Wikipedia

New York City native Luther Vandross did not generate any number one hits with his second effort for the Epic imprint. Nonetheless, he presents another solid album. The smooth crooner has demonstrated a keen ability to attractively arrange remakes with such beauty and suspense as he did with three of the four featured releases. On the vintage ballad "If This World Were Mine," Vandross teams up with Cheryl Lynn. The single peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B charts. He lays his signature on a jammin' medley remake of "Bad Boy/Having a Party." The chandelier-swinging number stepped in at number three. He concludes with the Temptations' gem "Since I Lost My Baby." Penned by Smokey Robinson and Warren Moore, this mournful mid-tempo number tipped in at 17. "Promise Me," "Once You Know How," "She Loves Back," and the other selections are supreme compositions. Luther Vandross' dominance of the R&B arena was beginning to surface.

~Review by Craig Lytle

Release of the album: 1982, September, 21 [LP Epic, Cat.# FE 38235, USA]
Release of this CD: 2001, July, 24 [CD Epic/Legacy (USA), Cat.# EK 85383 / UPC: 696998538320]
©&℗ 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured by Epic, a Division of Sony Music.
Made in Mexico

Credits:

A&R [Coordination] – Darren Salmieri, Kristin Kozusko, Patti Matheny
A&R [Legacy] – Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Design – John Berg, Peter A. Alfieri
Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By, Recorded By – Michael Brauer
Other [Packaging Manager] – Jeremy Engel
Other [Project Director] – Stephen Moore
Photography – Bill King
Producer – Luther Vandross
Reissue Producer – Leo Sacks
Remastered By – Joseph M. Palmaccio

Tracklist:

01. Bad Boy / Having A Party (05:17)
02. You're the Sweetest One (04:46)
03. Since I Lost My Baby (05:28)
04. Forever, For Always, For Love (06:24)
05. Better Love (06:27)
06. Promise Me (04:43)
07. She Loves Me Back (06:09)
08. Once You Know How (04:35)

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See also:
Never Too Much (1981) [2001, Remastered]
The Night I Fell In Love (1985) {Japan for Europe}

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