Forever is the nineteenth studio album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, released in 1986. While this album did not achieve the level of success that the previous album had, it did include a pair of top ten singles on both the Hot 100 Charts

Billboard Hot 100

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 and the R&B Charts with "Victory" (R&B #2, Pop #10) and "Stone Love" (R&B #4, Pop #10). Two further singles, "Holiday" and "Special Way" were also released from the album, and though neither of them fared as well on the pop charts, the former track did reach the top ten on the R&B Charts, and the latter hit performed very well in the Adult Contemporary market.

Track listing

Personnel

• Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
• Drums – George Brown
• Guitar – Charles Smith
  Claydes Charles Smith
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• Saxophone, keyboards – Khalis Bayyan
  Ronald Bell (musician)
  Ronald Bell, also known by his Arabic name Khalis Bayyan is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and singer, who was a founding member of the band, Kool & the Gang...
  
  
• Keyboards – Curtis "Fitz" Williams
• Vocals, percussion – James "J.T." Taylor
• Alto saxophone – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
• Trombone – Clifford Adams
• Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens
• Additional musicians – Alex Williams, Kendal Stubbs, Mark Attalla
• Backing vocals – Barbara Hernandez, Bert Clardy, Jeff Clardy, Kendal Stubbs, Lisa Foster, Starleana Young
• Drum programming – Kendal Stubbs
• Synthesizer and creative software programmed by – Randy Weber

Production

• Recorded by – Alex Williams, I.B.M.C. Group Processing, Jay Biolic, Kendal Stubbs, Khalis Bayyan, Peter Ibrahim Duarte, Randy Weber
• Engineer – Kendal Stubbs
• Assistant engineers – Peter Ibrahim Duarte, Roger Talkov
• Second engineer - Hit Factory – Craig Vogel
• Mixed by – Kendal Stubbs, Khalis Bayyan
• Mastered by – Herb "Pump" Powers, Jr.
• Producer – I.B.M.C. Group Processing, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
• Executive producer – Gabe Vigorito

Art

• Art direction – Bill Levy
• Art design – George Corsillo
• Cover photography – Gil Gilbert
• Fashions by – Carl Davis for Lemans Designs
• Make up – Rosalyn Burns-Brock