Love Lives Forever

Infobox Album
Name = Love Lives Forever
Type = studio
Artist = Minnie Riperton


Released = October 18, 1980
Genre = Soul, R&B
Length = 37:33
Language = English
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Richard Rudolph, Johnny Pate
Last album = "Minnie"
(1979)
This album = "Love Lives Forever" (1980)

"Love Lives Forever" is the last studio album released by American soul singer Minnie Riperton. Released posthumously, it was coproduced by her husband Richard Rudolph and was released on her then-label Capitol Records. It consists of unused vocal sessions, put in music and vocally completed by artists she admired or with whom she shared her musical style. The song "Here We Go" was released as a single and hit the Top Twenty.The back cover features a quote of each artist who participated, about Minnie Riperton, and their signature (being a thumbprint for Stevie Wonder).

Track listing

# "Here We Go" (7:01)
#* Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - Vocals
#* Tom Scott - Tenor Sax Solo
# "I'm In Love Again" (4:21)
#* Michael Jackson - Vocals
#* Hubert Laws - Flute Solo
# "Strange Affair" (7:58)
#* Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
# "Island In The Sun" (4:53)
#* Tom Scott - Tenor Sax Solo
# "Give Me Time" (4:29)
#* Stevie Wonder - Harmonica Solo
#* Gerry Vinci - Violin Solo
# "You Take My Breath Away" (4:33)
#* George Benson - Vocals
# "The Song Of Life (La-La-La)" (4:18)
#* Patrice Rushen - Vocals & Electric Piano

Additional Credits

* Lenny Castro - Percussion
* Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
* Abraham Laboriel - Bass
* Harvey Mason - Drums
* Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards & Synthesizers
* Lee Ritenour - Guitar
* Tennyson Stephens - Acoustic Piano
* Gerry Vinci - Concertmaster
* Gayle Levant - Harp
* Maxine Waters, Julia Waters & Stephanie Spruill - Background Vocals