Always & Forever (Eternal album)


Always & Forever is the debut studio album by British girl group Eternal. It was released through EMI on 29 November 1993 before Louise Nurding left to embark on a solo career, before Eternal's follow up album Power of a Woman. The album became a commercial success, selling over one million copies in the UK alone and yielding six top 20 single releases. As of 1997, the album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.

Single releases

Always & Forever yielded two Top 5 singles; "Stay" and "Oh Baby I..." "Stay" was the first single to be released from the album, peaking at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by "Save Our Love" and "Just A Step From Heaven", both of which peaked at No. 8. "So Good" was the next single, peaking at No. 13, followed by "Oh Baby I..." which reached No. 4. "Crazy" was the final single released from the album, peaking at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart.

Sales

Always & Forever was a huge success, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified 4x Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 1.2 million copies. It was 1994's third best-selling album in the UK, spending over 76 weeks in the charts. The album broke records for being the first to sell over 1 million copies in the UK by a female group. As of 2015, it is the only album by a debut act to contain six top 15 hits and the first album by a female group to be nominated for best album at the BRIT Awards. The album had an American release in March 1994, selling 81,000 copies by December 1994.

Track listing

  1. "Stay" – 3:56
  2. "Crazy" – 4:02
  3. "Save Our Love " – 4:21
  4. "Oh Baby I..." – 5:29
  5. "I'll Be There" – 5:13
  6. "Sweet Funky Thing" – 4:46
  7. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:58
  8. "Just a Step from Heaven" – 4:16
  9. "Let's Stay Together" – 4:38
  10. "This Love Is for Real" – 3:44
  11. "So Good" – 3:57
  12. "If You Need Me Tonight" – 4:00
  13. "Don't Say Goodbye" – 4:14
  14. "Amazing Grace" – 1:50

    Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Certifications