B-side "Promises" Format 7" 45 RPM Genre Country | Released March 1987 Recorded January 1987 Length 3:31 | |
"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album Always & Forever and became Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
In 1987, "Forever and Ever, Amen" won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song and an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year.
It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 29, 2014, making it Travis' first solo single to earn an RIAA certification. The song has also sold 966,000 digital copies since it became available for download.
European release
A 3" CD single was released in the UK (cat. #W8384CD) that included the tracks "Promises", "On the Other Hand" and an interview with Wally Whyton.