Forever Blue (Chris Isaak album)

Forever Blue is the fifth album by American rock and roll musician Chris Isaak, released in 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 for Best Rock Album, though it lost to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill.[8][9]

Forever Blue
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedMay 23, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
GenreRock and roll, rockabilly, roots rock
Length39:48
LabelReprise
ProducerErik Jacobsen
Chris Isaak chronology
San Francisco Days
(1993)		 Forever Blue
(1995)		 Baja Sessions
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Orlando Sentinel[7]

In 2014, a cover of "I Believe" was done by Melissa Hollick[10][11] for the video game Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Isaak.

  1. "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" – 2:54
  2. "Somebody's Crying" – 2:46
  3. "Graduation Day" – 3:11
  4. "Go Walking Down There" – 2:49
  5. "Don't Leave Me on My Own" – 2:14
  6. "Things Go Wrong" – 3:00
  7. "Forever Blue" – 2:42
  8. "There She Goes" – 3:14
  9. "Goin' Nowhere" – 2:52
  10. "Changed Your Mind" – 3:51
  11. "Shadows in a Mirror" – 3:59
  12. "I Believe" – 3:09
  13. "The End of Everything" – 3:05

Personnel
  • 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
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[12] 2
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[12] 37
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[12] 32
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 46
French SNEP Albums Chart[13] 19
German Albums Chart[12] 55
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[12] 7
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 31
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 9
Swiss Albums Chart[12] 40
UK Albums Chart[14] 27
Billboard 200[15] 31

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[18] none 187,700 [19]*
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,200,000[21]

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

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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r212508
  2. Goulding, Steve (1995-07-27). "Chris Isaak Forever Blue (Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  5. Sinclair, Tom (1995-05-26). "Forever Blue". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  6. 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.
  7. Gettelman, Parry (1995-06-02). "Chris Isaak". Orlando Sentinel.
  8. Strauss, Neil (1996-01-05). "New Faces in Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  9. "38th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  10. "Melissa Hollick – singer songwriter – music". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  11. "The New Order – I Believe – SoundCloud". Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  12. Forever Blue, in various albums charts Lescharts.com Retrieved June 26, 2009
  13. French Albums Chart See: "Sélection des autres artites" => "Chris ISAAK" Infodisc.fr Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 26, 2009
  14. "Chris Isaak". The Official Charts Company.
  15. Billboard allmusic.com Retrieved June 26, 2009
  16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. "Canadian album certifications – Chris Isaak – Forever blue". Music Canada.
  18. "French album certifications – Chris Isaak – Forever blue" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  19. http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=2334
  20. "American album certifications – Chris Isaak – Forever blue". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  21. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57365/ask-billboard
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