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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.

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A1 Bad Boy / Having A Party

Arranged ByLuther Vandross, Marcus Miller

Arranged By [Vocals]Luther Vandross

Backing Vocals [Background Party People]Brenda White*, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Paulette Mc Williams*, Phillip Ballou

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell, Georg Wadenius

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionRalph Mac Donald*

SynthesizerEd Walsh

Written-By [Bad Boy]Sam Cooke

Written-By [Having A Party]Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller

5:16
A2 You're The Sweetest One

Arranged By [Rhythm]Marcus Miller

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]Paul Riser

Arranged By [Vocals]Luther Vandross

Backing VocalsBrenda White*, Cissy Houston, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionRalph Mac Donald*

Written-ByLuther Vandross, Marcus Miller

4:47
A3 Since I Lost My Baby

Arranged By [Rhythm]Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]Paul Riser

Arranged By [Vocals]Luther Vandross

Backing VocalsBrenda White*, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Norma Jean Wright, Paulette McWilliams, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionPaulinho Da Costa, Sammy Figueroa

Written-ByWarren Moore, William Robinson, Jr.

5:28
A4 Forever, For Always, For Love

Arranged By [Rhythm]Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]Paul Riser

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsBuddy Williams

GuitarDoc Powell

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

Soloist, FluteLawrence Feldman

Written-ByLuther Vandross

6:24
B1 Better Love

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]Paul Riser

Arranged By [Vocals]Luther Vandross

Backing VocalsBrenda White*, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Michelle Cobbs, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell, Georg Wadenius

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionPaulinho Da Costa, Sammy Figueroa

Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm]Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*

6:26
B2 Promise Me

Arranged By [Rhythm]Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.*

Arranged By [Vocals], Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsLuther Vandross

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionPaulinho Da Costa

Written-ByLuther Vandross

4:40
B3 She Loves Me Back

Arranged By [Rhythm]Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley, Jr.*

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.*

Arranged By [Vocals]Luther Vandross

Backing VocalsFonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Michelle Cobbs

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsYogi Horton

GuitarDoc Powell

KeyboardsNat Adderley, Jr.*

PercussionPaulinho Da Costa

Vocals ["I Love You Back"]Brenda White*, Cissy Houston, Michelle Cobbs, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis

Written-ByLuther Vandross

6:10
B4 Once You Know How

Arranged By [Strings & Horns]L. Leon Pendarvis, Jr.*

Backing VocalsBrenda White*, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Michelle Cobbs, Norma Jean Wright, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee

BassMarcus Miller

DrumsBuddy Williams

Electric PianoNat Adderley, Jr.*

GuitarDoc Powell

Written-By, Piano [Acoustic], Arranged By [Rhythm & Vocals]Luther Vandross

4:36

  • Coordinator [Production Coordination], Contractor [Musical Contractor]Sephra Herman
  • Copyist [Music Copyist]Al Schoonmaker*, Steve Prisby
  • DesignJohn Berg, Peter A. Alfieri
  • Engineer [Assistant, Mediasound]Andy Hoffman, Harry Spiridakis, Scott Mabuchi
  • Engineer [Assistant, Record Plant]Karat Faye
  • Engineer [Assistant, Village Recorder]Robin Laine
  • Executive-ProducerLarkin Arnold
  • HornsAlan Rubin, David Barjeron*, David Taylor, Greg Williams*, Jon Clarke*, Jon Faddis, Lawrence Feldman, Lou Marini, Michael Brecker, Peter Gordon (8), Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone
  • Lacquer Cut ByCB*
  • ManagementAlive Enterprises, Inc.
  • Mastered By, Lacquer Cut ByGreg Calbi
  • Photography By [Photographs]Bill King (12)
  • Producer [Produced By]Luther Vandross
  • Recorded By, Mixed ByMichael Brauer*
  • StringsAl Brown*, Manny Vardi*, Frederick Buldrini, Gene Bianco, Guy Lumia, Harry Zavatzian*, Helen Weiss, Homer Mensch, Jesse Levy, John Beal, Jonathan Abromowitz*, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Leo Kahn, Lewis Bagowitz, Lewis Eley, Loranne Montesi*, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Max Pollikoff, Ora Shiran, Richard Sortornme*, Richard Young (6), Ron Carter, Sidney Kaufman, Sue Pray

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA pressing, as indicated by "G" etched in the side B runout.

Produced for Vandross Ltd.
Recorded and mixed for M.H.B. Production, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, NY
Production Coordination Sephra Herman
Recorded at Mediasound, New York
Thanks Gordon Elliott, Susan Planer, Hank Meyer, Suzanne Buckley
Village Recorder, Los Angeles (Thanks Kathy Konop)
Record Plant, Los Angeles (Thanks Rose Mann)
Luther's wardrobe designed and executed by Hutaff Lennon, Jr.
Special thanks to: Larkin Arnold, Cheryl Lynn, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
My fabulous arrangers: Nat Adderley, Jr., Marcus Miller, Paul Riser, Leon Pandarvis, Jr.
The best singers who happen to be my closest friends: (even Bruce Wallace & Hutaff Lennon can hum a mean tune) Shep Gordon, Daniel Markus, Bert Padell, Jimmy Woods, Sephra Herman, Michael Brauer
The great staff of personalities at Epic/CBS Records & once again the warmest & most emotionally reassuring family a guy can love - Mary Ida, Pat Ann, Anthony, Vaneisa, Ramone, Debra, Seveda, Tonia, Parise, Charece, Tamira, Avalon, & Welcome To The World, Klerese
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Inc.
Phillip Ballou appears courtesy of Handshake Records.
Fonzi Thornton appears courtesy of RCA Records.
℗ 1982 CBS Inc.

Runouts are etched, except for "STERLING" which is stamped.

  • Barcode (Scanned): 07464382351
  • Barcode (Printed): 0 7464-38235-1
  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched in side B runout): G
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): AL 38235
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): BL 38235
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): AL 38235-1B STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): BL. 38235 G2A C.B.S. GA. CB A1 G
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 2): G I AL 38235-1E A9 STERLING Ⓗ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 2): G I BL 38235-1E C8 STERLING Ⓗ

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Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) Epic EPC 25013 Europe 1982

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Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) Epic ELPS 4349 New Zealand 1982

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Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) Epic EPC 4606971 Europe 1982

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Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album, Stereo) Epic FE 38235 Canada 1982

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Forever, For Always, For Love (LP, Album) Epic, Epic FE 38235, ELPS 4349 Australia 1982

  • why did the UK copies of this Album have a different title?

  • Forever for always for love luther vandross

    This LP is worth buying just for the dancefloor boogie track, "You're The Sweetest One". Essential Luther Vandross.

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What is Luther Vandross wedding song?

Endless Love – Maria Carey & Luther Vandross – (1994) (Two previous versions by Lionel Richie and one by Kenny Rogers were also hits, but this one was a great remake of a timeless classic.)

What was Luther's first album?

Never Too MuchLuther Vandross / First albumnull

Who wrote always and forever?

Rod Temperton

What age was Luther Vandross when he died?

54 years (1951–2005)