"Forever Love" is a song by American country music artist Reba McEntire from her 22nd studio album, If You See Him (1998). It was written by Liz Hengber, Deanna Bryant and Sunny Russ and produced by McEntire and David Malloy. It was released on July 13, 1998, as the second single from the album.
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| Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
| from the album If You See Him | ||||
| B-side | "All This Time" | |||
| Released | July 13, 1998[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville 72062 | |||
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The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1998.[2] It was also the title song to a made-for-television movie Forever Love which aired the same year, starring McEntire and Tim Matheson.
Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a mixed review, praising the "sentimental lyric" and "pretty melody" while criticizing the "overly lush pop production". She also criticized McEntire's vocal by saying that it "bounces between being appropriately vulnerable and intimate during the verses to going a little too far on the soaring chorus."[3]
Music video
editThe music video for the song was directed by Gerry Wenner,[4] and was filmed to coincide with the movie's release. It is the only solo video released from Reba's If You See Him record. Filmed in Pasadena, California over one day, it shows footage from the movie, interspersed with scenes of Reba performing the song in a garden. The video premiered to CMT on August 2, 1998.[5]
Commercial performance
edit"Forever Love" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of July 25, 1998 at number 55, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week.[6] It would peak at number 4 on November 14, 1998. On Radio & Records, the track would reach the top for the week of October 30, 1998.[7]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] | 41 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 41 |
References
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1256. July 10, 1998. p. 66.
- ^ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
- ^ "Reviews". Billboard. July 25, 1998. p. 27.
- ^ "Reba McEntire - Forever Love". mvdbase.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media. August 15, 1998. p. 83. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media. July 25, 1998. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Coyne, Kevin John (September 16, 2022). "Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Reba McEntire, "Forever Love"". Country Universe. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6978." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 16, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
