Forever (The Statler Brothers song)

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"Forever"
Single by The Statler Brothers
from the album Four for the Show
B-side "More Like Daddy Than Me"
ReleasedNovember 1986
Genre Country
Length2:57
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Fortune
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers singles chronology
"Only You"
(1986)
"Forever"
(1986)
"I'll Be the One"
(1987)

"Forever" is a song written by Jimmy Fortune, and recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in November 1986 as the third single from their album Four for the Show . The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks11

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References

  1. "The Statler Brothers singles". Allmusic . Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  2. "The Statler Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.