Forever Changes

Forever Changes
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Studio album by
Love
ReleasedNovember 1, 1967 (1967-11-01)[1]
RecordedJune 9 – September 25, 1967
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length42:05[1]
LabelElektra
Producer
Love chronology
Da Capo
(1966) 		Forever Changes
(1967) 		Four Sail
(1969)
Singles from Forever Changes
  1. "Alone Again Or" / "A House Is Not a Motel"
    Released: January 1968
  2. "The Daily Planet" / "Andmoreagain"
    Released: March 1968
  3. "Your Mind and We Belong Together" / "Laughing Stock"
    Released: September 1968

Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released on November 1, 1967, by Elektra Records.[6] The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-influenced sound based around acoustic guitars and orchestral arrangements, while primary songwriter Arthur Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his growing disillusionment with the era's counterculture. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, guitarist Bryan MacLean left the group acrimoniously, and Lee subsequently dismissed the other members.

Forever Changes had only moderate success on the album charts upon release, peaking at No. 154 in the US[7] and No. 24 in the UK.[8] In subsequent years, it has become recognized as an influential document of 1960s psychedelia and named among the greatest albums of all time by a variety of publications.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The following sources describe the album as folk-rock:
    • Unterberger, Richie. "Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Aunthor Favorites". Richieunterberger.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
    • Cromelin, Richard (March 9, 2001). "Love's 'Forever Changes' Still Sounds Invigorating". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
    • Morrison, Craig. "Love - American rock group". Britannica. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (June 5, 2003). "Arthur Lee, Love masterpiece takes on new life in live setting". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Howe, Sean (May 2008). "Reissues". SPIN. New York City. p. 96. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Christopher Monger, James. "Trilogy: Love/Da Capo/Forever Changes > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  6. ^ Hultkrans, Andrew (April 25, 2019). "Forever Changes". New York: Continuum. Retrieved April 25, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1985). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1985. Record Research Inc. p. 219. ISBN 0-89820-054-7.
  8. ^ Martin, Roach (2009). The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums. Virgin Books. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7535-1700-0.