Forever (Kool & the Gang album)
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| Released | November 3, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | October 1985–August 1986 | |||
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| Length | 48:59 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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| Singles from Forever | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Stereo Review | (favourable)[2] |
Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "Stone Love" (US #10, R&B #4). Three additional singles charted, "Holiday" reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, "Special Way" reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3] and "Peacemaker" was released in international markets and charted at #20 in New Zealand.
After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor left the group to pursue a solo career. He returned in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Victory" | James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan | 4:37 |
| 2. | "I.B.M.C." | Taylor, Bayyan | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Stone Love" | Charles Smith, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Forever" | Dwania Kyles, Taylor, Bayyan | 5:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Holiday" | Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Peacemaker" | George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Broadway" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Special Way" | Kyles, Brown, Taylor, Kendall Stubbs, Bayyan | 5:26 |
| 5. | "God's Country" | Gary Curtis Culpepper, Taylor | 5:04 |
Personnel
[edit]Kool & The Gang
- James "J.T." Taylor – all vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8), lead vocals (2, 5, 6, 9), percussion
- Khalis Bayyan – keyboards, saxophone
- Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards
- Charles Smith – guitars
- Robert "Kool" Bell – bass
- George Brown – drums
- Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone
- Clifford Adams – trombone
- Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet
- Michael Ray – trumpet
Additional musicians
- Randy Taylor-Weber – synthesizer programming, creative software programming
- Mark Attalla – instruments
- Kendal Stubbs – instruments, drum programming, backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Alex Williams – instruments
- Bert Clardy – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Jeff Clardy – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Lisa Foster – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Barbara Hernandez – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Starleana Young – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
- Kool & the Gang – backing vocals (6)
Production
[edit]- Gabe Vigorito – executive producer
- Kool & the Gang – producers
- Khalis Bayyan – producer, mixing
- I.B.M.C. Group (Khalis Bayyan, Peter Duarte, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Kendal Stubbs and Randy Taylor/Weber) – producers, recording
- Jay Biolic – recording
- Alex Williams – recording
- Craig Vogel – second engineer
- Peter Duarte – assistant engineer
- Roger Talkov – assistant engineer
- Kendal Stubbs – mixing
- Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs (New York, NY)
- Bill Levy – art direction
- George Corsillo – design
- Gil Gilbert – cover photography
- Carl Davis for Lemans Designs – fashions
- Rosalyn Burns-Brock – make-up
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[5] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Forever > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ Garland, Phyl (May 1987). "Kool and the Gang: Forever" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 52, no. 5. Stereo Review. p. 90.
- ^ "Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever". Music Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever" (in French). InfoDisc. Select KOOL & THE GANG and click OK.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kool & The Gang – Forever". Recording Industry Association of America.
