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Forever and Ever, Amen

"Forever and Ever, Amen"
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Single by Randy Travis
from the album Always & Forever
B-side "Promises"
Released March 1987
Format 7" 45 RPM
Recorded January 1987
Genre Country
Length 3:31
Label Warner Bros. Nashville 28384
Writer(s) Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis singles chronology
"No Place Like Home"
(1987)
"Forever and Ever, Amen"
(1987)
"I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)
(1987)

"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album Always & Forever and became Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.

In 1987, "Forever and Ever, Amen" won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song and an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year.

It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 29, 2014, making it Travis' first solo single to earn an RIAA certification. The song has also sold 966,000 digital copies since it became available for download.

A 3" CD single was released in the UK (cat. #W8384CD) that included the tracks "Promises", "On the Other Hand" and an interview with Wally Whyton.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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