Forever (Bobby Brown album)

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Forever
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre R&B
Length47:29
Label MCA
Producer Tim & Bob, Fred Rosser, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, Derrick Garrett, Gerald Baillergeau & Victor "Big Yam" Merritt
Bobby Brown chronology
Two Can Play That Game
(1995)
Forever
(1997)
The Definitive Collection
(2006)
Singles from Forever
  1. "Feelin' Inside"
    Released: 1997
  2. "My Place"
    Released: 1998

Forever is the fourth studio album by American singer Bobby Brown. The album's only single, "Feelin' Inside" (music video directed by Scott Kalvert)[ relevant? ], failed to impact the charts.

Contents

Background

The album was recorded after Brown left New Edition's Home Again tour in 1997. Prior to the New Edition reunion, it was rumored Brown was the original choice to play Powerline in Walt Disney Pictures's animated movie, A Goofy Movie , but was cut due to drug problems and was replaced by R&B singer Tevin Campbell, and that some of the songs Bobby did for the movie's soundtrack were revamped and included on Forever. However, Brown was never considered for the role of Powerline. [1] The album was originally titled Bobby II, and was supposed to be produced by veterans of the genre Teddy Riley, Sean Combs, R. Kelly and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes [3] and Allmusic [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Nobody Does It Better" (featuring Whitney Houston)
  • Kenny Finnel
  • Bobby Brown
0:52
2."It's Stil My Thang"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Derek Allen
  • Kenny Finnel
  • Bobby Brown
  • Derek "DOA" Allen
5:40
3."Feelin' Inside"
  • Felicia "F-Sharpe" Jefferson
  • Brown
  • Fred Rosser
  • Derrick Garrett
4:09
4."She's All I Need"
  • Brown
  • Allen
  • Bobby Brown
  • Derek "DOA" Allen
4:28
5."My Place"
4:57
6."Been Around the World"
  • Kelley
  • Robinson
Tim and Bob4:50
7."Give It Up"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Gerald Baillergeau
4:31
8."Happy Days"
  • Allen
  • Brown
  • Derek "DOA" Allen
  • Bobby Brown
4:30
9."Forever"
  • Kelley
  • Robinson
Tim and Bob4:43
10."Sunday Afternoon"
  • Brown
  • Allen
  • Finnel
  • Bobby Brown
  • Derek "DOA" Allen
5:04
11."Heart and Soul"
  • Brown
  • Baillergeau
  • Merritt
  • Woods
  • Bobby Brown
  • Gerald Baillergeau
3:45

Charts

Chart (1997–98)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 105
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 27
U.S. Billboard 200 [7] 61
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums [8] 15

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