Now and Forever (Carole King song)

"Now and Forever" is a song written and recorded by Carole King for the major motion picture A League of Their Own. The song was written in 1992 solely by King and recorded the same year. The song became a hit on the US AC chart, and King received a Grammy Award nomination for it.

History

Carole King was asked to write and record the end title song to the film A League of Their Own by Penny Marshall, the director of the movie. As the end title section is a very prestigious part of a movie, Carole King gladly accepted the offer. Carole King wrote the song, and she stated that she and Penny Marshall both liked it. Everything was set for King to record the song as the end title song, but one day Carole King received a phone call from Penny Marshall. Penny Marshall stated that a problem had occurred: Madonna was in the movie and was entitled under her contract to record the end title song. As she said in her Welcome to My Living Room DVD, Carole King felt "bummed." However, Marshall was still determined to get King's song in the movie. Therefore, Penny had a new opening of the movie written and filmed and put King's song in the beginning.

Recordings and Appearances

The original version of "Now and Forever" was recorded in 1992 and originally appears on the soundtrack from the movie. In 1993, Carole King released an album, Colour of Your Dreams, and put the song on that album. It is the same version as the recording on the soundtrack.

In 2005 Carole King released her live The Living Room Tour album. "Now and Forever" is track four on this album.

On January 12, 2006, Dana Reeve, wife of Christopher Reeve, sang the song live at Madison Square Garden in honor of New York Rangers hockey player Mark Messier.

Personnel

Carole King - Piano, Vocals
Robbie Kondor - Synthesizer
Rudy Guess - Guitar
John Humphrey - Bass
Jerry Angel - Drums

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Polish Music Charts	39
1992	US AC	18

References

Carole King "League of Their Own" search
Carole King "Now and Forever" search
Carole King soundtrack search

Carole King

Studio albums	Writer Tapestry Music Rhymes & Reasons Fantasy Wrap Around Joy Thoroughbred Simple Things Welcome Home Touch the Sky Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King One to One Speeding Time City Streets Colour of Your Dreams Love Makes the World

Compilations	Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago The Legendary Demos

Live albums	In Concert The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 The Living Room Tour Live at the Troubadour

Other albums	A Holiday Carole

Singles	"It Might as Well Rain Until September" "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack" "You've Got a Friend"/"Beautiful" (Scandinavia only) "Been to Canaan" "Jazzman" "Nightingale" "Only Love Is Real" "One Fine Day" "Now and Forever"

Other songs	"Goin' Back "I Can't Hear You No More" "Up on the Roof" "Where You Lead" "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "It's Going to Take Some Time"

Related articles	Discography Troubadour Reunion Tour Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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