''Forever Now'' is the 10th studio album released by British
pop musical group
Level 42, released in March 1994. There were two releases of the album with different track-listings and cover art. The first release in 1994 on
RCA Records
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has 11 tracks. In 1996, the album was re-issued by the label Resurgence, with 15 tracks including six additional tracks, but without the songs "Tired Of Waiting" and "All Over You". Also, some of the songs on this version varied in length from those on the RCA release, and the track "Billy's Gone" was completely remixed. The Resurgence album was re-released in 2009 by the label
Edsel, as a double CD, bringing "Tired Of Waiting" and "All Over You" back to the track-listing again, and also adding extended remixes of "All Over You", "Forever Now", "Learn To Say No" and "Love In A Peaceful World". The sleeve notes for the reissue state that the Resurgence version of the album contained the original intended track- listing.
It was the final album release for Level 42 before their original break-up, and was their only album of the 90s to feature 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
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Husband was a member for 16 years of John McLaughlin's group The 4th Dimen ...
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
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, and
Jakko Jakszyk rejoined on guitar.
Three singles were issued from the album: "Forever Now", "All Over You" and "Love in a Peaceful World" - all of these reached the
Top 40
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.
Track listing
1994 RCA Version
1996 Resurgence Version
2009 Edsel Version
Personnel
;Level 42
*
Mark King β vocals, bass guitar, organ, loops, synths, harp
*
Mike Lindup β vocals, synths,
Rhodes
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, grand piano,
Wurlitzer
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,
Hammond XB2
*
Phil Gould β vocals, acoustic piano, drums, drum loops, organ
with:
*
Wally Badarou β vocals, synths, guitars,
Yamaha DX7
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In the early 1980s, th ...
Rhodes, Hammond XB2
*
Danny Blume (Erroneously credited as "Danny Bloom") β guitars
*Miles Bould β percussion
*Mitey β voice on "All Over You"
Brass Section
*
Gary Barnacle β saxophones
*
John Thirkell,
Derek Watkins and Stuart Brooks β trumpets
*
Richard Edwards β trombone
Strings
*String arrangements on "Love In A Peaceful World' and "Romance" by Mike Lindup
*On "Romance", "Talking In Your Sleep" and Don't Bother Me: Opus 20 directed by
Ann Morfee, led by Chris Tombling
*On "Love In A Peaceful World" led by
Gavin Wright
Charts
Album charts
Single charts
References
*
External links
Official Level 42 website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forever Now (Level 42 Album)
Level 42 albums
1994 albums
Albums produced by Wally Badarou
RCA Records albums