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1987 studio album by Randy Travis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Always & Forever is the second studio album by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on May 4, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. Released from this album were the singles "Too Gone Too Long", "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)", "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So", all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Always & Forever | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 at StarGem and Audio Media – Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 30:31 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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Singles from Always & Forever | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Los Angeles Times | [1] |
The track "What'll You Do About Me" has been covered by several artists, including single releases by Steve Earle, The Forester Sisters and Doug Supernaw. "I Told You So" was covered by Carrie Underwood as a duet with Travis on her 2007 album Carnival Ride, from which it was released as a single in January 2009.
Comedian Jimmy Pardo (Host of the award winning podcast Never Not Funny) named this his second favorite album of 1987.[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Too Gone Too Long" | Gene Pistilli | 2:26 |
2. | "My House" | Al Gore, Paul Overstreet | 2:54 |
3. | "Good Intentions" | Marvin Coe, Merle Haggard, Randy Travis | 3:37 |
4. | "What'll You Do About Me" | Dennis Linde | 2:38 |
5. | "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" | Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals | 3:12 |
6. | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | Overstreet, Don Schlitz | 3:31 |
7. | "I Told You So" | Travis | 3:40 |
8. | "Anything" | Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas | 2:41 |
9. | "The Truth Is Lyin' Next to You" | Susan Longacre, Kent Robbins | 3:24 |
10. | "Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down the Walls" | Jim Sales, Travis | 2:38 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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