Forever (Kenny Loggins song)

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"Forever"
"Forever" by Kenny Loggins.jpg
Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Vox Humana
B-side "At Last"
Released1985
Recorded1985
Genre Pop rock
Length4:23
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kenny Loggins
  • David Foster
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"Vox Humana"
(1985)
"Forever"
(1985)
"At Last"
(1986)

"Forever" is a song by Kenny Loggins from his 1985 album, Vox Humana . It was released as the second single from the album, after "Vox Humana", and became another top 40 hit for Loggins. The song was originally written for a short film called Access All Areas produced by Jenny Sullivan (ex-wife of Jim Messina, Loggins' former bandmate). Some of its success on the charts can be attributed to its use in the soap opera, The Young and the Restless . Loggins has often used the song to close out his live performances.

Contents

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [1] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 40
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 5

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

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References

  1. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7820." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. "Kenny Loggins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. "Kenny Loggins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. Vox Humana (Liner notes). Kenny Loggins. Columbia Records. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)