Today, Tomorrow and Forever (Patsy Cline song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Today, Tomorrow and Forever
| cover = Patsy Cline--Today, Tomorrow and Forever--single.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Patsy Cline
| B-side = "Try Again"
| released = {{Start date|1957|05|27}}
| recorded = April 24, 1957
| studio = Decca Records Studios, New York City
| genre = {{hlist|Country|Nashville Sound{{cite web |title="Today, Tomorrow and Forever": Patsy Cline: Song information |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/today-tomorrow-and-forever-mt0011644978 |website=Allmusic |access-date=31 March 2021}}}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=33}}
| label = Decca
| writer = Don Reid
| producer = Paul Cohen
| prev_title = Walkin' After Midnight
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
| next_year = 1957
}}
"Today, Tomorrow and Forever" is a song by American country music singer Patsy Cline. It was released as a single in 1957 via Decca Records and was composed by Don Reid. It was the follow-up release to Cline's major hit of 1957, "Walkin' After Midnight." However, "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" was not successful.
Background and content
During the 1950s, Patsy Cline recorded with the label, Four Star Records. Despite the release of multiple singles and various musical styles, Cline only had one major hit with 1957's "Walkin' After Midnight." The song was a major country and pop hit that year.{{cite web |last1=Unterberger |first1=Richie |title=Patsy Cline: Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/patsy-cline-mn0000014651/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=31 March 2021}} Following its success, Cline's label was searching for a song that could duplicate "Walkin' After Midnight". Four Star executive, Bill McCall, arranged for Cline to record several tracks at Decca Records Studios in New York City, alongside producer Paul Cohen. The session for "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" (written by Don Reid) was held at the Decca Recording Studio on April 24, 1957. Unlike previous sessions, she was told to record more pop-sounding material, which McCall insisted on. Other tracks recorded during the session included "Try Again," "Three Cigarettes (In an Ashtray)," and "Don't Ever Leave Me Again."{{sfn|Nassour|1993|pp=85}}
Release and reception
"Today, Tomorrow and Forever" was released on May 27, 1957 via Decca Record. It was backed by "Try Again" on the flip side. It was Cline's third Decca release.{{cite journal |last1=Cline |first1=Patsy |title="Today, Tomorrow and Forever" / "Try Again" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert) |journal=Decca Records |date=May 27, 1957 |id=9-30339}}{{sfn|Nassour|1993|pp=255}} The single was given a full-page advertisement on Billboard magazine following its release. To promote the record, Cline also toured multiple dates alongside country artists Brenda Lee and Porter Wagoner.{{sfn|Nassour|1993|pp=89}} The song did not become successful, along with two additional singles Decca released in 1957.{{sfn|Nassour|1993|pp=94}} "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" has been given descriptions by music critics since its original release. In reviewing a self-titled compilation, AllMusic described the song as "hardcore country."{{cite web |title=Patsy Cline: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/patsy-cline-laserlight-mw0000271271 |website=AllMusic |access-date=31 March 2021}} In another review, the song was described as an R&B cut.{{cite web |title=Volume 2: Legendary Patsy: Patsy Cline: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/volume-2-legendary-patsy-mw0000205913 |website=AllMusic |access-date=31 March 2021}}
Track listing
References
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- {{cite book |last1=Nassour |first1=Ellis |title=Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline |date=1993 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=0-312-08870-1 }}
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