Forever (John Conlee album)

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Forever
John Conlee Forever.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
Genre Country
Label MCA Records
Producer Bud Logan
John Conlee chronology
Rose Colored Glasses
(1978)
Forever
(1979)
Friday Night Blues
(1980)
Singles from Forever
  1. "Before My Time"
    Released: August 11, 1979
  2. "Baby, You're Something"
    Released: December 15, 1979

Forever is the second studio album by American country music singer John Conlee. It was released in 1979 by MCA Records. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Before My Time" Ben Peters 2:39
2."Let's Keep It That Way" Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy3:40
3."Forever"Van Hoy3:03
4."You Never Cross My Mind" Deborah Allen, Putman, Van Hoy2:46
5."I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again"Putman, Van Hoy, Don Cook 2:58
6."Baby, You're Something"Putman, Van Hoy, Cook2:57
7."No Relief In Sight"Gene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson, Rory Bourke 2:36
8."The In Crowd"Fred Lehner, Jerry McBee2:46
9."Crazy" Willie Nelson 2:55
10."Somebody's Leavin'"Putman, Van Hoy, Cook2:38

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 20

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References

  1. "Forever - John Conlee". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. "John Conlee Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.