Forever (Puff Daddy album)

Forever
Forever
Studio album by Puff Daddy
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	1998–99
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	73:04
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.); The Hitmen (also exec.);
Puff Daddy chronology
Singles from Forever
	"P.E. 2000"; Released: 1999; "Satisfy You"; Released: October 13, 1999; "Do You Like It... Do You Want It..."; Released: January 2000; "Best Friend"; Released: February 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Robert Christgau	C+^[4]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable^[5]
USA Today	^[6]

Forever is the second studio album of American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy released on August 24, 1999 by Bad Boy Records.^[7] The album rose to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart.^[8] Forever has also been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.^[9]

Overview[]

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".

Forever received mixed reviews from most music critics, with criticism directed at the commercialization of hip-hop music, specifically this albums more pop dance sound and lacklustre lyrics compared to its predecessor, which caused controversy at the time. In 2006, Q magazine included Forever in their list of the 50 worst albums of all time.^[10]

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 reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. During the summer of 1998, the recording for Combs' debut album began, continuing 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.^[11] The album opened at the top spot of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[12] In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.^[13] The album debuted at number one on the UK R&B Chart.^[14] 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.^[15] To date, the album has sold 1.4 million copies worldwide.

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Forever"	Sean Combs Mario Winans Steve Coe Martin Smith	Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario "Yellow Man" Winans	1:51
2.	"What You Want"	Combs Ronald Greene Zach White	Zach White	4:30
3.	"I'll Do This for You" (featuring Kelly Price)	Combs Chauncey Hawkins Kelly Price Ron Lawrence Winans Carl Driggs Ish Ledesma	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario "Yellow Man" Winans	5:00
4.	"Do You Like It... Do You Want It..." (featuring Jay-Z)	Combs Shawn Carter Dave Vanderpool James Todd Smith	Dave "Prestige" Vanderpool Sean "Puffy" Combs	3:54
5.	"Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly)	Combs Jeffrey Walker Greene Price Robert Kelly Denzil Foster Jay King Thomas McElroy	Sean "Puffy" Combs Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker	4:48
6.	"Is This the End? (Part Two)" (featuring Twista)	Combs Carl Mitchell Jack Knight Anthony Dent	Dent Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:40
7.	"I Hear Voices" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Combs Mark Curry Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Ryo Kawasaki	Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Sean "Puffy" Combs	5:14
8.	"Fake Thugs Dedication" (featuring Redman)	Combs Carter Reggie Noble Freddie Byrd Lana Moorer	Sean "Puffy" Combs	3:13
9.	"Diddy Speaks"	Combs	Sean "Puffy" Combs	1:11
10.	"Angels With Dirty Faces" (featuring Bizzy Bone)	Combs Lawrence Bryon McCane Zane Copeland Maurice White Verdine White Eddie del Barrio	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:10
11.	"Gangsta Shit" (featuring Lil' Kim & Mark Curry)	Combs Curry Kimberly Jones Winans	Mario "Yellow Man" Winans Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:42
12.	"P.S. 112 (Interlude)"	A.J. Johnson Harve Pierre	Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre	0:59
13.	"Pain" (featuring G. Dep)	Combs Trevell Coleman Myrick Broady Les McCann	Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Sean "Puffy" Combs	3:56
14.	"Reverse" (featuring Redman, Shyne, G. Dep, Cee-Lo, Busta Rhymes & Sauce Money)	Combs Jamal Barrow Coleman Reggie Noble Thomas Barton Trevor Smith Myrick Broady Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady	5:07
15.	"Real Niggas" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil' Kim)	Combs Christopher Wallace Kimberly Jones Deric Angelettie	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	4:01
16.	"Journey Through the Life" (featuring Nas, Beanie Sigel, Lil' Kim & Joe Hooker)	Combs Nasir Jones Dwight Grant Myrick Broady Pierre	Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:55
17.	"Best Friend" (featuring Mario Winans)	Combs Winans Christopher Cross	Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario "Yellow Man" Winans	5:32
18.	"Mad Rapper (Interlude)"	Angelettie	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	1:14
19.	"P.E. 2000" (featuring Hurricane G)	Combs Curry Greene Hank Shocklee Carlton Ridenhour	Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:52
Total length:				73:04

Sample credits^[16]

"Journey Through the Life" contains a sample of "For the Good Times" written by Kris Kristofferson as performed by Al Green.
"I'll Do This for You" contains a sample of "Get Off" written by Carl Driggs and Ish Ledesma as performed by Foxy.
"Do You Want It... Do You Like It..." contains an interpolation of "Wanna Get Paid" as performed by LL Cool J and The Lost Boyz.
"I Hear Voices" contains a sample of "Bamboo Child" by Ryo Kawasaki.
"Fake Thugs Dedication" samples "Paper Thin" written by Lana Michelle Moorer and Freddie Byrd as performed by MC Lyte and "Shining Star" written by Maurice White, Larry Dunn and Philip Bailey as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Angels With Dirty Faces" samples "Fantasy" written by Maurice White, Verdine White and Eddie del Barrio as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Satisfy You" samples "I Got 5 On It" written by Jerold Dwight Ellis III and Garrick Husbands as performed by Luniz, "Why You Treat Me So Bad" written by Denzil Foster, Jay King and Thomas McElroy as performed by Club Nouveau and "Sexual Healing" written by Marvin Gaye and Odell Brown as performed by Gaye.
"P.E. 2000" contains a sample of "Public Enemy No.1" written by Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee as performed by Public Enemy and "Blow Your Head" written by Fred Wesley and James Brown as performed by Wesley and The J.B.'s.
"Best Friend" contains a sample of "Sailing" written and performed by Christopher Cross.
"Pain (Forever)" contains a sample of "Benjamin" written and performed by Les McCann and "Children's Story"
"Reverse" contains a sample of "Romeo" by The Dynamic Superiors.
"Real Niggas" contains a sample of "Real Niggaz" written by Christopher Wallace as performed by The Notorious B.I.G.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[18]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[19]	31
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[20]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[21]	26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[22]	37
French Albums (SNEP)^[23]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[24]	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[25]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	9
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[14]	1
US Billboard 200^[28]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[29]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1999)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[30]	64
US Billboard 200^[31]	92
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard)^[32]	51

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[33]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles[]

Single Information
"P.E. 2000" Released: 1999 Hot Rap Singles: #6 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #34
"Satisfy You" Released: 1999 Billboard Hot 100: #2 Hot Rap Singles: #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1
"Do You Like It... Do You Want It..." Released: 2000 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #67
"Best Friend" Released: 2000 Hot R&B/Hip Hip Singles & Tracks: #67

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Discography Production discography Accolades
Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris
Mixtapes	MMM (Money Making Mitch)
Remix albums	We Invented the Remix
Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "Satisfy You" "Bad Boy for Life" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" "Angels" "Love Come Down" "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Your Love" "Ass on the Floor" "Finna Get Loose" "Workin (Remix)"
Featured singles	"No Time" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Nothin' Move But the Money" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"
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