Released August 24, 1999 Length 73:49 Release date 24 August 1999 | Recorded 1998-1999 Artist Sean Combs | |
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Producer Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.), The Hitmen (also exec.) Forever
(1999) The Saga Continues...
(2001) Label Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group Genres Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Pop-rap Nominations Echo Award for Best Hip Hop/Urban Artist (International) Similar Sean Combs albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Forever is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy released on August 24, 1999 in North America by Bad Boy Records, with a release in the United Kingdom the following day. This was the first Puff Daddy album released under just the name "Puff Daddy" as his debut album was released under "Puff Daddy & the Bad Boy Family".
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Forever received generally favorable to mixed reviews from most music critics, directed at the heavy use of sampling in Combs' work, as well as commercially changing hip-hop music simultaneously, which caused controversy at the time. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart. To date, the album has received positive to mixed reviews from music critics, and has spawned three singles that have attained Billboard chart success. In late 1999, Forever was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over one million units in North America. In 2006, Q magazine included Forever in their list of the 50 worst albums of all time.
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Background and production
Nearly two years after Combs released his first joint collaboration album, No Way Out, which debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number one and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in February 1998, whereas Combs (under the name "Puff Daddy"), was nominated for Best New Artist, which he lost. He also collaborated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, for the single "Come with Me" for the 1998 film Godzilla. The song had sampled "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin, and reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst stalling at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He was also obligated to star as Willie Beamen in the motion picture, Any Given Sunday, the role however went to Jamie Foxx. During the summer of 1998, the recording for Combs' debut album began to take place, and then to commence on the following year.
Commercial performance
Forever debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 selling 205,343 copies behind Christina Aguilera's self-titled album with first week sales of 252,800 copies. The album opened at the top spot of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart. The album debuted at number one on the UK R&B Chart. In Canada, the album opened at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart, becoming Combs' highest charting album in the country. As of September 24, 1999, Forever has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 1,000,000 copies. To date, the album has sold 1.4 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
1. Forever (Intro)
2. What You Want
3. I’ll Do This For You (feat. Kelly Price)
4. Do You Like It… Do You Want It… (feat. Jay-Z)
5. "Satisfy You" (featuring R.Kelly)
6. Is This The End Pt. 2 (featuring Twista)
7. I Hear Voices (featuring Carl Thomas)
8. Fake Thugs Dedication (featuring Redman)
9. Diddy Speaks!
10. Angels With Dirty Faces (featuring Bizzy Bone)
11. Gangsta Shit (featuring Lil’ Kim & Mark Curry)
12. P.S. (featuring 112)
13. Pain (featuring G-Dep)
14. Reverse (featuring Shyne, G-Dep, Cee-Lo, Busta Rhymes & Sauce Money)
15. Real Niggas (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil’ Kim)
16. Journey Through The Life (featuring Nas, Beanie Siegel, Lil’ Kim & Joe Hooker)
17. Best Friend (featuring Mario Winans)
18. Mad Rapper
19. P.E. 2000 (featuring Hurricane G)
Songs
1Forever (Intro)1:52
2What You Want4:31
3I'll Do This for YouKelly Price5:01