Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)

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Forever and Ever
Forever and ever cover.jpg
Studio album by
Demis Roussos
Released1973
RecordedMarch 1972 – January 1973
Studio
  • Gaîté, Des Dames (Paris)
  • Phonogram (Hamburg)
  • Chappell Recording (London)
Genre Pop
Length38:16
Label Philips
Producer Demis Roussos
Demis Roussos chronology
On the Greek Side of My Mind
(1971)		Forever and Ever
(1973)		 My Only Fascination
(1974)
Singles from Forever and Ever
  1. "My Reason"
    Released: 1972
  2. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"
    Released: 1973
  3. "Forever and Ever"
    Released: 1973
  4. "Velvet Mornings"
    Released: 1973
  5. "My Friend the Wind"
    Released: 1973

Forever and Ever is the second studio album by Greek singer-songwriter Demis Roussos, released in 1973, by Philips Records. A greatly popular album, it also topped the international albums charts in Germany, Netherlands and Norway and was number 2 in Austria.

Contents

Track listing

Forever and Ever– Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forever and Ever"
3:42
2."My Friend the Wind"
  • Vlavianós
  • Costandinos
3:55
3."My Reason"
  • Vlavianós
  • Harris Chalkitis
  • Helen Bank
4:03
4."Lay It Down"
  • Jean-Jacques Cramier
  • Patrick Kent
3:45
5."Lovely Sunny Days"
4:03
Total length:19:28
Forever and Ever– Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in a Dream"
  • Vlavianós
  • Chalkitis
  • Cameron Watson
4:12
2."Velvet Mornings"
  • Vlavianós
  • Costandinos
3:38
3."Rebecca"
  • Vlavianós
  • Chalkitis
  • Boris Bergman
3:45
4."When I am a Kid"
  • Vlavianós
  • Chalkitis
  • Bergman
3:17
5."Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"
  • Mario Panas
  • Klaus Munro
  • Jack Lloyd
3:56
Total length:18:48

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia—150,000 [16]
Belgium—100,000 [17]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [18] Gold15,000 [18]
France (SNEP) [19] Gold100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [20] Platinum100,000 [21]
Greece—100,000 [22]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [23]
cassette 		Gold50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [23]
record 		Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [24] Diamond120,000 [25]
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum300,000^

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

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