Forever (Kool & the Gang album)

Forever
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released November 3, 1986
Genre AC
Urban
Dance-pop
Length 48:59
Label Mercury
Producer Kool and the Gang, Khalis Bayyan, I.B.M.C.
Kool & the Gang chronology
Emergency
(1984)		 Forever
(1986)		 Sweat
(1989)
Singles from Forever
  1. "Victory"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Stone Love"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Holiday"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "Stone Love" (US #10, R&B #4). Two further singles, "Holiday" and "Special Way" were also released from the album; the former reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, the latter hit reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]

After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor would leave the group for a solo career. He would return in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victory"James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan4:37
2."I.B.M.C."Taylor, Bayyan4:14
3."Stone Love"Charles Smith, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:37
4."Forever"Dwania Kyles, Taylor, Bayyan5:03
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Holiday"Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:12
2."Peacemaker"George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:35
3."Broadway"Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang3:40
4."Special Way"Kyles, Brown, Taylor, Kendall Stubbs, Bayyan5:26
5."God's Country"Gary Curtis Culpepper, Taylor5:04

Personnel

  • Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
  • Drums – George Brown
  • Guitar – Charles Smith
  • Saxophone, keyboards – Khalis Bayyan
  • Keyboards – Curtis "Fitz" Williams
  • Vocals, percussion – James "J.T." Taylor
  • Alto saxophone – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
  • Trombone – Clifford Adams
  • Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens
  • Additional musicians – Alex Williams, Kendal Stubbs, Mark Attalla
  • Backing vocals – Barbara Hernandez, Bert Clardy, Jeff Clardy, Kendal Stubbs, Lisa Foster, Starleana Young
  • Drum programming – Kendal Stubbs
  • Synthesizer and creative software programmed by – Randy Weber

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[3] Gold 94,800[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Forever > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "French album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  4. ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-31.


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