What's Forever For

"What Forever For" is the title of a song written by Rafe VanHoy and recorded by Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in June 1982 as the third single from the album, Michael Martin Murphey. "What's Forever For" would be Murphey's second country hit and the first of two number ones on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent sixteen weeks in the top 40.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	7

Cover versions

Anne Murray on her 1980 album Somebody's Waiting, released by Capitol Records.
T. G. Sheppard on his 1981 album I Love 'Em All, released by Warner Brothers Records.
Billy Gilman on his 2000 album One Voice, released by Epic Records.
Filipino Acoustic singer Nyoy Volante covered the song from his 2008 album, Heartstrings.
England Dan and John Ford Coley on their 1978 album Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive, released by Big Tree Records.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.

Preceded by "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" by Jerry Reed	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 25, 1982	Succeeded by "Put Your Dreams Away" by Mickey Gilley
Preceded by "Put Your Dreams Away" by Mickey Gilley	RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 16, 1982	Succeeded by "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton