Always & Forever is the debut album

Album

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 by the British

United Kingdom

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 R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 vocal group Eternal

Eternal (band)

Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...

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Overview

Always & Forever was a huge success, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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 and was later certified 4x Platinum by the BPI

British Phonographic Industry

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 for sales of over 1.2 million copies. It was one of 1994's best selling albums in the UK, spending over 76 weeks in the charts. The album broke records for being the first to sell over 1 million copies in the UK by a female group, the only album by a debut act to contain six top 15 hits and the only album by a female group to be nominated for best album at the Brit Awards

Brit Awards

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Always & Forever is the only Eternal album to feature Louise Nurding

Louise Redknapp

Louise Elizabeth Redknapp is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group Eternal from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer . She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance...

, who left to embark on a solo career before Eternal's follow up album Power of a Woman

Power of a Woman

Power of a Woman is the second studio album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal and was the first to feature without former member Louise who left to the group to pursue a solo career.-Overview:...

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Track listing

1. "Stay
   Stay (Eternal song)
   "Stay" is a single by Eternal. It was the first single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #16 on 26 September 1993 on the UK Singles Chart, eventually peaking at #4 on 17 October 1993. The single was also a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in America, peaking...
   
   " – 3:56
2. "Crazy
   Crazy (Eternal song)
   "Crazy" is an EP single by Eternal. It was the sixth and final single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. This was also the only Eternal single to feature all members of the group singing lead vocals, where usually it would only have been lead singer Easther Bennett. The single...
   
   " – 4:02
3. "Save Our Love
   Save Our Love
   "Save Our Love" is a song by Eternal. It was the second single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #12 on 9 January 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #8 a week later. The single spent seven weeks in the UK charts.-Track listing:-Charts:...
   
    (West End Mix)" – 4:21
4. "Oh Baby I...
   Oh Baby I...
   "Oh Baby I..." is a single by the English band Eternal. It was the fifth single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered in at #7 on 30 October 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #4 a week later. The single spent 7 weeks in the UK Top 20, which...
   
   " – 5:29
5. "I'll Be There" – 5:13
6. "Sweet Funky Thing" – 4:46
7. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 3:58
8. "Just a Step from Heaven
   Just A Step From Heaven
   "Just A Step From Heaven" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered at #12 on 24 April 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #8 three weeks later. The single spent 10 weeks in the UK Charts.-Charts:...
   
   " – 4:16
9. "Let's Stay Together" – 4:38
10. "This Love Is for Real" – 3:44
11. "So Good
    So Good (Eternal song)
    "So Good" is a single by Eternal. It was the fourth single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single was their first of just three singles to miss the UK Singles Chart Top 10 when it peaked at #13 on 21 August 1994.-Charts:...
    
    " – 3:57
12. "If You Need Me Tonight" – 4:00
13. "Don't Say Goodbye" – 4:14
14. "Amazing Grace" – 1:50