Forever Now (album)

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Forever Now
Studio album by Level 42
Released	March 14, 1994. Re-released in 1996
Recorded	1993 - 1994
Genre	Rock
Label	RCA
Producer	Level 42, Wally Badarou
Professional reviews
All Music Guide
Level 42 chronology
Guaranteed (1991) Forever Now (1994) Retroglide (2006)
Alternate cover
Resurgence (1996) cover.

Forever Now is a studio album released in 1994 by the British pop musical group Level 42. There were two releases of the album with different track listings and cover art. The first release in 1994 RCA records has 11 tracks. In 1996, the album was re-released by the label Resurgence, with 15 tracks including six new tracks, but without the songs "Tired Of Waiting" & "All Over You".

This album was the final release for Level 42 before the breakup, and the last studio in the 90's with the participation of three original members Mark King, Mike Lindup and Phil Gould. Level 42 released a new album in 2006 named Retroglide with King, Lindup and Gary Husband and a small participation by Boon Gould. Phil Gould, dismayed at what he felt was the record company's ineptitude, did not go on the road with the band on their Forever Now tour. He was replaced for the tour with live session drummer Gavin Harrison, and Jakko Jakszyk rejoined on guitar.

The album had three British hits: "Forever Now", "All Over You" and the final single that entered in the UK single charts "Love in a Peaceful World", all in the top 40.

[edit] (RCA - 1994)

1. "Forever Now" (Musker/Darbyshire/King) – 4:14
2. "Model Friend" (King/Lindup/P. Gould) – 4:56
3. "Tired Of Waiting" (Lindup/Badarou/Gould) – 4:57
4. "All Over You" (King/Lindup/Gould) – 4:02
5. "Love In A Peaceful World" (Gould/White) – 7:13
6. "Romance" (King/Lindup/Gould) – 4:55
7. "Billy's Gone" (King/Gould) – 5:24
8. "One In A Million" (King/Lindup/Badarou/Gould) – 4:56
9. "Sunbed Song" (King/Gould) – 5:16
10. "Talking In Your Sleep" (King/Lindup/Gould) – 3:45
11. "Don't Bother Me" (King/Gould) – 4:50

[edit] (Resurgence - 1996)

1. "Billy's Gone" (M.King/P.Gould) – 5:28
2. "The Bends" (M.King/M.Lindup/P.Gould) – 7:13
3. "Play Me" (M.King/W.Badarou/P.Gould) – 6:09
4. "The Sunbed" Song (M.King/P.Gould) – 5:24
5. "Past Lives" (M.King/P.Gould) – 5:39
6. "Don't Bother Me" (M.King/P.Gould) – 4:57
7. "Heart On The Line (Skeletal)" (M.King) – 4:51
8. "Romance" (M.King/M.Lindup/P.Gould) – 4:59
9. "Time Will Heal" (M.King/M.Lindup) – 4:08
10. "Learn To Say No" (M.King/M.Lindup/P.Gould/P.Lorimer) – 4:14
11. "Forever Now" (M.King/Darbyshire/Musker) – 4:21
12. "Model Friend" (M.King/P.Gould/M.Lindup) – 5:04
13. "Love In A Peaceful World" (P.Gould/S.White) – 6:45
14. "One In A Million" (M.Lindup/P.Gould/W.Badarou/M.King) – 4:56
15. "Talking In Your Sleep" (M.King/P.Gould/M.Lindup) – 3:53

[edit] Credits

• Mark King – Vocals, Bass Guitar & Loops, Organ & Loops, Synths and Harp
• Mike Lindup – Vocals, Synths, Rhodes, Grand & Wurlitzer Piano, Hammond XB2

Plus

• Phil Gould – Vocals, Piano, Drums, Drum Loops and Organ
• Wally Badarou – Vocals, Synths, Guitars, DX Rhodes and Hammond XB2
• Danny Bloom – Guitars
• Miles Bould – Percussion
• Gary Barnacle – Saxes
• John Thirkell, Derek Watkins and Stuart Brocks – Trumpets
• Richard Edwards – Trombone

• String Arrangements on "Love In A Peaceful World' and "Romance" by Mike Lindup

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album charts

[edit] Single charts

[edit] References

1. ^ Willian Cooper review to All Music Guide

[edit] External links

• Official Level 42 website