| Forever Man | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | Eric Clapton |
| Cover: | Forever Man album.jpg |
| Released: | 28 April 2015 |
| Recorded: | 1982–2014 |
| Genre: | Rock, pop, blues |
| Length: | (3-CD/Digital download version) (2-CD version) (2-LP Vinyl edition) |
| Label: | Reprise |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
Forever Man is a compilation album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released through Reprise Records.
The pre-order for the compilation album started on March 17, 2015,[1] through the official Eric Clapton website. When ordering the 3-CD and LP-version of the release, a T-shirt with the album's cover, a cup and an 18″ × 24″ lithograph was also available for purchase.[2] On the first day of the album announcement more than 37,000 copies were pre-ordered. With the total pre-order sales being added up, Forever Man reached position ten on the American pre-order chart. Until the actual release in the United States of the album on 28 April 2015, the compilation was pre-ordered more than 151,000 times. In Venezuela the album has been available since April 28, and has sold more than 5,000 copies, becoming a gold record in the first two days.[3] The same release day was set for the United States, Canada and Mexico.[4] In Germany the album was released on May 8.[5] In Italy and Malaysia Forever Man was released one day after the German release date. In the southeastern state, the album quickly sold 7,500 copies in week one becoming a gold record. For the rest of the world the album was made available on May 11.[6]
German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Clapton's life-long work pretty well".[7] AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections". Going on by recalling it "hardly a botched collection", they round their review up positively recalling that the album "delivers a lot of bang for the buck".
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 62 |
| Czech Albums (IFPI ČNS Top 100)[9] | 5 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI)[10] | 24 |
| Indian Albums (IMI)[11] | 30 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 23 |
| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[13] | 78 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 9 |
| South Korea (GAON)[15] | 11 |
| Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[16] | 15 |
| UK Album Sales (OCC)[17] | 7 |
| US Pre-Order Chart (Soundscan)[18] | 10 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[19] | 26 |
| Chart (2015) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 172 | |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 114 | |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] | 100 |