"Always and Forever" | ||||
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![]() Side A of US 7-inch single | ||||
Single by Heatwave | ||||
from the album Too Hot to Handle | ||||
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Released | December 3, 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Rod Temperton | |||
Producer(s) | Barry Blue | |||
Heatwave singles chronology | ||||
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"Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3, 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists, becoming something of a standard.
The song reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1978 after peaking at number two on the US Billboard R&B chart, the band's highest showing on that tally. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 6, 2001.[1][2] In the UK, the songs "Too Hot to Handle" and "The Groove Line" were released before a double A-sided "Always and Forever" / "Mind Blowing Decisions" was issued in November 1978. This became the band's second top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart when it spent two weeks at number nine in December.