Track Listing

1. Holler
2. Tell Me Why
3. Let Love Lead The Way
4. Right Back At Ya
5. Get Down With Me
6. Wasting My Time
7. Weekend Love
8. Time Goes By
9. If You Wanna Have Some Fun
10. Oxygen
11. Goodbye

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23100 in Music
• Released on: 2000-11-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
The year 2000 saw the return of the Spice Girls as an entity after a wealth of solo projects, weddings, babies and tabloid headlines. It was inevitable that a couple of years down the line from their previous outing, Spiceworld, things were going to have changed--the girls had grown up from the day-glo, big-shoed, larger-than-life cartoon characters that they'd started out as. Forever, therefore, is the sound of the new Spice Girls, slick R&B ("Holler", "Right Back At Ya") created by star producer Rodney Jerkins (TLC, Destiny's Child, Janet Jackson), alongside instantly recognisable Spice ballads ("Goodbye", "Let Love Lead The Way"). Slick as it may be, the overwhelming impression is that Spice Girls have lost their magic sparkle--there are no ebullient calls-to-arms like "Spice Up You Life" or "Wannabe", instead it's vocoders and shuffling beats all the way. Melanie C seems to be the most out of her depth in this new environment, with her strident tones (though well-suited to the full-on pop she successfully purveys as a solo artist) sounding completely out of place amongst the soft harmonies. All the things that made the Spice Girls great are gone--the in-your-face attitude, the brash anthems, the ridiculous outfits and the total all-round pop sensibility. Everyone has to grow up eventually, but it's always sad when they forget how to have fun. --Helen Marquis

CD Description
A three-year gap separates FOREVER from the Spice Girls' previous studio effort, and while those glistening hooks are still present, a more mature approach is evident. "Holler", the first single, shows the girls going a funkier route, yet retaining the infectiousness that brought their previous singles such success. "Tell Me Why" is an eminently danceable number, and "Let Love Lead The Way" features tag-team lead vocals and glossy harmonies ripe for worldwide airplay.
"Right Back at Ya" finds the girls presenting a united front toweather the media storm that came with the departure of founding member Geri Halliwell. "Goodbye" and "Oxygen" are bothgorgeous ballads, the latter getting the magical productiontouch of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. FOREVER is a great pop album from the group that brought cotton-candy pop back to the mainstream in the late '90s. Spice fans and aficionados of contemporary pop/R&B should find plenty to enjoy here.

Customer Reviews

A TRULY EXCELLENT ALBUM!
Firstly, I was never a Spice fan and I was absolutely shocked when I heard this album! The type of music I listen to is R&B and when I heard Holler/Let Love Lead the Way I just had to buy this album, and I was not dissapointed. This album is top class pop/R&B and it suits the girls very well, although younger fans of the Spice Girls may miss the poppier songs that were on their other albums.Every song is brilliant, although Get Down With Me is slightly weak in places, especially the chorus.My favs are Wasting My Time, Weekend Love, Time Goes By, Tell Me Why, Goodbye and the FANTASTIC Oxygen!The song just takes you to another place and is VERY relaxing! All the girls vocals are excellent with Posh taking more of a bigger role. If Geri was still part of the group when Forever was released, I just don't know how her voice would have fitted in. This album suits ONLY the Spice Girls, infact I can't even see the terrific Destiny's Child sing the songs on Forever better than the Spicies.

Do yourself a favour and buy this album. It is slightly dissapointing that The Spice Girls won't release anymore singles from the album due to poor sales, but everyone MUST Hear the songs that this album offers, YOU NEED THIS ALBUM!!!

THIS CD IS WONDERFUL AND SO ARE THE SPICE GIRLS!!!
All of you who say "this album sucks" or "the Spice Girls suck" haven't given them a fair chance. I've been a HUGE fan of the girls since day one, and I can tell they've improved tremendously through the years, and it shows in this album. Even though their music was awesome to start out with, everyone complained "they were too bubble gum pop" and "all their songs sound the same" and "they're all so annoying." So the girls used this feedback and reached the realization that a group should grow as it gets deeper into it's musical career, so they did. They did what was necessary but at the same time what was natural, so that they could please the changing tastes of music fans at the same time as being who they are and always have been. They're not trying to put on any airs with this CD, they're just being themselves and having a laugh like on the other two so that, even though it is more grown up, deep down it is the same girls we've grown to know and love!!! The album as a whole is very RnB inspired, and it is done wonderfully in that it shows off they're voices, which are very good! There are some great dance songs, some pretty slow songs, and some good ol' fashioned Spice Girl fun! As usual, Scary (Mel B's) unique and brilliant raps are scattered throughout the album in traditiona Spice style. This album definitely flaunts all of the girls talents, and even Victoria gets more singing parts!!! If anything this is their best album yet and, with a bit more promotion, it could have done awesome on the world music market! More power to them, and above all GIRL POWER and STAY SPICE-Y!!!

the girls grow up!
after the first two album which were full of sheer pop the girls minus geri released a much more r'n'b grown up album! its a great album and i think they sound a lot better without geri flattening everything vocally! however everyone wanted the album to fail and it did and even the girls gave up on it!

track by track

"holler" the single that preceded the album is a brilliant bit of dance floor heaven...its so smooth and laid back to perfection! 10/10

"tell me why" was to be the next single and remixes where done and promos sent out! but then the girls gave up! i love it...mrs beckham gets more of a vocal than before and delivers it with perfection that should shut her critics up! great vocals by all the girls! although i love it i dont think it would have set the charts alight! 9/10

"let love lead the way" the double a-side released along side holler is an epic ballad delivered perfectly 10/10

"right back at ya" has the girls hitting back at their critics...showcased on their last tour...the lyrics are great...the song is great...but it sounds a bit flat..its got the sound of a song off the old albums and full of girlpower..but the r'n'b mix leaves is a bit flat...old spice/new sound...7/10

"get down with me" is a bit wishy washy..it plods along 5/10

"wasting my time" like the song before just plods along 5/10

"weekend love" is a ballad..about a one night stand...pretty enough but nothing stunning 5/10

"time goes by" is another ballad and again its not a standout track..5/10

"if you wanna have some fun" again was promod but without mixes...its got a feel of the first two albums...its a good song but laid back again...6/10

"oxygen" is without doubt the standout track of the album..even westlife said it was stunning...its probably the best song they have every recorded...worth buying the album for this track alone...! a simple enough ballad..but every girls vocals are faultless...its like 2 become one" meets "viva forever"

emmas vocals are the purest and prettiest they have ever sounded! mel b sounds soulful! melanie c sounds fragile and perfect...victoria delivers the best most breathy vocals of her career! and when it builds to the harmonies..its stunning - emma will stun you to silence! the best song they have ever recorded! one of my favourite songs of all time! thank god geri wasnt there to ruin it...but i do think it may see the light of day on the greatest hits..with her! 100/10

"goodbye" the first single without geri and a christmas number one...a beautiful ballad and a spice classic! trust me if you like this you will adore "oxygen" 9/10

a great album..a miles apart from the first two...some amazing tracks...some floaters...if it wasnt for "oxygen" it would get 4 stars but with it 100 stars!!!

its not "spice" its not "spiceworld" - the pop fizz isnt their but a respectable album with perfect harmonies!