Forever (Cracker album)

Forever
Studio album by Cracker
Released	January 29, 2002
Recorded	Sound of Music Studios, Richmond, Virginia
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	58:25
Label	Virgin [1]
Producer	David Lowery
Cracker chronology
Garage d'Or (2000) Forever (2002) O' Cracker Where Art Thou? (2003)

Forever is the fifth studio album by Cracker. ^{[2] [3]} The band performed "Shine" on the Late Show with David Letterman and "Merry Christmas Emily" on The Late Late Show .

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Pitchfork	5.4/10 [5]

Track listing

All songs written by David Lowery and John Hickman, except where noted.

1. "Brides of Neptune" (Lowery) - 4:57
2. "Shine" - 4:20
3. "Don't Bring Us Down" - 4:02
4. "Guarded by Monkeys" (Lowery) - 4:22
5. "Ain't That Strange" - 4:07
6. "Miss Santa Cruz County" - 4:29
7. "Superfan" (Hickman) - 3:56
8. "Sweet Magdalena of My Misfortune" (Lowery) -3:35
9. "Merry Christmas Emily" - 3:56
10. "Forever" - 4:13
11. "Shameless" - 3:44
12. "One Fine Day" - 6:54
13. "What You're Missing" (Lowery, Hickman, Kenny Margolis, Frank Funaro, Paul Rexrode, Brandy Wood) - 5:42

A version of this album, released in 2002. included a 2nd disc of 11 live tracks, entitled Hello, Cleveland! Live from the Metro. ^[6]

Musicians

Cracker:

• David Lowery  – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
• Johnny Hickman  – guitar, vocals, percussion
• Brandy Wood – bass, vocals
• Frank Funaro  – drums, percussion, vocals
• Kenny Margolis – keyboards, accordion, vocals

References

1. "Cracker: Forever". PopMatters. January 28, 2002.
2. "CRACKER" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
3. Courant, MAT OREFICE; Special to The. "CRACKER ROCKS WITH CONFIDENCE". courant.com.
4. "Forever - Cracker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
5. "Cracker: Forever". Pitchfork.
6. https://www.discogs.com/release/3645152-Cracker-Forever, accessed Nov. 3, 2023