Forever Charlie | ||||
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Released | January 27, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | The Avila Brothers, Steve Daly, Emile Ghantous, Keith Hetrick, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Gregg Pagani, Charlie Wilson (also exec.) | |||
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The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies. [5]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Somebody Loves You" | Charlie Wilson, Emile Ghantous, Steve Daly, Keith Hetrick, Sam Salter, Sid Jain, Gregg Pagani, Mahin Wilson, Michael Paran | Ghantous, Daly, Hetrick | 3:32 |
2. | "Touched By An Angel" | Pagani, Lance Tolbert, Edwin Serrano, C, Wilson, M. Wilson, Paran | Pagani, C. Wilson | 4:02 |
3. | "Goodnight Kisses" | C. Wilson, Ghantous, Erik Nelson, Tolbert, Brandon Bassir, M. Wilson, Paran | Ghantous, C. Wilson | 3:36 |
4. | "Just Like Summertime" | Pagani, Tolbert, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Ayanna Ray, C. Wilson, M. Wilson, M. Paran | Pagani, C. Wilson | 3:40 |
5. | "Unforgettable" (featuring Shaggy) | C. Wilson, Ghantous, Daly, Hetrick, M. Wilson, Paran, Orville Burrell, Bob Marley | Ghantous, Daly, Hetrick | 4:08 |
6. | "Sugar.Honey.Ice.Tea" | Pagani, Rodney Thomas, Serrano, C. Wilson, M. Wilson, Paran, Otha Leon Haywood | Pagani, C. Wilson | 3:13 |
7. | "My Favorite Part of You" | Pagani, Thomas, Jimmy Burney, Damon Sharpe, C. Wilson, M. Wilson, Paran | Pagani, C. Wilson | 4:28 |
8. | "Infectious" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | C. Wilson, Ghantous, Daly, Hetrick, Salter, Marlon McClain, Calvin Broadus, M. Wilson, M. Paran | Ghantous, Daly, Hetrick | 3:58 |
9. | "Hey Lover" | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, C. Wilson, Val Young, Bobby Avila, Issiah Avila, James Q. Wright | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:29 |
10. | "Things You Do" | Harris III, Lewis, C. Wilson, Young | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:17 |
11. | "Birthday Dress" | Pagani, Burney, Serrano, C. Wilson, M. Wilson, Paran | Pagani, C. Wilson | 3:16 |
12. | "Me and You Forever" | Harris III, Lewis, C. Wilson, Serrano, B. Avila, I. Avila | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, The Avila Brothers | 4:04 |
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United States | January 27, 2015 [11] | RCA |
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