''Forever is Not Enough'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician

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. It was released on November 20, 2012, via Vigil Records and distributed by

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Background

In 2007, Dill officially left

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to pursue a solo career. He then wrote the song " No Surprise" which was intended to be released on his first album. However, he gave the song to Daughtry for their second studio album, ''

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''. In 2008, he worked with songwriters

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and

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for the album, with plans for it to be released later that year via

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. Dill later released demo tracks from the album to his

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page in July 2008. He released a music video to the song "Leaving You Lonely" on December 2, 2010. After a year of not releasing new music or his album that was expected to be released four years prior, he subsequently released an EP titled, ''Wherever You Are'' independently in 2012 and his debut full-length studio album later that year. ''Forever is Not Enough'' was officially released on November 20, 2012, via Vigil Records and distributed by

Composition

''Forever Is Not Enough'' is a

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and

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-influenced album. Songs from the album were written from 2007 to 2012. "Postcard From Hollywood" and "I'd Follow You" were the earliest songs written for the record. The album features an up-tempo

sound, while maintaining a

-friendly sound. The lead single "War with the Wolves", is a

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-inspired track who Dill stated, was an influence to his music. The title track is described as a "powerful love song," which he wrote after an "accumulation of the way" he felt one night. He also described tracks such as "Leaving You Lonely" and "The End of Me and You" as mid-tempo rock songs. Other songs like "In My Head" feature a

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and

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sound.

Release

On May 22, 2012, "War with the Wolves" was released as the lead single from ''Forever is Not Enough''. The song was listed on the ''Billboard'' Top 40 Indicator Chart. He also performed the song "Mercy at Midnight" in May 2012, ahead of the album's release, which was also included in his ''Wherever You Are'' EP. He released a music video for the single in November 2012, and was featured on

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. "In My Head" was released as the second single from the album, which was released to radio on January 14, 2013. A music video for the song "Forever is Not Enough" was released on July 2, 2013.

Critical reception

Johan Wippsson of

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gave the album a positive review stating, "Imagine a mixture

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and

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, and you get an album filled with epic melodies in an extremely catchy format. So it's more electronic than

and without any traces of their characteristic power-pop. But it is the same class and if you like pop/rock."

Track listing

Release history

References

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