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Luther Vandross
Forever, For Always, For Love

Album US 1982 on Epic label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Disco)

Produced for Vandross Ltd. Recorded and Mixed for M.H.B. Production, Inc. Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, N.Y. Production Coordination Sephra Herman Recorded at Mediasound, New York, NY 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 Phillip Ballou appears courtesy of Handshake Records Fonzi Thornton appears courtesy of RCA Records Ⓟ 1982 CBS Inc,

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	Luther Vandross voc, bvoc, 1951-2005 US album by, arranged by, arranged by, vocals, written by, having a party, arranged by, rhythm, written by, arranged by, rhythm, lead vocals, backing vocals, arranged by, vocals, written by, arranged by, rhythm, vocals, piano, acoustic
	Sephra Herman key, coordinator, production, musical contractor
	Albert Schoonmaker copyist
	Steve Prisby , copyist
	Andy Hoffman voc, , mediasound
	Harry Spiridakis , , mediasound
	Scott Mabuchi , US , mediasound
	Karat Faye , *1951 , record plant
	Robin Laine , , the village recorder
	Alan Rubin tr, 1943-2011 US horns
	Dave Bargeron tb, tu, *1942 US horns
	David Taylor tb, *1944 US horns
	Gregory Williams frh, FR horns
	John Clark frh, *1944 US horns
	Jon Faddis tr, *1953 US horns
	Lawrence Feldman sax, as, fl, *1950 US horns, soloist, flute
	Lou Marini fl, *1945 US horns
	Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US horns
	Peter Gordon frh, *1945 FR horns
	Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US horns
	Ronnie Cuber bs, *1941 US horns
	Tom Malone tb, US horns
	Alfred Brown vl, US strings
	Emanuel Vardi vl, str, 1915-2011 US strings
	Frederick Buldrini vn, US strings
	Gene Bianco hrp, *1927 US strings
	Guy Lumia vn, strings
	Harry Zaratzian vl, 1922-2013 US strings
	Helen Weiss strings
	Homer Mensch b, cb, 1914-2005 US strings
	Jesse Levy vc, US strings
	John Beal b, strings
	Jonathan Abramowitz vc, strings
	Judy Geist vl, strings
	Julien Barber vl, str, strings
	Kermit Moore str, vc, 1929-2013 US strings
	Leo Kahn vn, strings, strings
	Lewis Bagowitz strings
	Lewis Eley vn, US strings
	Louann Montesi vn, strings
	Margaret Ross hrp, 1925-2005 US strings
	Marilyn Wright vn, strings
	Max Pollikoff vn, str, 1904-1984 US strings
	Ora Shiran vn, 1945-2010 IL strings
	Richard Sortomme vn, strings
	Richard Young vl, vn, strings
	Ron Carter b, *1937 US strings
	Sidney Kaufman strings
	Sue Pray vl, US strings
	Marcus Miller , *1959 US arranged by, bass, written by, having a party
	Yogi Horton dr, voc, 1954-1987 US drums
	Doc Powell g, eg, US guitar
	Georg Wadenius g, *1945 SE guitar
	Nat Adderley Jr. p, eb, voc, 1931-2000 US keyboards, arranged by, rhythm, written by, arranged by, rhythm, electric piano
	Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion
	Ed Walsh syn, US synthesizer
	Sam Cooke voc, 1931-1964 US written by, bad boy
	Paul Riser str, *1943 US arranged by, strings, horns
	Paulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR percussion
	Sammy Figueroa perc, *1948 US percussion
	Buddy Williams dr, US drums
	Leon Pendarvis clv, p, org, *1945 US arranged by, strings, horns
	Brenda White King voc, bvoc, vocals, "i love you back"
	Cissy Houston bvoc, voc, *1933 US vocals, "i love you back"
	Michelle Cobbs voc, vocals, "i love you back"
	Tawatha bvoc, voc, vocals, "i love you back"
	Yvonne Lewis voc, bvoc, vocals, "i love you back"

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