Forever, Michael

About Forever, Michael

Forever, Michael is the fourth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on January 16, 1975. The album is credited as having songs with funk and soul material. Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Hal Davis, Freddie Perren, and Sam Brown III served as producers to Forever, Michael. It is the final album before Jackson's solo breakthrough with his next album, Off the Wall (1979). Except for the peak position of number 101 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums, Forever, Michael failed to chart in other countries. Unlike Jackson's previous studio albums, the album was not commercially successful worldwide. Forever, Michael was generally well received by contemporary music critics. As part of promotion for the album, three singles were released from Forever, Michael, all of which were moderate commercial successes on the Billboard Hot 100 and other music charts worldwide. In 1981, Motown released "One Day in Your Life" as a single, coupled with the compilation album of the same name. The single went to number one in the UK, becoming the 6th best-selling single of 1981 in the country. Forever, Michael has sold over one million copies worldwide. Songs from the album were reissued in 2009 after Jackson's death in June of the same year as part of the 3-disc compilation album entitled, Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection more »