Forever (Kool & the Gang album)

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Forever
Kool & The Gang- Forever.jpg
Studio album by
Kool & the Gang
ReleasedNovember 3, 1986
RecordedOctober 1985–August 1986
Studio
Genre
Length48:59
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: November 1986
  2. "Stone Love"
    Released: February 1987
  3. "Holiday"
    Released: May 1987
  4. "Special Way"
    Released: 1987
  5. "Peacemaker"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Stereo Review (favourable) [2]

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). Three additional singles charted, "Holiday" reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, "Special Way" reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [3] and "Peacemaker" was released in international markets and charted at #20 in New Zealand.

Contents

After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor left the group to pursue a solo career. He returned in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.

Reception

David Quantick of NME said, " two thirds of the time, Kool And The Gang are not terribly interesting. Forever is one of those thirds. It contains some lovely harmonising on the title track, some very vague hopes for peace and love, and about one decent song, a reasonably active affair called "Holiday" which bounces along happily and advises us once more to celebrate. This record is not excessively striking and soon I shall have forgotten it." [4]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victory" James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan 4:37
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

Kool & The Gang

Additional musicians

Production

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Forever
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [5] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [6] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Forever > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Garland, Phyl (May 1987). "Kool and the Gang: Forever" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 52, no. 5. Stereo Review. p. 90.
  3. ↑ "Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ↑ David Quantick (January 3, 1987). "33". NME . p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever". Music Canada . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ "French album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever" (in French). InfoDisc.Select KOOL & THE GANG and click OK. 
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Kool & The Gang – Forever". Recording Industry Association of America.
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