FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN
“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. (More from Wikipedia)
Paul Overstreet, Sowin’ Love – Paul Overstreet is a highly successful country music songwriter, penning 27 Top 10 hits including two #1 songs. From what I can tell, most do not fall into the crossover category with one major exception, the Randy Travis hit “Forever and Ever, Amen”. This is his second album, from 1989, and it is a gentle and highly enjoyable album that is loaded with fine songwriting.
(December 2015)
