Love Takes Time (Orleans song)

"Love Takes Time"
Single by Orleans
from the album Forever
Released 1979 (1979)
Genre Rock, pop
Length 3:51
Label Infinity Records
Writer(s) Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason

"Love Takes Time" is a popular song by the rock and soft rock band Orleans. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1979[1] and was their biggest hit since their 1976 single "Still the One."[2] It is arguably their third most popular song overall, behind "Dance with Me" and "Still the One," and their most popular song without lead singer John Hall.[3][4] Written by Larry Hoppen and Marilyn Mason, it was the first track on the band's 1979 album Forever.[5]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews. Though popular, the song was called "bubbly but shallow" by the Lawrence Journal-World.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_iQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ Last.fm rankings
  4. ^ SongFacts.com
  5. ^ AllMusic
  6. ^ Chartrand, David (May 6, 1979). "'New Wave' sheds rough edges". Lawrence Journal-World. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SucFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6564,1050579&dq=love-takes-time+orleans&hl=en. Retrieved March 24, 2011.