Forever, For Always, For Love

Infobox Album
Name = Forever, For Always, For Love
Type = studio
Artist = Luther Vandross


Released = September 21 1982
Recorded = 1982 at
Media Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)
The Village
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre = R&B, soul
Length = 43:32
Label = Epic, Legacy
Producer = Luther Vandross
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfpxql5ld6e link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/luthervandross/albums/album/108123/review/6067988/forever_for_always_for_love link]
Last album = "Never Too Much"
(1981)
This album = "Forever, For Always, For Love"
(1982)
Next album = "Busy Body"
(1983)

"Forever, For Always, For Love" is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in September 1982 (see 1982 in music). It was certified platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross was nominated for the 1983 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male". 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. "Rolling Stone" gave the album a four-star rating, describing Vandross as "the most gifted male pop-soul singer of his generation".

Track listing

#"Bad Boy/Having a Party" (Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke) – 5:16
#"You're the Sweetest One" (Vandross, Miller) – 4:46
#"Since I Lost My Baby" (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore) – 5:28
#"Forever, For Always, For Love" (Vandross) – 6:23
#"Better Love" (Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.) – 6:26
#"Promise Me" (Vandross) – 4:43
#"She Loves Me Back" (Vandross) – 6:09
#"Once You Know How" (Vandross) – 4:35

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