Forever Blue (Chris Isaak album)
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Forever Blue | ||||
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Released | May 23, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Studio | Studio D and Dave Wellhausen Recording, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Rockabilly[1] | |||
Length | 39:48 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Erik Jacobsen | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[1] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10[7] |
Orlando Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Forever Blue is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll musician Chris Isaak. It was released on May 23, 1995. The album included three singles: the Grammy-nominated "Somebody's Crying"; "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing," which was featured in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut; and "Graduation Day," featured in the 1996 film Beautiful Girls. In 1996, Forever Blue was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, though it lost to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill.[9][10]
In 2014, a cover of "I Believe" was done by Melissa Hollick[11][12] for the video game Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Chris Isaak.
- "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" – 2:54
- "Somebody's Crying" – 2:46
- "Graduation Day" – 3:11
- "Go Walking Down There" – 2:49
- "Don't Leave Me on My Own" – 2:14
- "Things Go Wrong" – 3:00
- "Forever Blue" – 2:42
- "There She Goes" – 3:14
- "Goin' Nowhere" – 2:52
- "Changed Your Mind" – 3:51
- "Shadows in a Mirror" – 3:59
- "I Believe" – 3:09
- "The End of Everything" – 3:05
Personnel
[edit]- Chris Isaak – vocals, guitar
- Rowland Salley – bass, vocals
- Kenney Dale Johnson – drums, vocals
- Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel guitar
- Jimmy Pugh – Hammond B3 organ
- Johnny Reno – saxophone, vocals
- Jeff Watson – lead guitar
- Gregg Arreguin – guitar
Charts
[edit]Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[13] | 2 |
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[13] | 37 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[13] | 32 |
Dutch Albums Chart[13] | 46 |
French SNEP Albums Chart[14] | 19 |
German Albums Chart[13] | 55 |
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[13] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] | 31 |
Swedish Albums Chart[13] | 9 |
Swiss Albums Chart[13] | 40 |
UK Albums Chart[15] | 27 |
Billboard 200[16] | 31 |
Sales and certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[17] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,200,000[19] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sinclair, Tom (1995-05-26). "Forever Blue". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r212508
- ^ Goulding, Steve (1995-07-27). "Chris Isaak Forever Blue (Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Willman, Chris (1995-05-27). "Album Reviews: Making a Good Case Out of Lost Love". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (1995-06-03). "Long Play". NME. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (1995-06-02). "Chris Isaak". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (1996-01-05). "New Faces in Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "38th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "Melissa Hollick – singer songwriter – music". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "The New Order – I Believe – SoundCloud". Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Forever Blue, in various albums charts Lescharts.com Retrieved June 26, 2009
- ^ French Albums Chart See: "Sélection des autres artites" => "Chris ISAAK" Infodisc.fr Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 26, 2009
- ^ "Chris Isaak". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ Billboard allmusic.com Retrieved June 26, 2009
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Chris Isaak – Forever blue". Music Canada.
- ^ "Ask Billboard: Answers to readers' questions about Chris Isaak, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014.
- ^ "American album certifications – Chris Isaak – Forever blue". Recording Industry Association of America.