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Forever Everlasting

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Forever Everlasting
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
Genre
Length48:09
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Everlast chronology
Forever Everlasting
(1990)
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
(1998)
Singles from Forever Everlasting
  1. "Never Missin' a Beat"
    Released: 1989
  2. "The Rhythm"
    Released: 1990
  3. "I Got the Knack"
    Released: 1990

Forever Everlasting is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast. It was released on March 27, 1990, via Warner Bros. Records. The eleven track full-length album features a remix song of his 1988 single "Syndication", and singles "Never Missin' a Beat" (released in 1989), "The Rhythm" and "I Got the Knack" (both dropped in 1990). Single "The Rhythm" featured guest appearances from his Rhyme Syndicate bandmates Donald D and Ice-T, as well as an early appearance from the Brand New Heavies singer N'Dea Davenport who is credited as "Diva", and "I Got the Knack" featured scratches provided by DJ Lethal, whom he would later join to form House of Pain.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(neither)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Orlando Sentinel[4]

The Orlando Sentinel opined, "To Everlast's disadvantage, Ice-T takes a star turn on 'The Rhythm'... His brief time on the mike highlights the fact that he's a rap heavyweight while Everlast is at best an up-and-coming welterweight."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Syndicate Soldier"3:31
2."Speak No Evil" (featuring Kool Nick)4:21
3."Syndication (Remix)"4:26
4."What Is This?"4:22
5."The Rhythm" (featuring Ice-T, Donald D & Diva)4:19
6."I Got the Knack"3:32
7."On the Edge"5:39
8."Fuck Everyone"4:02
9."Goodbye"3:52
10."Pass It On"5:55
11."Never Missin' a Beat"4:10
Total length:48:09

Samples

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Forever Everlasting Everlast". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Everlast". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 1018. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ a b Fields, Curt (July 13, 1990). "Everlast". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 24.