Forever (Puff Daddy album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Robert Christgau	C+^[4]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable^[5]
USA Today	^[6]

Forever is the second studio album by American hip hop recoding artist Puff Daddy released on August 24, 1999 in North America by Bad Boy Records, with a release in the United Kingdom the following day. This was the first Puff Daddy album released under just the name "Puff Daddy" as his debut album was released under "Puff Daddy & the Bad Boy Family".

Forever received generally favorable to mixed reviews from most music critics, directed at the heavy use of sampling in Combs' work, as well as commercially changing hip-hop music simultaneously, which caused controversy at the time. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart. To date, the album has received positive to mixed reviews from music critics, and has spawned three singles that have attained Billboard chart success. In late 1999, Forever was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over one million units in North America.

Background and production

The album comes nearly two years after Combs joint collaboration album, No Way Out, which opened on the US Billboard 200 at number one, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in February 1998, whereas Combs (under the name "Puff Daddy"), was nominated for Best New Artist, which he lost. He also collaborated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, for the single "Come with Me" for the 1998 film Godzilla. The song had sampled "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin, and reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst stalling at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He was also obligated to star as Willie Beamen in the motion picture, Any Given Sunday, the role however went to Jamie Foxx.

Recording for Combs' debut album began in the summer of 1998, and would commence the following year.

Chart performance

The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number two, selling an estimated 205,000 copies in its first week sales, while topping the R&B Albums chart at number one. In the UK, the album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart. In Canada, the album opened at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart, becoming Combs' highest charting album. To date, the album has sold 1.4 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Forever (Intro)"		Sean "Puffy" Combs and Mario Winans for The Hitmen	1:51
2.	"What You Want"	Combs Zach White	Zach White	4:30
3.	"I'll Do This for You"	Combs Carl Driggs Ish Ledesma Kelly Price Ron Lawrence Mario Winans	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mario Winans and Ron Lawrence for The Hitmen	5:00
4.	"Do You Like It... Do You Want It..."	Shawn Carter James Todd Smith Daven Vanderpool	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool for The Hitmen	3:54
5.	"Satisfy You"	Combs Jeffrey Walker Kelly Price Robert Kelly Denzil Foster Jay King Thomas McElroy Jerold Dwight Ellis III Garrick Husbands Marvin Gaye Odell Brown	Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker for The Hitmen	4:48
6.	"Is This the End (Part 2)"	Combs Carl Mitchell Anthony Dent	Sean "Puffy" Combs and Dent for The Hitmen	4:40
7.	"I Hear Voices"	Combs Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady Mark Curry Janet Feder	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nashiem Myrick and Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen	5:14
8.	"Fake Thugs Dedication"	Combs Shawn Carter Reggie Noble Lana Moorer Freddie Byrd Maurice White Larry Dunn Philip Bailey	Sean "Puffy" Combs for the Hitmen	3:13
9.	"Diddy Speaks! (Interlude)"		Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	1:11
10.	"Angels with Dirty Faces"	Combs Brian McCane Ron Lawrence Maurice White Verdine White Eddie del Barrio	Sean "Puffy" Combs and Ron Lawrence for The Hitmen	4:10
11.	"Gangsta Shit"	Combs Curry Kimberly Jones Mario Winans	Sean "Puffy" Combs and Mario Winans for The Hitmen	4:42
12.	"P.S. 112 (Interlude)"	Harve Pierre	Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre	0:59
13.	"Pain"	Combs Myrick Broady Trevell Coleman	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nashiem Myrick and Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen	3:56
14.	"Reverse"	Combs Coleman Todd Gaither Reggie Noble Thomas Callaway Trevor Smith, Jr. Jamal Barrow Nick Ashford Valerie Simpson Myrick Broady	Nashiem Myrick and Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen	5:07
15.	"Real Niggas"	Combs Ricky Walters Kimberly Jones Christopher Wallace Derric Angelettie	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen	4:01
16.	"Journey Through the Life"	Combs Kimberly Jones Nasir Jones Pierre Dwight Grant Myrick Broady	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nashiem Myrick, & Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen	4:55
17.	"Best Friend"	Combs Winans Christopher Cross	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mario Winans for The Hitmen	5:32
18.	"Mad Rapper (Interlude)"	Deric Angelettie	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen	1:14
19.	"P.E. 2000"	Combs Curry Gloria Rodríguez Carlton Ridenhour Hank Shocklee James Brown Fred Wesley	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen	4:52

Notes

"Forever" features uncredited vocals by Jennifer Lopez.
"I'll Do This for You" features vocals by Kelly Price.
"Do You Like It... Do You Want It" features vocals by Jay-Z.
"Satisfy You" features vocals by R. Kelly and additional vocals by Kelly Price.
"Is This the End (Part 2)" features vocals by Twista.
"I Hear Voices" features vocals by Carl Thomas.
"Fake Thugs Dedication" features vocals by Redman.
"Angels with Dirty Faces" features vocals by Bizzy Bone.
"Gangsta Shit" features vocals by The Queen Bee and Mark Curry.
"Pain" features vocals by G-Dep and uncredited background vocals by Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott.
"Reverse" features vocals by G-Dep, Sauce Money, Shyne, Busta Rhymes, Redman and Cee-Lo Green.
"Real Niggas" features vocals by The Queen Bee and The Notorious B.I.G.
"Journey Through the Life" features vocals by The Queen Bee, Joe Hooker, Beanie Sigel and Nas.
"Best Friend" features vocals by Mario Winans.
"Madd Rapper (Interlude)" features vocals by The Madd Rapper.
"P.E. 2000" features vocals by Hurricane G.

Sample credits

"Journey Through the Life" contains a sample of "For the Good Times" written by Kris Kristofferson as performed by Al Green.
"I'll Do This for You" contains a sample of "Get Off" written by Carl Driggs and Ish Ledesma as performed by Foxy.
"Do You Want It... Do You Like It..." contains an interpolation of "Wanna Get Paid" as performed by LL Cool J and The Lost Boyz.
"I Hear Voices" contains a sample of "Bamboo Child" by Ryo Kawasaki.
"Fake Thugs Dedication" samples "Paper Thin" written by Lana Michelle Moorer and Freddie Byrd as performed by MC Lyte and "Shining Star" written by Maurice White, Larry Dunn and Philip Bailey as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Angels with Dirty Faces" samples "Fantasy" written by Maurice White, Verdine White and Eddie del Barrio as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Satisfy You" samples "I Got 5 On It" written by Jerold Dwight Ellis III and Garrick Husbands as performed by Luniz, "Why You Treat Me So Bad" written by Denzil Foster, Jay King and Thomas McElroy as performed by Club Nouveau and "Sexual Healing" written by Marvin Gaye and Odell Brown as performed by Gaye.
"P.E. 2000" contains a sample of "Public Enemy No.1" written by Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee as performed by Public Enemy and "Blow Your Head" written by Fred Wesley and James Brown as performed by Wesley and The J.B.'s.
"Best Friend" contains a sample of "Sailing" written and performed by Christopher Cross.
"Pain (Forever)" contains a sample of "Benjamin" written and performed by Les McCann and "Children's Story"
"Real Niggas" contains a sample of "Real Niggaz" written by Christopher Wallace as performed by The Notorious B.I.G.

Charts and certifications

Chart

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Album Chart	17
Canadian Albums Chart	4
French Albums Chart	14
German Album Chart	4
Netherlands Album Chart	26
Swedish Album Chart	40
Swiss Album Chart	7
UK Albums Chart	9
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
US Billboard 200	2

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
United States	Platinum (RIAA)
United Kingdom	Silver (BPI)

Singles

Single Information
"P.E. 2000" Released: 1999 Hot Rap Singles: #6 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #34
"Satisfy You" Released: 1999 Billboard Hot 100: #2 Hot Rap Singles: #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1
"Do You Like It... Do You Want It..." Released: 1999 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #67

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Sean Combs

Discography Production discography Accolades

Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris MMM

Remix albums	We Invented the Remix

Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "P.E. 2000" "Satisfy You" "Do You Like It...Do You Want It" "Best Friends" "Let's Get It" "Bad Boy for Life" "Diddy" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Special Delivery (Remix)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" "Angels" "Love Come Down" "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Your Love" "Ass on the Floor" "Workin (Remix)"

Featured singles	"No Time" "Someone" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "No More Drama" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Trade It All (Part 2)" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "I’m on You" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"

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