Love Takes Time (Orleans song)

"Love Takes Time"
Single by Orleans
from the album Forever
B-side "Isn't It Easy"
Released March 1979 (1979)
Genre Rock, pop
Length 3:51
Label Infinity Records
Writer(s) Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason
Certification Sam Ginsberg
Orleans singles chronology
"Reach"
(1977)		 "Love Takes Time"
(1979)

"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 in May 1979[1] and was their biggest hit since their 1976 single "Still the One."[2] The song also reached number 13 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, "Love Takes Time" peaked at #23 for two weeks.[3]

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.[4][5] Written by Larry Hoppen and Marilyn Mason, it was the first track on the band's 1979 album Forever.[6]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews. Though popular, the song was called "bubbly but shallow" by the Lawrence Journal-World.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Orleans | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Orleans – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at Last.fm". last.fm. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Love Takes Time by Orleans Songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Forever - Orleans | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Chartrand, David (May 6, 1979). "'New Wave' sheds rough edges". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 24, 2011.


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