Forever and Ever (Howard Hewett album) explained
| Forever and Ever |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Howard Hewett |
| Cover: | Forever and Ever Howard Hewett Album Cover.png |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Length: | 32:52 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Prev Title: | I Commit to Love |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Howard Hewett |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Forever and Ever is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Howard Hewett. It was released in 1988 via Elektra Records. Recording sessions for this ten-track album took place at fourteen various recording studios in California. Production was primarily handled by Hewett, along with Monty Seward, Vincent Brantley, George Duke, Tom Keane, Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman.
The album peaked at number 110 on the us Billboard 200 album chart and at number 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was supported by three hit singles: "Strange Relationship", "Once, Twice, Three Times" and "Forever and Ever". "Strange Relationship" and "Once, Twice, Three Times" made it to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number 9 and number 15 respectively.
Personnel and credits
Musicians
- Howard Hewett – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5–8, 10), vocal arrangements (1-5, 7-10), music arrangements (3)
- Monty Seward – keyboards (1, 3, 6), vocal arrangements (6), synthesizer programming (1, 3-6, 10), music arrangements (1, 3-6, 10), vocal arrangements (6)
- Vincent Brantley – keyboards (2), keyboard bass (2), music arrangements (2)
- David Zeman – keyboards (2), synthesizer programming (2)
- Jeff Carruthers – synthesizer programming (2)
- George Duke – keyboards (3), Synclavier strings (3), Synclavier (8), music arrangements (8)
- Rex Salas – keyboards (4)
- Tom Keane – keyboards (7), backing vocals (7), music arrangements (7), vocal arrangements (7)
- Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming (7)
- John Keane – synth bass (7), drum programming (7)
- Jerry Knight – all instruments (9), backing vocals (9), music arrangements (9)
- Aaron Zigman – all instruments (9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 3)
- Ray Fuller – guitars (2, 4, 6, 8)
- Michael Landau – guitars (5, 7)
- Norman Merter – guitars (6)
- Kevin Chokan – guitars (10)
- Jim Blair – hi-hat overdubs (1, 2), cymbal overdubs (3), drums (4)
- Tris Imboden – drums (3, 10)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5)
- Gerald Albright – saxophone solo (2, 3, 4)
- Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo (8)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1, 5, 8)
- Josie James – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 9)
- Karyn White – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
- Kimaya Seward – backing vocals (3, 6)
- Alex Brown – backing vocals (5)
- Carl Caldwell – backing vocals (5)
- James Ingram – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (5)
- Marva King – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Tommy Vicari – mixing, recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10)
- Reginald Dozier – recording (2)
- Gary Skardina – recording (2, 4, 5, 6, 9)
- Joel Soyffer – recording (2)
- Sabrina Buchanek – recording (3)
- David Rideau – recording (3)
- Jeffrey 'Woody' Woodruff – recording (7)
- Mitch Gibson – recording (8)
- Erik Zobler – recording (8)
- Gary Wagner – recording (9)
- Gregg Barrett – additional engineer (1), assistant engineer (3–6)
- Cliff Jones – additional engineer (1), assistant engineer (3, 5, 7, 10), recording (6)
- Pat MacDougau – additional engineer (1), assistant engineer (3, 5, 6, 7)
- Linda Pina – additional engineer (1), assistant engineer (4, 6, 7, 10)
- Walter Spencer – additional engineer (1), assistant engineer (3, 4, 5)
- Lori Fumar – assistant engineer (2, 4, 8)
- Toni Greene – assistant engineer (5)
- Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Dina Andrews – production coordinator
- Carol Bobolts – design
- Randee St. Nicholas – photography
