Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Always and forever |
| Artist | Heatwave |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Too hot to handle |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6:17 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1976 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 51 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 050-054 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | D |
| Time | 12/8 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Voc Info 4 | Ad Lib (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | BRASS |
| Instr 4 | ORGAN |
| Strings Arranger 1 | John Cameron |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ednvgpG6RcXa6SOddEC4a?si=AobkyOboTmGJPhUyxfojNA |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot Soul Singles |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/heatwave/alwaysandforever.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Rod Temperton |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Each moment with you / Is just like a dream to me |
| Explanation | ✱ Compares reality with a partner to an idealized, dreamlike state that feels surreal and perfect. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Mind |
| MTag 2 | Time |
| MTag 3 | Dream |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-vi-vi-IV-I-ii-IV/V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV-iii-ii, IV/V-IV/V-I-iii, IV-iii-ii-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 33 |
| Spot-Energy | 16 |
| Spot-Valance | 20 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 10-19 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 26 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Soul |
| Genre 2 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | ❌ |