Love Lives Forever
Studio album by
Minnie Riperton
ReleasedAugust 11, 1980
Recorded1978 (Minnie's Vocals)
1980 (overdubs)
Genre
Length37:33
LabelCapitol
Producer
Minnie Riperton chronology
Minnie
(1979)		 Love Lives Forever
(1980)		 The Best of Minnie Riperton
(1981)
Singles from Love Lives Forever
  1. "Here We Go / Return to Forever"
    Released: July 21, 1980
  2. "Give Me Time / Island in the Sun"
    Released: January 18, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Love Lives Forever is the sixth and final studio album by the American soul singer Minnie Riperton. Released posthumously in 1980, it was co-produced by her husband Richard Rudolph and released on her then-label Capitol Records. It consists of tracks that she recorded in 1978 during vocal sessions before her death, and music recorded after her early death,[2] occurred on July 12, 1979.

Background

All of Riperton's vocals were stripped from earlier, original, music tracks and the backing tracks were completely redone. It was completed with new musicians, vocalists and arrangements. The producer, Quincy Jones, described the project as "keeping the bridge, but moving the water".[2]

The back cover of the vinyl album has a quote about Riperton from each artist who participated and their signatures (a thumb print for Stevie Wonder). Wonder's quote inspired the album title: "I miss you because I cannot touch you...but then again, I guess that I can because you're touching me...so, Love lives forever".[2]

Commercial reception

The song "Here We Go" is a duet with the R&B singer Peabo Bryson, released as a single which entered the top twenty and peaked at no. 14 on the Billboard R&B Songs chart. It also has additional vocals by Roberta Flack. The second song released from the album as a single was "Give Me Time", featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica. It peaked at no. 72 on the Billboard R&B Songs chart.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Here We Go" (Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Art Phillips) – 6:12
  2. "I'm in Love Again" (Riperton, Rudolph) – 4:05
  3. "Strange Affair" (Riperton, Rudolph, Marlo Henderson) – 8:55
Side Two
  1. "Island in the Sun" (Riperton, Rudolph) – 4:45
    • Tom Scott – tenor sax solo
  2. "Give Me Time" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Lila Hurtado) – 4:25
  3. "You Take My Breath Away" (Riperton, Rudolph, Randy Waldman) – 4:35
  4. "The Song of Life (La-La-La)" (Riperton, Rudolph, Caston, Weider) – 4:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 35
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 11

Singles

Year Title US
R&B[4]
1980 "Here We Go" (with Peabo Bryson) 14
1981 "Give Me Time" 72

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 3 Minnie Riperton - Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection (CD liner notes) The Right Stuff/Capitol Records 7243 5 29343-2
  3. ↑ "Love Lives Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 490.


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