Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)

Forever and Ever is the second studio album by Greek singer-songwriter Demis Roussos, released in 1973, by Philips Records. A greatly popular album, it also topped the international albums charts in Germany, Netherlands and Norway and was number 2 in Austria.

Forever and Ever
Studio album by Demis Roussos
Released	1973
Recorded	March 1972 – January 1973
Studio	Gaîté, Des Dames (Paris) Phonogram (Hamburg) Chappell Recording (London)
Genre	Pop
Length	38:16
Label	Philips
Producer	Demis Roussos
Demis Roussos chronology
On the Greek Side of My Mind (1971) Forever and Ever (1973) My Only Fascination (1974)
Singles from Forever and Ever
"My Reason" Released: 1972 "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" Released: 1973 "Forever and Ever" Released: 1973 "Velvet Mornings" Released: 1973 "My Friend the Wind" Released: 1973

Track listing

Forever and Ever – Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Forever and Ever"	Stélios Vlavianós Alec R. Costandinos	3:42
2.	"My Friend the Wind"	Vlavianós Costandinos	3:55
3.	"My Reason"	Vlavianós Harris Chalkitis Helen Bank	4:03
4.	"Lay It Down"	Jean-Jacques Cramier Patrick Kent	3:45
5.	"Lovely Sunny Days"	Catherine Desage Francis Lai	4:03
Total length:			19:28

Forever and Ever – Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost in a Dream"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Cameron Watson	4:12
2.	"Velvet Mornings"	Vlavianós Costandinos	3:38
3.	"Rebecca"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Boris Bergman	3:45
4.	"When I am a Kid"	Vlavianós Chalkitis Bergman	3:17
5.	"Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"	Mario Panas Klaus Munro Jack Lloyd	3:56
Total length:			18:48

Personnel

• Bass – Bernard Rosati
• Backing vocals – attributed to "all friends"
• Bouzouki – Orphe
• Drums – P. Jean
• Engineer – Roger Roche
• Flute – Chris Hayward
• Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Jean-Jacques Cramier
• Keyboards, Organ – Stelios Vlavianos
• Lead Guitar, Guitar – A. Caracadas
• Photography – Bernard Leloup
• Trombone – Alex Perdigon, G. Conti

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Forever and Ever Chart (1973–1979) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[1] 11 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[5] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 1 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[9] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 2 Yugoslavian Albums[11] 1 Chart (2015) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[12] 105

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Forever and Ever Chart (1973) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 38 Chart (1974) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 22 Chart (1976) Position UK Albums (OCC)[15] 3

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia	—	150,000[16]
Belgium	—	100,000[17]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18]	Gold	15,000[18]
France (SNEP)[19]	Gold	100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[20]	Platinum	100,000[21]
Greece	—	100,000[22]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] cassette	Gold	50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] record	Gold	50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[24]	Diamond	120,000[25]
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Platinum	300,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.