''Only Forever'' is the second album by English
alternative rock
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band
Puressence, released in 1998. ''Only Forever'' displayed a clear shift in Puressence's style, It captured the group in a more positive, lighter, chart-friendly mood. The album charted at #36, this was largely thanks to the amount of play that the first single "This Feeling" received including
Radio 1 and
MTV
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.
Mani
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appeared as producer on the song "Standing in Your Shadow".
"Standing in Your Shadow" was used over the credits of the 1997 film ''
Face
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Track listing
All songs written by Mudriczki, Szuminski, Matthews and McDonald.
#"Sharpen Up the Knives" – 4:04
#"This Feeling" – 2:59
#"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" – 4:30
#"Street Lights" – 3:22
#"Standing in Your Shadow" – 5:13
#"All I Want" – 3:09
#"Behind the Man" – 1:23
#"Never Be the Same Again" – 3:50
#"Hey Hey I'm Down" – 4:04
#"Past Believing" – 3:37
#"Turn the Lights Out When I Die" – 4:03
#"Gazing Down" – 7:20
Personnel
Musicians
*James Mudriczki -
vocals
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*Neil McDonald -
guitar
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*Kevin Matthews -
bass
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*Anthony Szuminski -
drums
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Technical
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Mike Hedges
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producer and
engineer
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*Peter Anderson - Photography
References
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1998 albums
Puressence albums
Albums produced by Mike Hedges
Island Records albums