Always and Forever is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton (later of Michael Jackson fame) and first recorded by the British-based funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single in 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle and has been covered by numerous artists. After the international success of Heatwave's debut single, the disco song Boogie Nights, Always and Forever was chosen as the U.S. follow-up single in late 1977. A ballad featuring lead vocals by Johnnie Wilder, Jr., Always and Forever stood out among the band's predominantly disco material and became a successful U.S. hit song in early 1978. It reached no.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of that year after peaking at no.2 on the Billboard R&B chart, the band's highest showing on that tally. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA. In the UK, the songs Too Hot to Handle and The Groove Line were released before a double A-sided Always and Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions was issued in November 1978. This became the band's second top ten on the UK Singles Chart when it spent two weeks at no.9 in December of that year.
The song was also played during the slow dance scene in the movie House Party.
- Mr Fabulous
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| 1976 release |
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| 1978 release |
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