Forever! Best of 40 Years

Released: 27 Sep 2024
Tracks
- Big in Japan - 7" - 3:54
- Fools - Single Version - 3:36
- The Mysteries of Love - 7" Remix Edit - 3:15
- Jerusalem - Single Version - 3:39
- A Victory of Love - 4:00
- Summer Rain - Single Version - 3:57
- Dance with Me - Symphonic Version - 4:57
- Sounds Like a Melody - Single Version - 4:32
- I Die for You Today - 3:47
- Universal Daddy - 4:00
- Inside Out - 4:37
- Forever Young - 3:46
- Flame - 3:51
LP
Side A:
Side B:
- Big in Japan - Single Version - 3:54
- Fools - 3:56
- The Mysteries of Love - 7" Remix Edit - 3:34
- Jerusalem - Single Version - 3:44
- A Victory of Love - 4:17
- Summer Rain - 4:10
- Dance with Me - Symphonic Version - 5:30
- Sounds Like a Melody - Single Version - 4:32
- I Die for You Today - 3:47
- Universal Daddy - 4:00
- Inside Out - 5:19
- Forever Young - 3:46
- Flame - 3:51
- Sounds Like a Melody - Special Long Version - 7:44
- Dance with Me - Empire Remix - 8:14
- Wishful Thinking - Radiomix Turbobeat - 4:01
- The Jet Set - Single Remix - 3:52
- Heartbreak City - 3:45
- Monkey in the Moon - 3:53
- The Impossible Dream - Single Version - 3:42
- She Fades Away - 4:59
- Summer in Berlin - 4:46
- Welcome to the Sun - 3:11
- Lassie Come Home - 7:02
- Eternally Yours - Symphonic Version - 6:58
- Forever Young - Special Dance Version - 6:11
- Romeos - Single Version - 4:06
- Red Rose - 7" Remix - 4:35
- Dance with Me - 4:00
- Fallen Angel - 3:56
- Seeds - 3:18
- Heaven on Earth (The Things We've Got to Do) - 4:44
- Next Generation - 3:58
- Iron John - 3:44
- For a Million - 6:09
- Summer in Berlin - Symphonic Version - 5:17
- Fantastic Dream - 3:57
- Song for No One - 3:30
- Apollo - 6:11
- A Handful of Darkness - 7:48
Double-CD:
CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
Notes:
Released on the fortieth anniversary of Alphaville's first album Forever Young, this is a collection of tracks voted for by fans.
Credits:
Big in Japan - Single Version
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Fools
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
The Mysteries of Love - 7" Remix Edit
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Jerusalem - Single Version
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
A Victory of Love
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Summer Rain
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Dance with Me - Symphonic Version
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Neue Meister, Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH
Sounds Like a Melody - Single Version
Lyrics: Gold Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing Music
I Die for You Today
Lyrics: Gold, The Outsider
Music: Gold, Lister
Published by BMG, Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Universal Music GmbH
Universal Daddy
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Inside Out
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
Forever Young
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Flame
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
Sounds Like a Melody - Special Long Version
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Dance With Me - Empire Remix
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Wishful Thinking - Radiomix Turbobeat
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
The Jet Set - Single Remix
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Heartbreak City
Lyrics: Gold, The Outsider
Music: Gold, Lister
Published by BMG, Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Universal Music GmbH
Monkey in the Moon
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
The Impossible Dream Single Version
Lyrics: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Sooter
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Bloss
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
She Fades Away
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Summer in Berlin
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Welcome to the Sun
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Lassie Come home
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Eternally Yours - Symphonic Version
Lyrics: Gold, William Shakespeare
Music: Gold, Lister, Komor
Published by Schubert Music Europe
Forever Young - Special Dance Version
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Romeos - Single Version
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Red Rose - 7" Remix
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Dance With Me
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Fallen Angel
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Seeds
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Heaven on Earth (The Things We've Got To Do)
Lyrics: Gold, The Outsider
Music: Gold, Lister
Published by BMG, Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Universal Music GmbH
Next Generation
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Iron John
Lyrics: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Nielson
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
For a Million
Lyrics: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Diamond
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Summer in Berlin - Symphonic Version
Lyrics: Gold
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Mertens
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Fantastic Dream
Lyrics & Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Published by Budde Music Publishing
Song for No One
Lyrics: Gold, The Outsider
Music: Gold, Lister
Published by BMG, Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Universal Music GmbH
Apollo
Lyrics: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette
Music: Gold, Lloyd, Echolette, Bloss
Published by Arabella Musikverlag
A Handful of Darkness
Lyrics: Gold, The Outsider
Music: Gold, Lister
Published by BMG, Budde Music Publishing
Kind permission by Universal Music GmbH
Cover Image: Sheila Rock
Artwork Design: Tobias Prohl
Additional Artwork & Graphic Design: Wiebke Stöwhaase
All tracks taken from the Albums "Forever Young", "Afternoons in Utopia", "The Breathtaking Blue", "Prostitute" and "Salvation" were remastered between 2019-2024 by Stefan Betke with Bernhard Lloyd at Scape Mastering Berlin.
Project Management Warner Music: Maria Würzburg, Michael Borwitzky, Christopher Müller and Max Teiwes
Persons portrayed:
Marian Gold, vocals
Bernhard Lloyd, keyboards & programming
Frank Mertens, keyboards & programming
Ricky Echolette, guitar, keyboards & programming
Rainer Bloss, keyboards & programming
Martin Lister, keyboards, guitar, various additional instruments, vocals & programming
Andreas Schwarz-Rusczcynski, guitar & programming
Carsten Brocker, keyboards & programming
David Goodes, guitar & programming
Jakob Kiersch, drums
Alexandra Merl, bass
Maja Kim, bass
Tobias Prohl, playful visuals
Rick Kay, light
Rainer Noll, everything else
CD Labels Photo Credit:
Dieter Eikelpoth, Alphaville Archive
Booklet Photo Credits:
p. 2/3: Dieter Eikelpoth, Alphaville Archive
p. 4/5: Thomas Reutter
p. 6/7: Alphaville Archive, Thomas Reutter
p. 8/9: Alphaville Archive
p. 10/11: Jutta Klee, Alphaville Archive, Martina Hugl
p. 12/13: Alphaville Archive, Mark Schmitz
p. 14/15: Helen Sobiralski
p. 18/19: M. Magulski
p. 20: Alphaville Archive
CD Pac Photo Credits:
p. 6-7 Photos from left to right
Row no. 1
Photo 1: Jons Michael Voss
Photo 2: Thomas Reutter
Photo 3, 4, 5: Dieter Eikelpoth
Photo 6: Egon Endrenyi
Photo 7: Thomas Reutter
Row no.2
Photo 1: Albrecht Fuchs
Row no. 3
Photo 4: Florian Graser
Photo 5: Michael Pukrop
Additional Photos: Alphaville Archive