Forever More (Puff Johnson song)

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"Forever More"
Forever More-Puff Johnson.jpg
Single by Puff Johnson
from the album Miracle
ReleasedApril 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)
Length5:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Puff Johnson singles chronology
"Forever More"
(1996) 		"All Over Your Face"
(1997)

"Forever More" is a song by American singer Puff Johnson. The ballad[1] was written by Johnson along with Sally Jo Dakota and Narada Michael Walden for her only studio album Miracle (1996), while production was helmed by the latter, with Louis Biancaniello credited as associate producer. The song was released as the album's lead single on April 30, 1996.

Chart performance[]

In the United States, "Forever More" peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 22 on the Rhythmic Songs chart.[2][3][4] "Forever More" charted the highest in New Zealand, where it peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[5] Elsewhere, the song became a top-30 hit in both Australia and the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29 in both countries.[6][7] It also charted in the Netherlands, peaking at number 91.[8]

Music video[]

The song's music video was directed by Greg Masuak.[9] On his website, Masuak writes that the video was heavily edited to become a strictly African-American love story, although it was intended to be a multi-racial tribute to love.[10] In parts of the music video, Puff is seeing playing with an elephant.

Track listings[]

Australian CD. Catalogue Number 663283 2

  • Includes 2 exclusive b-sides never released anywhere else.
  1. Forever More - 4:07
  2. Forever More - 5:08
  3. I Like It - 4:52
  4. Never Loved Nobody - 4:10

Europe CD. Catalogue Number 664407 5

  1. Forever More (Radio Version) - 4:07
  2. Forever More (Classic Mix) - 7:09
  3. Forever More (Sandman Club Mix) - 7:17
  4. All Because Of You - 3:31

Europe CD. Catalogue Number WRK 664162 2

  1. Forever More (Album Version) - 5:07
  2. Forever More (Eyernity Mix) - 6:11
  3. Forever More (Mystro's R & B Groove Mix) - 4:25
  4. Forever More (Classic Mix) - 7:07
  5. Forever More (Sandman Club Mix) - 7:15

UK CD. Catalogue Number 664407 2

  1. Forever More (Album Version) - 5:07
  2. Forever More (Eternity Mix) - 6:11
  3. Forever More (Mystro's R&B Groove Mix) - 4:25
  4. All Because Of You - 3:31

US CD. Catalogue Number 32K 78297

  1. Forever More (Single) - 4:01
  2. Forever More (Album Version) - 5:05

Credits and personnel[]

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Miracle.[11]

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 9, 1996 (1996-04-09) Rhythmic contemporary radio Work [15]
April 30, 1996 (1996-04-30) CD [16]
May 7, 1996 (1996-05-07) Contemporary hit radio [17]
United Kingdom March 31, 1997 (1997-03-31)
  • CD
  • cassette
 Columbia [18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Work Group's Puff Johnson Creating a Romantic 'Miracle'" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 16. April 20, 1996. p. 22. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Puff Johnson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Puff Johnson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Puff Johnson Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.nz – Puff Johnson – Forever More". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Puff Johnson – Forever More". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Puff Johnson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Puff Johnson – Forever More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 12. March 23, 1996. p. 85. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  10. ^ "Adventures in Music Videos". Masuak.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  11. ^ Miracle (booklet). Puff Johnson. Work Group. 1996.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1140. April 5, 1996. p. 39. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "Forever More". Amazon. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1144. May 3, 1996. p. 35. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 29, 1997. p. 41. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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