Released 29 November 1993 Length 58:32 Release date 29 November 1993 | Recorded 1992–1993 Artist Eternal Label EMI | |
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Studio Prime Time Studios
(Los Angeles)
Sarm West Studios
Roundhouse Studios
(London)
Mad Fly Productions
(New York) Producer BeBe Winans
Dennis Charles
Lotti Golden
Nigel Lowis
Ronnie Wilson
Tim Simenon
Tommy Faragher Always & Forever
(1993) Power of a Woman
(1995) Genres Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Contemporary R&B, New jack swing Nominations Brit Award for MasterCard British Album of the Year Similar Eternal albums, Pop music albums | ||
Always & Forever is the debut album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal, released in 1993. The album became a sales success, selling over one million copies and yielding six single releases. It is the only Eternal album to feature Louise Nurding, who left to embark on a solo career before Eternal's follow up album Power of a Woman. The album had an American release in March 1994; it reached the lower 100s on the Billboard 200 album chart.
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Single releases
Always & Forever yielded two Top 5 singles; "Stay" and "Oh Baby I..." "Stay" was the first single to be released from the album, peaking at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by "Save Our Love" and "Just A Step From Heaven", both of which peaked at No. 8. "So Good" was the next single, peaking at No. 13, followed by "Oh Baby I..." which reached No. 4. "Crazy" was the final single released from the album, peaking at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart.
Sales
Always & Forever was a huge success, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified 4x Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 1.2 million copies. It was 1994's third best-selling album in the UK, spending over 76 weeks in the charts. The album broke records for being the first to sell over 1 million copies in the UK by a female group. As of 2015, it is the only album by a debut act to contain six top 15 hits and the first album by a female group to be nominated for best album at the BRIT Awards.
Track listing
- "Stay" – 3:56 (Bobby Khouzouri, Mark Steven)
- "Crazy" – 4:02 (BeBe Winans)
- "Save Our Love (West End Mix)" – 4:21 (Ann Preven, Eddie Chacon, Scott Cutler)
- "Oh Baby I..." – 5:29 (Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher)
- "I'll Be There" – 5:13 (Geoffrey Williams, Simon Stirling)
- "Sweet Funky Thing" – 4:46 (Evelyn "Champagne" King, Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher)
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:58 (Maria Christanson, Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher)
- "Just a Step from Heaven" – 4:16 (Shepard Solomon, Wayne Cohen)
- "Let's Stay Together" – 4:38 (Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.)
- "This Love Is for Real" – 3:44 (Lotti Golden, Robbie Nevil, Tommy Faragher)
- "So Good" – 3:57 (Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan, Louise Nurding)
- "If You Need Me Tonight" – 4:00 (Dennis Charles, Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan, Louise Nurding, Ronnie Wilson)
- "Don't Say Goodbye" – 4:14 (Dennis Charles, Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan, Louise Nurding, Ronnie Wilson)
- "Amazing Grace" – 1:50 (John Newton)
Songs
1Stay3:59
2Crazy4:03
3Save Our Love4:21