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Forever
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
Length56:58
LabelMixpak Records
Popcaan chronology
Where We Come From
(2014)
Forever
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Crack Magazine8/10[2]
NME[3]

Forever is the second studio album by Jamaican musician Popcaan. It was released in July 2018 on Mixpak Records. The album features a vocal collaboration with Davido and was executive produced by longtime collaborator Dre Skull.

Forever received acclaim from critics. In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number 171 and reached number 2 on the Reggae Albums chart. Popcaan headlined Reggae Sumfest on the day of the album's release,[4] and toured in support of the album to arenas across the United Kingdom and Canada.[5]

Critical Reception

Forever received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 74, indicating generally positive reviews.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Silence"
Dre Skull3:36
2."Call Me"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:29
3."Wine For Me"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:07
4."Superstar"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull2:56
5."Happy Now"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:48
6."Naked"
  • Sutherland
  • Mark Myrie
Markus Records, Unruly Ent.2:54
7."High Drive (Louis Out)"
  • Sutherland
  • Ainsley Morris
Notnice, Unruly Ent.2:14
8."Foreign Love"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:58
9."Body So Good"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:37
10."Lef My Gun"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:07
11."Mi Luv Yuh"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull2:27
12."Deserve It All"
  • Sutherland
  • Morris
Notnice2:21
13."Dun Rich" (featuring Davido)
  • Sutherland
  • David Adedeji Adeleke
  • Hershey
Dre Skull3:23
14."Strong Woman"
  • Sutherland
  • Morris
Notnice3:23
15."Through The Storm"
  • Sutherland
  • Damian Gager
  • Gareth Keane
  • Ryan Griffiths
Mini E5, Bless Beats, Unruly Ent.3:30
16."Firm and Strong"
  • Sutherland
  • Hershey
Dre Skull4:58
17."A Wha Suh"
  • Sutherland
  • Morris
Notnice3:25

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 195
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 139
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 100
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 72
US Billboard 200[10] 171
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 21
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[12] 2

References

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ Needham, Jack. "Popcaan - Forever Review". Crackmagazine.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ Basset, Jordan (23 July 2018). "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ "2018 Lineup". Reggae Sumfest. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ Kent-Smith, Jasmine. "Popcaan Is Heading on a UK Tour". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Popcaan – Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Popcaan – Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Popcaan – Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2019.