Always and Forever

~ Recording by Heatwave

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
GTO Records25·3P-111
1.4Always and Forever6:13HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
GTO RecordsGTLP 013
1.4Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
GTO RecordsMWF 1019
1.4Always and Forever6:18HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • US1977-05-30
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)PE 34761
1.4Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
GTO Records25AP 1092
1.15Always and Forever?:??HeatwaveTogether (K-Tel Compilation)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1979
K‐tel (international budget record label)NE 1053
1.4Always and Forever6:18HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • US1989-02-14
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 34761
1.2Always and Forever6:19HeatwaveBest of 12" Gold, Volume 9Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Old Gold (UK, hits reissues)OG 3409
1.1Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveAlways and ForeverHeatwaveAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-02-04
Sony Music Custom Marketing GroupA 22641
1.1Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveAlways and ForeverHeatwaveAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 22641
1.1Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveSlow Jams: The 70s, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-09-21
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)7243-8-27307-2-9
1.3Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveBest Love Songs, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Original SoundOSCD 8909
1.10Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveArt Laboe’s Dedicated to You, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-02-25
Original SoundOSCD 9303
1.1Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveClassic R&B Oldies From the 70’s, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-11-03
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-20752
1.1Always & Forever6:14HeatwaveOld School Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-01-31
Thump RecordsTHCD-4710
1.10Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveBetween the Sheets, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-10-10
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 67124
1.2Always and Forever6:17HeatwaveSmooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsR2 71859/A25340
1.4Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveThe Best of Heatwave: Always and ForeverHeatwaveAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-05-28
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)EK 64914
1.8Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveSoul Classics, Volume 7Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-9880 (7010 Disc 2)
1.5Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveStill Smokin': R & B HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-07-01
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)AS 28854
1.6Always & Forever6:14HeatwaveSlow Jams, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SPG Music
1.5Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveModern Bride Presents the Wedding AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69359
1.5Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveNow & Forever: Timeless Wedding SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-01-19
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75610
1.6Always and Forever6:17HeatwaveBody + Soul: Love SerenadeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-03-16
Time–Life MusicA2 33972
1.5Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveThe Very Best of Smooth JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
JazzFM Recordsjazzfmcd24
2.1Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveSoul LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2004-02-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.12Always and Forever6:17HeatwaveClassic Soul Ballads Love PowerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-10-29
Time–Life Music, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group19979-2, A2 74665
1.4Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • US2008-02-05
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 34761
1.4Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • JP2010-08-04
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EICP-1371
1.29Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveHits of the 70s (50 Songs)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-07-14
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group
1.53Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveHits of the 70s (100 Songs)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-07-14
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group
1.14Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveI Love the 70s: Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)513 484-2
2.3Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveAlways & ForeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-01-23
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88691929032
3.12Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveForever Friends: Someone SpecialVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88765448002
4.7Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveThe Box Set Series: ’70s SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-05-27
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843065982
3.15Always and Forever6:13HeatwaveForever Friends: Always and ForeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-02-09
Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)88875059802
1.4Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • GB2015-06-01
Big Break RecordsCDBBRX0311
1.1Always and Forever6:17HeatwaveAlways and Forever: Love Songs and Smooth GroovesHeatwaveAlbum + Compilation
Big Break RecordsCD BBR 0290
1.4Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbum
  • JP2017-08-23
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)SICP-5505
1.4Always and Forever6:18HeatwaveGoldHeatwaveAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-09-18
Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD677
1.2Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveDeliah: The Wedding CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.4Always and Forever6:14HeatwaveThe Best of Heatwave: Always and ForeverHeatwaveAlbum + CompilationEpic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
2.2Always and Forever6:18HeatwaveThe Wedding AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.4Always and Forever6:15HeatwaveToo Hot to HandleHeatwaveAlbumEpic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
Promotion
2.3Always and Forever6:16HeatwaveThe Songs of Rod TempertonRod TempertonAlbum + Compilation
ChrysalisRT1

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:James Guthrie
assistant engineer:Nigel Adams
Peter Silver
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
producer:Barry Blue (singer, producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar:Mario Mantese
drums (drum set):Ernest (Bilbo) Berger
guitar:Eric Johns
keyboard:Rod Temperton
percussion:Ernest (Bilbo) Berger
Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (US vocalist for Heatwave)
background vocals and lead vocals:Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (US vocalist for Heatwave)
conductor:John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
orchestrator:John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:GTO Records Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1976)
produced for:Indigo (production imprint used by Barry Blue)
recorded at:Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edits:Always and Forever (single version)
recording of:Always and Forever

Always and Forever

lyricist and composer:Rod Temperton
publisher:Rodsongs (publisher)
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Tincabell Music Ltd.
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部