FOREVER AND EVER (DEMIS ROUSSOS ALBUM)

Forever and Ever
Forever and Ever
Studio album by Demis Roussos
Released	1973
Recorded	March 1972 – January 1973
Studio	Gaîté, Des Dames (Paris); Phonogram (Hamburg); Chappell Recording (London);
Genre	Pop
Length	38:16
Label	Philips
Producer	Demis Roussos
Demis Roussos chronology
Singles from Forever and Ever
	" My Reason"; Released: 1972; " Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"; Released: 1973; " Forever and Ever"; Released: 1973; " Velvet Mornings"; Released: 1973; " My Friend the Wind"; Released: 1973;

Forever and Ever is the second studio album by Greek singer-songwriter Demis Roussos, released in 1973, by Philips Records. A greatly popular album, it also topped the international albums charts in Germany, Netherlands and Norway and was number 2 in Austria.

Track listing

*Forever and Ever* – Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" Forever and Ever"	Stélios Vlavianós Alec R. Costandinos	3:42
2.	" My Friend the Wind"	Vlavianós Costandinos	3:55
3.	" My Reason"	Vlavianós Harris Chalkitis Helen Bank	4:03
4.	"Lay It Down"	Jean-Jacques Cramier Patrick Kent	3:45
5.	"Lovely Sunny Days"	Catherine Desage Francis Lai	4:03
Total length:			19:28

*Forever and Ever* – Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost in a Dream"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Cameron Watson	4:12
2.	" Velvet Mornings"	Vlavianós Costandinos	3:38
3.	"Rebecca"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Boris Bergman	3:45
4.	"When I am a Kid"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Bergman	3:17
5.	" Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"	Mario Panas Klaus Munro Jack Lloyd	3:56
Total length:			18:48

Personnel

Bass – Bernard Rosati
Backing vocals – attributed to "all friends"
Bouzouki – Orphe
Drums – P. Jean
Engineer – Roger Roche
Flute – Chris Hayward
Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Jean-Jacques Cramier
Keyboards, Organ – Stelios Vlavianos
Lead Guitar, Guitar – A. Caracadas
Photography – Bernard Leloup
Trombone – Alex Perdigon, G. Conti

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Forever and Ever*
Chart (1973–1979)	Peak position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report)^[1]	11
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria)^[2]	2
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten)^[3]	1
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	1
French Albums ( SNEP)^[5]	3
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100)^[6]	1
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	1
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista)^[8]	1
Spanish Albums ( AFYVE)^[9]	2
UK Albums ( OCC)^[10]	2
Yugoslavian Albums^[11]	1

Chart (2015)	Peak position
French Albums ( SNEP)^[12]	105

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Forever and Ever*
Chart (1973)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	38

Chart (1974)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	22

Chart (1975)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	3

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia	—	150,000^[16]
Belgium	—	100,000^[17]
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat)^[18]	Gold	15,000^[18]
France ( SNEP)^[19]	Gold	100,000^*
Netherlands ( NVPI)^[21]	Platinum	100,000^[20]
Greece	—	100,000^[22]
Spain ( PROMUSICAE)^[23] cassette	Gold	50,000^{^}
Spain ( PROMUSICAE)^[23] record	Gold	50,000^{^}
Sweden ( GLF)^[25]	Diamond	120,000^[24]
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[26]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 March 1974. p. 50. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Demis Roussos". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "InfoDisc : Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Demis Roussos | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 March 1974. p. 50. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Lescharts.com – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ "Polydor Markets MOR in Style" (PDF). Billboard. 17 November 1979. p. 69. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.
^ "From the Music Capitals of the World - Brussels" (PDF). Billboard. 9 February 1974. p. 43. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.
^ ^a ^b "Demis Roussos" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2019. (select "Demis Roussos" from drop-down list)
^ "From The Music Capitols Of The World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 24 November 1973. p. 46. Retrieved 3 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Forever And Ever in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1973 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "Forever Platinum" (PDF). Cash Box. 11 October 1975. p. 45. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.
^ ^a ^b "Seen In Spain". Billboard. 4 January 1975. p. 25. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Swinging Phonogram Image". Billboard. 7 December 1974. p. 49 – via American Radio History.
^ "Roussos Triumph". Billboard. 19 April 1975. p. 50. Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
^ "British album certifications – Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

External links

Forever and Ever at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Demis_Roussos-2] "Austriancharts.at – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[3] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 March 1974. p. 50. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[4] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Demis Roussos". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[fracharts-5] "InfoDisc : Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Demis_Roussos-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Demis_Roussos-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[ac_Norway_Demis_Roussos-8] "Norwegiancharts.com – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[9] Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[ac_UK_Demis_Roussos-10] "Demis Roussos | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[11] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 March 1974. p. 50. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[ac_France_Demis_Roussos-12] "Lescharts.com – Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[13] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[14] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[15] "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023 – via World Radio History.

[16] "Polydor Markets MOR in Style" (PDF). Billboard. 17 November 1979. p. 69. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.

[17] "From the Music Capitals of the World - Brussels" (PDF). Billboard. 9 February 1974. p. 43. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.

[FinlandDemis_RoussosForever_And_EveralbumCertRef-18] "Demis Roussos" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

[19] "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 26 November 2019. (select "Demis Roussos" from drop-down list)

[20] "From The Music Capitols Of The World - Amsterdam" (PDF). Billboard. 24 November 1973. p. 46. Retrieved 3 January 2020 – via American Radio History.

[NetherlandsDemis_RoussosForever_And_EveralbumCertRef-21] "Dutch album certifications – Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Forever And Ever in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1973 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[CashBox-22] "Forever Platinum" (PDF). Cash Box. 11 October 1975. p. 45. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via American Radio History.

[billboardspain-23] "Seen In Spain". Billboard. 4 January 1975. p. 25. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[24] "Swinging Phonogram Image". Billboard. 7 December 1974. p. 49 – via American Radio History.

[25] "Roussos Triumph". Billboard. 19 April 1975. p. 50. Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via American Radio History.

[United_KingdomDemis_RoussosForever_And_EveralbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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v t e Demis Roussos
Discography
Studio albums	On the Greek Side of My Mind (a.k.a. Fire and Ice) Forever and Ever My Only Fascination Auf Wiedersehn Souvenirs Happy to Be... Die Nacht und der Wein The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) Kyrila – Insel der Träume The Demis Roussos Magic Demis Roussos Man of the World Attitudes Reflection The Story of Demis Roussos Time
Compilations	Greatest Hits Golden Hits Life & Love Insel der Zärtlichkeit – Demis Roussos und seine 20 Welterfolge The Phenomenon 1968–1998 (a.k.a. Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits) Forever and Ever – Definitive Collection Collected
Singles	" We Shall Dance" " My Reason" " Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" " Forever and Ever" " Velvet Mornings" " My Friend the Wind" " Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" " Someday Somewhere" " My Only Fascination" " Auf Wiedersehn" " With You" " Manuela" " Schön wie Mona Lisa (Wenn ich ein Maler wär')" " From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" " Perdoname" " Vagabund der Liebe" " Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" " Die Bouzouki, die Nacht und der Wein" " Can't Say How Much I Love You" " When Forever Has Gone" " Because" " Kyrila" " Ainsi soit-il" " That Once in a Lifetime" " L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" " Lost in Love" " Follow Me" " Love Me Tender" " Summerwine" " Quand je t'aime" " Rain and Tears" " It's Five O'Clock" " On écrit sur les murs"
Related topics	Aphrodite's Child Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack

v t e Demis Roussos
Discography
Studio albums	On the Greek Side of My Mind (a.k.a. Fire and Ice) Forever and Ever My Only Fascination Auf Wiedersehn Souvenirs Happy to Be... Die Nacht und der Wein The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) Kyrila – Insel der Träume The Demis Roussos Magic Demis Roussos Man of the World Attitudes Reflection The Story of Demis Roussos Time
Compilations	Greatest Hits Golden Hits Life & Love Insel der Zärtlichkeit – Demis Roussos und seine 20 Welterfolge The Phenomenon 1968–1998 (a.k.a. Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits) Forever and Ever – Definitive Collection Collected
Singles	" We Shall Dance" " My Reason" " Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" " Forever and Ever" " Velvet Mornings" " My Friend the Wind" " Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" " Someday Somewhere" " My Only Fascination" " Auf Wiedersehn" " With You" " Manuela" " Schön wie Mona Lisa (Wenn ich ein Maler wär')" " From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" " Perdoname" " Vagabund der Liebe" " Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" " Die Bouzouki, die Nacht und der Wein" " Can't Say How Much I Love You" " When Forever Has Gone" " Because" " Kyrila" " Ainsi soit-il" " That Once in a Lifetime" " L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" " Lost in Love" " Follow Me" " Love Me Tender" " Summerwine" " Quand je t'aime" " Rain and Tears" " It's Five O'Clock" " On écrit sur les murs"
Related topics	Aphrodite's Child Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

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