Love Takes Time (Orleans song)

"Love Takes Time"
side-A label by Infinity Records
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Orleans
from the album Forever
B-side"Isn't It Easy"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (1979)
GenreRock, pop
Length3:51
LabelInfinity Records
Songwriter(s)Larry Hoppen, Marilyn Mason
Orleans singles chronology
"Reach"
(1977)
"Love Takes Time"
(1979)
"Don't Throw Away Our Love"
(1979)

"Love Takes Time" is a song by the 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] Written by Larry Hoppen and Marilyn Mason, it was the first track on the band's 1979 album Forever.[5]

  1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-02-25. 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. ^ "Love Takes Time by Orleans Songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Forever - Orleans | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.