Forever (Alesso album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Forever
| type = studio
| artist = Alesso
| cover = Alesso-Forever.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Standard edition cover. On the deluxe edition, the text and logo are gold.
| released = {{Start date|2015|5|22|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2012–2015
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|EDM|dance-pop}}
| length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=49|s=31}} (standard edition)|{{Duration|m=62|s=57}} (deluxe edition)}}
| label = {{hlist|Def Jam|Virgin}}
| producer = {{hlist|Alesso|Hal Ritson|Richard Adlam|Lotus IV|Calvin Harris|Benny Blanco|Ryan Tedder|Brent Kutzle|Matthew Koma}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Forever
| type = studio
| single1 = If I Lose Myself
| single1date = 30 March 2013
| single2 = Under Control
| single2date = 7 October 2013
| single3 = Tear the Roof Up
| single4 = Heroes (We Could Be)
| single4date = 22 August 2014{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/tear-the-roof-up-alesso/0060254705418 |title=Tear The Roof Up | Alesso – Télécharger et écouter l'album |publisher=Qobuz.com |date=2015-05-21 |accessdate=2015-05-28}}
| single5 = Cool
| single5date = 17 February 2015{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/cool-alesso/0060254725913 |title=Cool | Alesso – Télécharger et écouter l'album |publisher=Qobuz.com |date=2015-05-21 |accessdate=2015-05-28}}
| single6 = Sweet Escape
| single6date = 15 May 2015
}}
}}
Forever (stylised as FOREVER) is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso. It was released on 22 May 2015 by Def Jam Recordings.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/forever/981087480 |title=iTunes - Music - Forever by Alesso |publisher=iTunes |date= 26 May 2015|access-date=2015-05-28}} Alesso has said of the album, "It's been an indescribable journey to get this album together. I'm so proud of it, it's very personal to me, it's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day. I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song. Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning."{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/alesso-debut-album-forever-out-may-26/ |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712000040/http://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/alesso-debut-album-forever-out-may-26/ |archivedate=July 12, 2015 |title=ALESSO DEBUT ALBUM FOREVER OUT MAY 26 | Universal Music Canada }}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 53/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/forever/alesso|title=Forever by Alesso Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|accessdate=15 September 2024}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-mw0002842388#review|title=Forever Alesso|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jeffries|first=David|access-date=15 September 2024}}
| rev2 = PopMatters
| rev2score = 3/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/194752-alesso-forever-2495515964.html|title=Alesso: Forever|magazine=PopMatters|last=Fitzgerald|first=Colin|date=24 June 2015|access-date=15 September 2024}}
| rev3 = Rolling Stone
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/alesso-forever-20150529|url-access=subscription|title=Forever|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Arnold|first=Chuck|date=29 May 2015|access-date=15 September 2024}}
}}
Forever received a score of 53 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "mixed or average" reception. David Jeffries of AllMusic described the album as versatile and opined that Alesso's use of "funky electro" distinguishes him from his competitors. Jeffries concluded his review by praising the opening track "Profondo", calling it "amusing, eerie and boomy".
Maura Johnston of the Boston Globe highlighted the track "Destinations" as the best on the album, while opining that Forever as a whole felt "incomplete".{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/05/25/album-review-alesso-forever/w8xJalXaprPFiRbozvhCjM/story.html|title=Alesso, Forever|newspaper=The Boston Globe|last=Johnston|first=Maura|date=26 May 2015|access-date=15 September 2024}} Colin Fitzgerald of PopMatters opined that the album felt more like a business move than a genuine creative endeavor from Alesso, singling out the track "Heroes (We Could Be)" for its unoriginality. Fitzgerald directed some praise towards the tracks "Payday" and "Destinations", but ultimately concluded his review by stating that the album contains "the worst of generic pop music – the kind that's existed for decades, just with a fresh new coat of EDM slapped on".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Profondo
| writer1 = Alessandro Lindblad
| extra1 = Alesso
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = Payday
| writer2 = Lindblad
| extra2 = Alesso
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Heroes (We Could Be)
| note3 = featuring Tove Lo
| writer3 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Tove Nilsson|David Bowie|Brian Eno}}
| extra3 = Alesso
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = Tear the Roof Up
| writer4 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Klas Åhlund|Adam Baptiste}}
| extra4 = Alesso
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = Cool
| note5 = featuring Roy English
| writer5 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Damon Sharpe|Daniel Davidsen|Lucas Secon|Mich Hansen|Peter Wallevik}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Alesso|Hal Ritson|Richard Adlam}}
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = Scars
| note6 = featuring Ryan Tedder
| writer6 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Ryan Tedder}}
| extra6 = Alesso
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = Sweet Escape
| note7 = featuring Sirena
| writer7 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Elsa Oljelund|Linus Wiklund}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Alesso|Lotus IV{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = Destinations
| writer8 = Lindblad
| extra8 = Alesso
| length8 = 5:29
| title9 = If It Wasn't for You
| writer9 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Simon Strömstedt}}
| extra9 = Alesso
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = In My Blood
| writer10 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Michel Zitron|John Martin}}
| extra10 = Alesso
| length10 = 3:04
| title11 = Under Control
| note11 = with Calvin Harris featuring Hurts
| writer11 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Adam Wiles|Theo Hutchcraft}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Alesso|Calvin Harris}}
| length11 = 3:05
| title12 = All This Love
| note12 = featuring Noonie Bao
| writer12 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Jonnali Parmenius|Wiklund|Måns Wredenberg}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Alesso|Lotus IV{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 4:11
| title13 = If I Lose Myself
| note13 = vs. OneRepublic
| writer13 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Tedder|Benjamin Levin|Brent Kutzle|Zach Filkins}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Alesso|Benny Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Tedder{{ref|a|[a]}}|Kutzle{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length13 = 3:35
| title14 = Immortale
| writer14 = Lindblad
| extra14 = Alesso
| length14 = 3:11
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever {{nobold|– deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00XAAGIFI/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp |title=Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso |publisher=Amazon |accessdate=9 August 2015}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = Cool (Slow)
| note15 = featuring Roy English
| writer15 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Sharpe|Davidsen|Secon|Hansen|Wallevik}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Allesso|Ritson|Adlam}}
| length15 = 3:37
| title16 = Gillionaire
| writer16 = Lindblad
| extra16 = Alesso
| length16 = 6:40
| title17 = Years
| note17 = featuring Matthew Koma
| writer17 = {{hlist|Lindblad|Matthew Bair|Sam Watters}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Alesso|Matthew Koma{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length17 = 3:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever {{nobold|– British deluxe edition (iTunes)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/forever-deluxe/982239092 |title=Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso |date=26 May 2015 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=9 August 2015}}
| title18 = Heroes (We Could Be)
| note18 = featuring Tove Lo; main version video
| length18 = 4:55
| title19 = Cool
| note19 = featuring Roy English; revised main version video
| length19 = 3:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever {{nobold|– Japanese deluxe edition}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/forever-deluxe/1442446457 |title=Forever (Deluxe) by Alesso |date=27 May 2015 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=9 August 2015}}
| title18 = Cool
| note18 = featuring Roy English; A-Trak Remix
| length18 = 4:44
}}
Notes
- {{note|a|[a]}} signifies a co-producer
- {{note|b|[b]}} signifies an additional producer
- "If It Wasn't for You" features uncredited vocals by Simon Strömstedt.
- "In My Blood" features uncredited vocals by John Martin.
- "Cool" contains samples of Kylie Minogue's 2010 single "Get Outta My Way".
- The deluxe edition was available everywhere excluding North America.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Forever ! Chart (2015) ! Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|41|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=6 January 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|69|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=6 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|43|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=6 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|78|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=6 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|18|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|54|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=30 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|95|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|year=2015|week=22|access-date=4 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|32|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=4 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/555043/products/1125730/1/|title=Top of the Shops - アルバムの公式リストは、日本で数週間を販売しました|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon|access-date=June 8, 2015}}
| style="text-align:center;"|27 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Norway|33|date=2015-06-08|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=8 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=2015-06-08|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=8 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|65|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=8 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=30 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|42|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=6 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK|24|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=1 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|30|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Alesso|album=Forever|access-date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for Forever ! Chart (2015) ! Position |
| scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2015&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2015|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=Swedish|access-date=1 June 2020}}
| 68 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Forever}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|title=Forever|artist=Alesso|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|access-date=4 January 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Forever|artist=Alesso|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|certweek=27|position=24|access-date=5 September 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Forever|artist=Alesso|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|id=2350-5154-2|access-date=24 August 2024}}
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