Forever (Strawbs song)

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"Forever"
Single by Strawbs
B-side "Another Day"
ReleasedJuly 1970 (1970-07)
Genre Progressive folk
Length3:32
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Producer(s) Strawbs
Strawbs singles chronology
"The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
(1968)
"Forever"
(1970)
"Benedictus"
(1971)

"Forever" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper. It did not feature on any of their studio albums at the time but was included as a bonus track on the CD re-release of the albums Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios and Dragonfly.

Contents

B-Side

The B-side track "Another Day" is taken from the Dragonfly album. The Italian release was paired with "Fingertips", a song from Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios .

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogComments
United KingdomJuly 1970 A&M 7" single AMS791
Italy1971A&M7" singleAM 45009B-side "Fingertips"

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