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ForeverReleased - 1979, on Infinity RecordsProduced by - Orleans Co-Produced by - Roy Cicala Larry Hoppen Guitars, Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals Lance Hoppen Bass, Vocals Bob Leinbach Keyboards, Trombone, Vocals Wells Kelly Drums, Percussion, Vocals R.A. Martin Organ, Tenor/Baritone Sax, Vocals |
| Songs 1. Love Takes Time (Larry Hoppen & Marilyn Mason) 2. Don't Throw Our Love Away (Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason, & Bob Leinbach) 3. Keep On Rollin' (Bob Leinbach) 4. I Never Wanted To Love You (Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason, & Bob Leinbach) 5. Everybody Needs Some Music (Larry Hoppen, Kal David, Marilyn Mason, & Bob Leinbach) 6. Slippin' Away (Larry Hoppen, Kal David, Marilyn Mason, & Bob Leinbach) 7. The Flame And The Moth (R.A. Martin) 8. Isn't It Easy (Wells Kelly) 9. Forever (Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason, & Bob Leinbach) Singles Released 1. Love Takes Time b/w Isn't It Easy (#11 on Billboard) 2. Forever b/w Everybody Needs Some Music (#24 on the Adult Contemporary Chart) Forever - Reviews This is a very pleasant and valuable work by the post-Jon Hall Orleans who signed to Ron Alexenburg's ill-fated Infinity records label. Their almost Top Ten hit "Love Takes Time" (it got to number 11) leads off this Hoppen brothers-dominated version of Orleans and it is a treat, a move away from the folk sounds that the band originally found fame with and a jump head first into the music that the Atlanta Rhythm Section, David Pack, and Ambrosia, and other '70s album-oriented rock artists were enjoying success with. The evolution from folk beginnings actually makes for a more commercially pleasing sound than Atlanta Rhythm Section, and though this version of Orleans would release an additional two discs culminating in Atlantic's One of a Kind in 1982, they didn't land the '80s success they deserved. The original demos for this reconstituted band were cut by legendary live engineer Stuart "Dinky" Dawson, and those unreleased tapes show the beauty of this concept, as does this finished product. Unfortunately, Dawson did not get to do the album (though he and his wife Nancy Dawson are thanked in the liner notes) as the band produced it along with John Lennon engineer Roy Cicala. The nine tracks are elegant album rock with sterling vocals and a sound that draws from blues, gospel, and Southern rock, combining those vibes in a way that is very smooth and radio-friendly, not lingering in any one genre for too long, but taking the elements and fusing them for pop radio. Dinky Dawson gave his perception of the time to the All Media Guide: "Larry is a good lad, his feel for commercial music back in 1977 was exciting to be around. After all kinds of group, family, and road problems, he shows his strength and resilience. Throw a bit of leadership into the mix and you come out with an end of one era and the beginning of another." The title track is sublime, "Forever's" tale of solid friendship has a strong Larry Hoppen lead vocal to take the ballad to a dreamy place that really should have followed "Love Takes Time" up the charts. Read the rest of Joe Viglione, All Music Guide, review HERE. Orleans History & Interesting Facts 1. R.A. Martin and Bob Leinbach join Orleans for the "Forever" album and tour. 2. Although not officially credited R.A Martin plays a lot of piano as well as the French Horns heard on the LP. 3. The Leanhorns a brass band within the band is comprised of Larry Hoppen on trumpet, Bob Leinbach on trombone, and R.A. Martin on tenor and baritone sax. They are credited as The Leanhorns on the songs Keep On Rollin, and Everybody Needs Some Music. 4. Thanks to Lance Hoppen for providing more specific information on this LP.  Back cover of Forever  Picture from Forever Songbook |
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