Only Forever is the second album by English alternative rock band Puressence, released in 1998. Only Forever displayed a clear shift in Puressence's style, It captured the group in a more positive, lighter, chart-friendly mood. The album charted at #36, this was largely thanks to the amount of play that the first single "This Feeling" received including Radio 1 and MTV.
| Only Forever | ||||
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| Released | 17 August 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 47:34 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Mike Hedges | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| NME |   link |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music | [1] |
| The Times | [2] |
| Select | [3] |
Mani appeared as producer on the song "Standing in Your Shadow".
"Standing in Your Shadow" was used over the credits of the 1997 film Face.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Mudriczki, Szuminski, Matthews and McDonald.
- "Sharpen Up the Knives" – 4:04
- "This Feeling" – 2:59
- "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" – 4:30
- "Street Lights" – 3:22
- "Standing in Your Shadow" – 5:13
- "All I Want" – 3:09
- "Behind the Man" – 1:23
- "Never Be the Same Again" – 3:50
- "Hey Hey I'm Down" – 4:04
- "Past Believing" – 3:37
- "Turn the Lights Out When I Die" – 4:03
- "Gazing Down" – 7:20
Personnel
editMusicians
editTechnical
edit- Mike Hedges - producer and engineer
- Peter Anderson - Photography
References
edit- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ^ Humphries, Patrick (15 August 1998). "New album releases - Music". The Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Emma (September 1998). "Puressence Only Forever". Select. No. 99. London: EMAP. p. 89. ISSN 0959-8367.