Forever, For Always, For Love

© 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. /℗ 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. /"Epic" and "LEGACY" registered trademarks are trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. /Distribution: Sony Music Made in Austria REISSUE CREDITS: Prepared for reissue by Leo Sacks Newly Mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sony Music Studios, New York Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz Project Director: Stephan Moore A&R Coordination: Patti Matheny, Darren Salmieri & Kristin Kozusko Art Direction: Howard Fritzson Design: John Berg/Peter A. Alfieri Photography: Bill King Packaging Manager: Jeremy Engel Inside folder & tray card photos © Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis Original release at FE 38235 ORIGINAL CREDITS: Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd. Recorded and Mixed by Michael Brauer for M.H.B. Production, Inc. Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York, Ny by Greg Calbi 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) Assistant Engineers: Harry Spiridakis (Mediasound), Andy Hoffman (Mediasound), Scott Mabuchi (Mediasound) Robin Laine (Media Village), Karat Faye (Record Plant) Luther's Wardrobe Designed And Executed by Hutaff Lennon, Jr. Musical Contractor: Sephra Herman Music Copyists: Steve Prisby, Al Schoonmaker. Thanks To Our Terrific String Section Max Pollikoff, Al Brown, Helen Weiss, Lewis Eley, Guy Lumia, Marilyn Wright, Ora Shiran, Leo Kahn, Loranne Montesi, Lewis Bagowitz, Sidney Kaufman, Frederick Buldrini, Manny Vardi, Harry Zavatzian, Judy Geist, Jonathon Abromowitz, Kermit Moore, Jesse Levy, Ron Carter, Homer Mensch, Gene Bianco, Julien Barber, Richard Young, Leo Kahn, Richard Sortornme, Sue Pray, Margaret Ross, John Beal Horn Section: Jn Faddis, Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker, Tom Malone, David Taylor, Lawrence Feldman, Lou Marini, Ronnie Cuber, Michael Brecker, Jon Clarke, Peter Gordon, Greg Williams, David Barjeron 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