Forever (Bobby Brown album)

Forever
Studio album by Bobby Brown
Released	November 4, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B
Length	47:29
Label	MCA
Producer	Tim & Bob, Fred Rosser, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, Derrick Garrett, Gerald Baillergeau & Victor "Big Yam" Merritt
Bobby Brown chronology
Two Can Play That Game (1995) Forever (1997) The Definitive Collection (2006)
Singles from Forever
"Feelin' Inside" Released: 1997 "My Place" Released: 1998

Forever is the fourth studio album by American singer Bobby Brown. The album's only single, "Feelin' Inside" (music video directed by Scott Kalvert)^[relevant?], failed to impact the charts.

Background

The album was recorded after Brown left New Edition's Home Again tour in 1997. Prior to the New Edition reunion, it was rumored Brown was the original choice to play Powerline in Walt Disney Pictures's animated movie, A Goofy Movie, but was cut due to drug problems and was replaced by R&B singer Tevin Campbell, and that some of the songs Bobby did for the movie's soundtrack were revamped and included on Forever. However, Brown was never considered for the role of Powerline. ^[1] The album was originally titled Bobby II, and was supposed to be produced by veterans of the genre Teddy Riley, Sean Combs, R. Kelly and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes^[3] and Allmusic^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Nobody Does It Better" (featuring Whitney Houston)	Carole Bayer Sager Marvin Hamlisch	Kenny Finnel Bobby Brown	0:52
2.	"It's Stil My Thang"	Bobby Brown Derek Allen Kenny Finnel	Bobby Brown Derek "DOA" Allen	5:40
3.	"Feelin' Inside"	Felicia "F-Sharpe" Jefferson Brown Fred Rosser Derrick Garrett	Derrick Garrett Jeff Redd	4:09
4.	"She's All I Need"	Brown Allen	Bobby Brown Derek "DOA" Allen	4:28
5.	"My Place"	Tim Kelley Bob Robinson Brown	Tim and Bob Bobby Brown (co.)	4:57
6.	"Been Around the World"	Kelley Robinson	Tim and Bob	4:50
7.	"Give It Up"	Brown Gerald Baillergeau Victor Merritt Jerome Woods	Bobby Brown Gerald Baillergeau	4:31
8.	"Happy Days"	Allen Brown	Derek "DOA" Allen Bobby Brown	4:30
9.	"Forever"	Kelley Robinson	Tim and Bob	4:43
10.	"Sunday Afternoon"	Brown Allen Finnel	Bobby Brown Derek "DOA" Allen	5:04
11.	"Heart and Soul"	Brown Baillergeau Merritt Woods	Bobby Brown Gerald Baillergeau	3:45

Charts

Chart (1997–98)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	105
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6]	27
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	61
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums[8]	15

References

1. "The Legacy of Powerline: See I2I With A Goofy Movie's Superstar". Pop Culture Wonders. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r318266
3. Bobby Brown - Forever. MCA Records 0881-11691
4. Brown, Bobby. "Forever". studio album. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
5. "Bobby Brown ARIA Chart History (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "フォーエヴァー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
7. "Bobby Brown Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
8. "Bobby Brown Chart History: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.