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Line 1: {{Short description\|1973 single by Demis Roussos}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox song \| name = Forever and Ever \| cover = Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos single cover).jpg \| alt = \| ~~type~~caption = Artwork for the French vinyl single release \| ~~artist~~type = ~~[[Demis~~ ~~Roussos]]~~ = single \| artist = [[Demis Roussos]] \| album = [[Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)\|Forever and Ever]] \| AB-side = ~~Forever~~ ~~and~~ ~~Ever~~= [[Velvet Mornings]] \| ~~B-side~~released = ~~[[Velvet~~= ~~Mornings]]~~1973 \| ~~released~~recorded = ~~{{start~~ ~~date\|1973}}~~ = \| ~~recorded~~studio = \| ~~studio~~genre = \| ~~venue~~length = 3:42 \| label = [[Philips Records\|Philips]]▼ ~~\| genre =~~ \| ~~length~~writer = * [[~~Category:Songs written by~~ Alec R. Costandinos]]▼ ▲\| label = [[Philips Records\|Philips]] ~~\| writer = [[Alec R. Costandinos]],~~* [[Stélios Vlavianós]] \| producer = [[Demis Roussos]] \| prev_title = [[Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye]] \| prev_year = 1973 \| next_title = [[My Friend the Wind]]▼ ~~\| title =~~ \| ~~title2~~next_year = ~~[[Velvet Mornings]]~~1973 ▲\| next_title = [[My Friend the Wind]] ~~\| next_year = 1973~~ ~~\| misc = {{External music video\|{{YouTube\|YzwR44G3Knw\|"Forever and Ever" (Official Video)}}}}~~ }} "'''Forever and Ever'''" is a song by Greek singer-songwriter [[Demis Roussos]]. Itfrom ~~was~~his ~~released~~second asstudio aalbum, ''[[~~single~~Forever and Ever (~~music~~Demis Roussos album)\|~~single~~Forever and Ever]]'' in (1973).▼ The song was included on Roussos' ~~1973 album ''[[Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)\|Forever and Ever]]'', and later also on his~~ 1976 [[extended play\|EP]] ''[[The Roussos Phenomenon]]'', which reached no.1 in the UK.▼ ▲"'''Forever and Ever'''" is a song by Greek singer [[Demis Roussos]]. It was released as a [[single (music)\|single]] in 1973. ▲The song was included on Roussos' 1973 album ''[[Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)\|Forever and Ever]]'', and later also on his 1976 [[extended play\|EP]] ''[[The Roussos Phenomenon]]'', which reached no.1 in the UK. == Background and writing == The song was written by [[Alec R. Costandinos]] and [[Stélios Vlavianós]]. The recording was produced by [[Demis Roussos]].~~<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever" />~~ There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Eternamente".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.discogs.com/D%C3%A9mis-Roussos-Forever-And-Ever-Eternamente/release/4263690 \|title=Démis Roussos* - Forever And Ever = Eternamente (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs \| website=[[Discogs]] \| year=1973 \|access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref> == Commercial performance == The song reached no. 1 in [[Belgium]] (Flanders) and no. 2 in the [[Netherlands]]. The song reached no. 1 in [[Belgium]] (Flanders), [[Mexico]],<ref name="Billboard Hits Of The World">{{cite web \|title=Billboard Hits Of The World \|date = 18 August 1973\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+mexico+forever+and+ever+demis+roussos&pg=PA47 \|publisher=Billboard \|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> and no. 2 in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever" /> == Track listing and formats == ~~'''7" single Philips 6009 331''' (1973, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, UK, etc.)<br />~~ ~~'''7" single RTB / Philips S 53683''' (1973, Yugoslavia)~~ ~~: A. "Forever and Ever" (3:41)~~ ~~: B. "Velvet Mornings" (3:38)<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever" />~~ * '''French 7-inch single'''<ref name="Forever and Ever">{{Cite AV media notes \|title=Forever and Ever \|others=[[Demis Roussos]] \|date=1973 \|type=French 7-inch single liner notes \|publisher=[[Philips Records\|Philips]] \|id=6009 331}}</ref> ~~'''7" single Philips 6009 331''' (1973)~~ : B. "Velvet Mornings" (3:35)▼ : A. "Forever and Ever" (– 3:~~40)<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Velvet Mornings">{{cite web~~42 ▲: B. "[[Velvet Mornings]]" (– 3:~~35)~~38 ~~\|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Demis+Roussos&titel=Velvet+Mornings&cat=s~~ ~~\|title=spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Velvet Mornings~~ == Credits and personnel == ~~\|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>~~ * [[Demis Roussos]] – producer, vocals * [[Alec R. Costandinos]] – songwriter * [[Stélios Vlavianós]] – songwriter, arranger * Bernard Leloup – cover art, photographer * Roger Roche – engineering * Didier Pitois – engineering Credits and personnel adapted from the ''Forever and Ever'' album and 7-inch single liner notes.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[Forever and Ever (Demis Roussos album)\|Forever and Ever]] \|others=[[Demis Roussos]] \|date=1973 \|type=LP, Vinyl \|publisher=[[Philips Records\|Philips]] \|id=6325 021 \|location=France}}</ref><ref name="Forever and Ever" /> == Charts == {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Forever and Ever" ! scope="col"\| Chart (~~1973~~1973–1974)▼ ! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position▼ \|- {{single chart\|Austria\|4\|song=Forever and Ever\|artist=Demis Roussos\|access-date=22 February 2023\|rowheader=true}} ▲! scope="col"\| Chart (1973) ▲! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position \|- {{~~singlechart~~single chart\|~~Austria~~Flanders\|~~4\|artist=Demis Roussos~~1\|song=Forever ~~And~~and Ever\|~~rowheader~~artist=~~true~~Demis Roussos\|access-date=~~October~~22 ~~24,~~February ~~2017~~2023\|rowheader=true}} \|- {{~~singlechart\|Belgium~~single ~~(Flanders)~~chart\|Wallonia\|1~~\|artist=Demis Roussos~~\|song=Forever ~~And~~and Ever\|~~rowheader~~artist=~~true~~Demis Roussos\|access-date=~~October~~22 ~~24,~~February ~~2017~~2023\|rowheader=true}} \|- !scope="row"\|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php \|title=Classifiche \|publisher=[[Musica e dischi]] \|language=Italian \|access-date=22 February 2023 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php \|archive-date=1 December 2016}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Demis Roussos".</ref> ~~!scope="row"\| Germany<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever">{{cite web~~ \|10 ~~\|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Demis+Roussos&titel=Forever+And+Ever&cat=s~~ ~~\|title=spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever~~ ~~\|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>~~ ~~\|align="center"\| 26~~ \|- {{single chart\|Dutch100\|2\|song=Forever and Ever\|artist=Demis Roussos\|access-date=22 February 2023\|rowheader=true}} ~~!scope="row"\| Mexico<ref name="Billboard Hits Of The World"/>~~ ~~\|align="center"\| 1~~ \|- {{~~singlechart~~single chart\|~~Dutch100\|2\|artist=Demis~~West ~~Roussos~~Germany\|26\|song=Forever ~~And~~and Ever\|~~rowheader~~songid=~~true~~14243\|artist=Demis Roussos\|access-date=~~October~~22 ~~24,~~February ~~2017~~2023\|rowheader=true}} \|- \|} {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2015)▼ \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Forever and Ever" ! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position▼ ▲! scope="col"\| Chart (2015) ▲! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position \|- {{single chart\|France\|68\|song=Forever and Ever\|artist=Demis Roussos\|access-date=22 February 2023\|rowheader=true}} \|- {{~~singlechart~~single chart\|~~France~~Hungarysingle\|6833\|song=Forever and Ever\|artist=Demis Roussos\|~~song~~year=~~Forever And Ever~~2015\|~~rowheader~~week=~~true~~5\|access-date=~~October~~22 ~~24,~~February ~~2017~~2023\|rowheader=true}} \|- ~~{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|33\|year=2015\|week=5\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=7 December 2021}}~~ \|} ~~:* Charted posthumously in 2015~~ == See also == * [[List of number-one hits of 1973 (Mexico)]] == References == ~~{{reflist}}~~ {{Reflist}} {{Demis Roussos}} {{~~authority~~Authority control}} [[Category:1973 songs]]▼ [[Category:1973 singles]] ▲[[Category:1973 songs]] [[Category:Demis Roussos songs]] [[Category:Philips Records singles]] [[Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles]]▼ ▲[[Category:Songs written by Alec R. Costandinos]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Demis Roussos]] [[Category:Songs written by Alec R. Costandinos]] [[Category:Songs written by Stélios Vlavianós]] ▲[[Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles]] [[Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles]]