Forever More (Puff Johnson song)

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"Forever More"
Forever More-Puff Johnson.jpg
Single by Puff Johnson
from the album Miracle
ReleasedApril 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
Length5:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Narada Michael Walden
Puff Johnson singles chronology
"Forever More"
(1996)
"Over and Over"
(1996)

"Forever More" is a song by American singer Puff Johnson, released on April 30, 1996, as the first single from her only studio album, Miracle (1996). The ballad [1] was written by Johnson along with Sally Jo Dakota and Narada Michael Walden, while production was helmed by the latter, with Louis Biancaniello credited as associate producer.

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard remarked that Johnson "effortlessly glides through this pop-sweetened R&B ballad", produced "with recognizable flair" by Walden. He added, "The song itself is a tad predictable but pleasantly executed. It is easy to imagine love-struck young girls swaying and singing along to this." [2] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, writing, "Columbia's smooth soul diva follows up her huge Over & Over with another seductive, Whitney-esque smoocher, which she penned with Narada Michael Walden and Jermaine Dupri. Radio will lap it up." [3] The magazine's Alan Jones commented, "Puff Johnson is a fine vocalist, rather like Whitney Houston without the frills, and this image is even more strongly evoked by Puff's majestic new single Forever More, which was co-authored by Narada Michael Walden, architect of many of Whitney's early career triumphs. It is a sonically soothing and memorable R&B ballad, lovingly embraced by Puff's tender vocals. It's one of those records that could hang around for a long time." [4]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Forever More" peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 22 on the Rhythmic Songs chart. [5] [6] [7] "Forever More" charted the highest in New Zealand, where it peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. [8] Elsewhere, the song became a top-30 hit in both Australia and the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29 in both countries. [9] [10] It also charted in the Netherlands, peaking at number 91. [11]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Greg Masuak. [12] On his website, Masuak writes that the video was heavily edited to become a strictly African-American love story, although it was intended to be a multi-racial tribute to love. [13] In parts of the music video, Puff is seeing playing with an elephant.

Track listings

Australian CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever More" (Single Version)
Walden4:07
2."Forever More" (Album Version)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
Walden5:08
3."I Like It" Soulshock & Karlin 4:52
4."Never Loved Nobody"
4:10
European CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever More" (Radio Version)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
Walden4:07
2."Forever More" (Classic Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
7:09
3."Forever More" (Sandman Club Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
  • Walden
  • Love to Infinity [b]
7:17
4."All Because of You"
  • Dupri
  • So-Lowe [c]
3:31
European maxi-single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever More" (Album Version)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
Walden5:07
2."Forever More" (Eyernity Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
6:11
3."Forever More" (Mystro's R & B Groove Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
  • Walden
  • Love to Infinity [b]
4:25
4."Forever More" (Classic Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
  • Walden
  • Love to Infinity [b]
7:07
5."Forever More" (Sandman Club Mix)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
  • Walden
  • Love to Infinity [b]
7:15
US single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever More" (Single Version)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
Walden4:01
2."Forever More" (Album Version)
  • Johnson
  • Dakota
  • Walden
Walden5:05

Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Miracle. [14]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesApril 9, 1996 Rhythmic contemporary radio Work [18]
April 30, 1996CD [19]
May 7, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [20]
JapanJune 21, 1996Mini-CD Sony [21]
United KingdomMarch 31, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
Columbia [22]

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