Forever, For Always, For Love

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). The album peaked in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 and was Vandross' second album to top #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart where it spent three weeks. 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...