Forever (Kool & the Gang album)

Forever
Forever
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	November 3, 1986
Recorded	October 1985–August 1986
Studio	Quiet Sound Studios; The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California); Record Plant (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Adult contemporary; urban; dance-pop;
Length	48:59
Label	Mercury
Producer	Kool and the Gang; Khalis Bayyan; I.B.M.C.;
Kool & the Gang chronology
Singles from Forever
	"Victory"; Released: November 1986; "Stone Love"; Released: February 1987; "Holiday"; Released: May 1987; "Special Way"; Released: 1987; "Peacemaker"; Released: 1987;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Stereo Review	(favourable)

Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "Stone Love" (US #10, R&B #4). Three additional singles charted, "Holiday" reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, "Special Way" reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. and "Peacemaker" was released in international markets and charted at #20 in New Zealand.

After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor left the group to pursue a solo career. He returned in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.