Classic band with west coast music roots…
The band’s name was inspired by the legendary City of New Orleans as Orleans perfected its recipe of eclectic material, including R&B seasoned with Cajun and second line roots; Alan Toussaint, Neville Brothers and Meters tunes were among the mix. The quartet’s music evolved and refined in a more mainstream direction as they developed their unique rock/pop sound, which led Rolling Stone to christen them “the best unrecorded band in the country.” After signing with Asylum Records they produced chart-topping hits including: Dance With Me, Let There Be Music, Love Takes Time, Reach and, of course, their American standard Still The One. Three of Orleans’ hits have a certified combined airplay total of over seven million.
Among music fans in America there is a broad consensus that for some time now, music on radio, TV and elsewhere has generally lacked intelligent lyrics and memorable melodies. Many also express concern that the music their kids regularly hear is not suitable for young ears. You might be surprised to know where Orleans stands on those issues, also by some of the broad and deep connections they share, going back to the early 1970s and woven into the fabric of American music.
This group’s music has always been family-friendly, intelligent and melodic, well before those things were issues. One of their big hits was so mainstream and mass appeal that during the 2004 Presidential campaign ‘Still The One’ was used by both the Republican and Democratic parties!
Orleans has been performing live every year since 1972 always with at least half original members. They do it the old-fashioned way – they sing and play their own stuff. Their oldest fans are bewildered and amazed at the fact that they still sound as good as – or better than – ever, especially their vocals. Younger fans are simply impressed. Everyone agrees – these guys “still have it”.
Songs composed by members (mostly John) have been covered by James Brown, James Taylor, Chet Atkins, Bonnie Raitt, The Fifth Dimension, Bela Fleck, Linda Ronstadt, Oak Ridge Boys, Barbara Mandrell, Bobby McFerrin, Ricky Skaggs, Janis Joplin, Steve Wariner and numerous other notable artists.
The members of the group have sung and/or played on records by Michael Franks, Graham Parker, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, Ricky Skaggs, Bonnie Raitt, Planet 9, Robbie Dupree, Blues Traveler and many other artists. They have, in turn, had Michael Brecker, Blue Mitchell, Chet Atkins, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Bernhardt, Bela Fleck, Tony Levin and many others help out on their albums.
Orleans currently performs around the globe. Larry, Lance and John are now joined be youngest Hoppen brother, Lane, on keyboards and drummer Charlie Morgan, best known for his many years with Elton John. They’re consistently in demand for performances at fundraisers, private functions and positive cause-based events. Orleans’ newest CD was released in 2005 to fans eager for the band’s first new studio recording in ten years.
Discography
New Star Shining
Sunset BLVD Records 2021
The Complete Set Live
Private Label 2020
No More Than You Can Handle...
Sunset BLVD Records 2018
Tracks: Disc One: Beautiful World, Dance With Me, Still The One, Dancin' In The Moonlight, Sails, Heaven, Ride, I Am On Your Side, Mission Of Mercy, No More Than You Can Handle, Analog Man, Earth Out Tonight, Asking Too Much, I Need A Break (from My Vacation), Plastic Money, Get A Life, Other People & New Star Shining. Disc Two: Let There Be Music, Crazy, If, Time Passes On, Dance With Me, Reach, Love Takes Time, Forever, Miss Grace, Half Moon, Power, Juliet, Still The One & Tongue-Tied.
Musicians to the No More Than You Can Handle... album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
´75 Live Harvard Square
Fuel Label Group 2010
Tracks: Dance With Me, Trenchtown Rock, Please Be There, Cold Spell, Ending Of A Song, If The Rabbit Had A Gun, Two-Faced World, Let There Be Music, Fat Mama Blues, Tongue Tied, Times Passes On & Still The One.
Musicians on the ´75 Live Harvard Square album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen & Wells Kelly.
Obscurities
Friday Music 2008
Tracks: Slippin´Away, You´ve Been Runnin´, You´re Mine, Don´t Break The Code, I Wanna Be In Love, Open Up Your Heart, The Great Divine, Play It By Heart, I Found Somebody, Kelly, UnSettling Down, Start From Were You Are & The Moment.
Musicians on the Obscurities album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
We´re Still Havin´Fun
Friday Music 2008
Tracks: Let There Be Music, Dance With Me, Dancin´ In The Moonlight, Mission Of Mercy, The Walking Wounded, She´s Into Something´, Please Be There, Love Leads Us Home, Love Takes Time & Still The One.
Musicians on the We´re Still Havin´Fun album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen, Fly Amero, Charlie Morgan, Manuel Quintana & Charlie Dechant.
Live
Friday Music 2007
Tracks: Dance With Me, If, Let There Be Music, Time Passes On, Forever, Crazy, Love Takes Time, Power, Reach, Still The One & Tongue Tied.
Musicians on the Live, Volume 1 album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Still The One
Rhino Records 2007
Tracks: Still The One, Fresh Wind, Golden State, Reach, Time Passes On, Dance With Me, Let There Be Music, Sails, Give One Heart & Spring Fever.
Musicians on the Still The One album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Dancin´In The Moonlight
Friday Music 2006
Tracks: Mission of Mercy, Mission of Mercy, Heaven, Yestertime, In My Dream, The Walking Wounded, Get a Life, I Need a Break (From My Vacation), What Was I Thinkin' & Issues.
Musicians on the Dancin´In The Moonlight album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Still The One
Madacy Entertainment 2004
Tracks: Still The One, Dance With Me, Let There Be Music, Love Takes Time, Time Passes On, Tongue Tied, Crazy, Forever, Half Moon, If, Juliet, Miss Grace, Reach & Power.
Musicians on the Still The One album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Still The One Live
Orleans Records 2002
Tracks: Intro, Trench Town Rock, Jam, Plastic Money, Waking And Dreaming, (My House Is Like A) Zoo, Boogie On Country Woman, Fly Away, Lady Liberty, Miss Grace, You´ve Giving Me Something, Circles, Compared To What, Ending Of A Song, The Bum, Plutonium Is Forever, Still The One & New Star Shining.
Musicians on the Still The One Live album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
The Essentials
Elektra Records 2003
Tracks: Dance With Me, Fresh Wind, Reach, Time Passes On, Still The One, Let There Be Music, Sails, Give One Heart, Spring Fever, Ending Of A Song & Waking And Dreaming.
Musicians on the The Essentials album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Let There Be Music/Still The One
Collectables Records 2002
Tracks: Fresh Wind, Dance With Me, Time Passes On, Your Life My Friend, Let There Be Music, Business As Usual, Cold Spell, Ending Of A Song, Give One Heart, You've Given Me Something, Reach, What I Need, If I Don't Have You, Waking And Dreaming, Sails, Still The One, The Bum, Golden State, The Path & Spring Fever.
Musicians on the Let There Be Music/Still The One album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Live
Dreamsville Records 2001
Tracks: CD1: Dance With Me, Good Old Daze, Love Takes Time, Time Passes On, If, Reach, Poison Rain, Arms Half Moon, Still The One & Tongue Tied. CD2: Let There Be Music, Long Ride Home, Juliet, I Found Somebody, Forever, Miss Grace, Crazy, Power, Old Timers & Compared To What.
Musicians on the Live album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Dance With Me
Rhino Records 1998
Tracks: Half Moon, Fresh Wind, Dance With Me, Time Passes On, Let There Be Music, Cold Spell, Ending Of A Song, Give One Heart, Reach, What I Need, If I Don't Have You, Waking And Dreaming, Sails, Still The One, Golden State, Spring Fever, Siam Sam, Sweet Destiny, Love Takes Time & Forever.
Musicians on the Dance With Me album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Ride
Dinosaur Entertainment 1996
Tracks: If We Never Meet Again, I'm On Your Side, Heaven, OneTribe, The Great Divide, Ride, In My Dream, Yestertime, Earth Out Tonight, Plastic Money, Looking For The Light, Love's Not Just For Other People & Analog Man.
Musicians on the A Collection Of Songs album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Live, Volume 1
Digital Sound 1995
Tracks: Dance With Me, If, Let There Be Music, Time Passes On, Forever, Crazy, Love Takes Time, Power, Reach, Still The One & Tongue Tied.
Musicians on the Live, Volume 1 album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Analog Men
Pioneer Records 1994
Tracks: My Idea Of Love, Love's Not Just For Other People, Fat City, Love 2 Watch, Serenity, Heaven, Analog Man, Dance With Me, Back To Your Arms, One Way Or Another & Keep On Changin'.
Musicians on the Analog Men album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Live, Volume 1
Major Records 1993
Tracks: Dance With Me, If, Let There Be Music, Time Passes On, Forever, Crazy, Love Takes Time, Power, Reach, Still The One & Tongue Tied.
Musicians on the Live, Volume 2 album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Live
Village Green 1991
Tracks: CD1: Dance With Me, Good Old Daze, Love Takes Time, Time Passes On, If, Reach, Poison Rain, Arms Half Moon, Still The One & Tongue Tied. CD2: Let There Be Music, Long Ride Home, Juliet, I Found Somebody, Forever, Miss Grace, Crazy, Power, Old Timers & Compared To What.
Musicians on the Live album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Still The One
Asylum Records 1990
Tracks: Dance With Me, Still The One, Reach, Give One Heart, If I Don´t Have You, Sails, What I Need, Spring Fever, Waking And Dreaming, Fresh Winds, Business As Usual, Time Passes On, Your Life My Frien, Cold Spell & Ending Of A Song.
Musicians on the Still The one album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Live
Major Records 1990
Tracks: Dance With Me, Let There Be Music, Time Passes On, Forever, Crazy, Love Takes Time, Power, Reach, Still The One, Tongue Tied, Good Old Daze, I Found Somebody, Poison Rain, Long Ride Home, Juliet, Arms/Half Moon, Miss Grace, Old Timers & Compared To What.
Musicians on the Live album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Grown Up Children
MCA Records 1986
Tracks: Speed Of Love, Grown Up Children, I'll Go Crazy, You're Mine, LadyLiberty, Language Of Love, Fly Away, Circles, On Hold & I've Got To Hand It To You.
Musicians on the Grown Up Children album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
One Of A Kind
Radio Records 1982
Tracks: One Of A Kind, I Found Someone, Let It Be Me, Beatin´Around The Bush, Save Our Planet, Keep On Shining, Gotta Lotta Money (Big Deal), Give In To It, Circles & Move On.
Musicians on the One Of A Kind album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Orleans
MCA Records 1980
Tracks: No Ordinary Lady, When Are You Coming Home, Bustin´Loose, Dukie´s Tune, You´ve Been Runnin´, Come On Over, Ann Marie, Oughta Daughta (Think I Will), Wind & Change Your Mind.
Musicians on the Orleans album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen, Wells Kelly, Jay Beckenstein, Bill Brown, Phil Collins, Bob Leinbach, Jerry Marotta, Rick Marotta, Ra Martin, Morris Pert, Basil Tyler & Gerado Velez.
Forever
Infinity Records 1979
Tracks: Love Takes Time, Don´t Throw Our Love Away, Keep On Rollin´, I Never Wanted To Love You, Everybody Needs Some Music, Slippin´Away, The Flame And The Moth, Isn´t It Easy & Forever.
Musicians on the Forever album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
The ABC Collection
ABC Records 1976
Tracks: Please Be There, If, Two Faced World, Turn Out the Light, Tongue Tied, Half Moon, Mountain, Wanderlust, Ticonderoga Moon, Stoned & It All Comes Back.
Musicians on the ABC Collection album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Waking And Dreaming
Asylum Records 1976
Tracks: Reach,What I Need, If I Don't Have You, Waking And Dreaming, Sails, Still The One, The Bum, Golden State, The Path & Spring Fever.
Musicians on the Waking And Dreaming album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Let There Be Music
Asylum Records 1975
Tracks: Fresh Wind, Dance With Me, Time Passes On, Your Life My Friend, Let There Be Music, Business As Usual, Cold Spell, Ending Of A Song, Give One Heart & You've Given Me Something.
Musicians on the Let There Be Music album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Dance With Me
MCA Records 1975
Tracks: Let´s Have A Good Time, Dance With Me, Wake Up, Let There Be Music, The Last Song, Sweet Johanna, Sunset, Money & Breakdown.
Musicians on the Dance With Me album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
II
ABC Records 1974
Tracks are: Let's Have A Good Time, Dance With Me, Wake Up by, Let There Be Music, The Last Song, Sweet Johanna, Sunset & Money Breakdown.
Musicians on the Orleans album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.
Orleans
ABC Records 1973
Tracks: Please Be There, If, Two-Faced World, Turn Out The Light, Tongue Tied, Half Moon, Mountain, Wanderlust, Ticonderoga Moon, Stoned & If All Comes Back Again.
Musicians on the Orleans album: John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen and others.