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Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long (album)

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Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1967 (1967-09)
RecordedSeptember 1965–April 1967
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry[1]
LabelCapitol Records
Producer
  • Marvin Hughes
  • Billy Graves
Jean Shepard chronology
Heart, We Did All That We Could
(1967)
Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long
(1967)
Heart to Heart
(1968)
Singles from Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long
  1. "Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)"
    Released: April 1967

Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in September 1967 by Capitol Records and consisted of 12 tracks. The album was both a collection of new recordings and cover tunes. Of the new recordings was the album's only single "Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)". The title track reached the top 20 on the US country chart in 1967. The album itself also reached the US country top 20 and received a positive review from Cash Box magazine.

Background, recording and content

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Jean Shepard originally rose to fame in the 1950s during country music's honky tonk period. She had a number one song with 1953's "A Dear John Letter", followed by the top ten recordings "A Satisfied Mind" and "Beautiful Lies". When country pop came into fashion, Shepard's commercial success declined. Ultimately, she returned with the comeback song in 1964 "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)", which reignited her career and chart success.[2] Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long was among the albums released during this period.[3]

The album was compiled from sessions held between September 1965 and April 1967. It was recorded at the Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was produced by Marvin Hughes and Billy Graves.[3] The album was a collection of 12 tracks.[1] New recordings included the title track, "My Momma Didn't Raise No Fools" and "Happy Tracks". Other songs were cover tunes including "Born a Woman" and "There Goes My Everything".[3]

Release, critical reception, chart performance and singles

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Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long was originally released in September 1967 on Capitol Records. It was the tenth studio album of Shepard's career. Capitol distributed the disc as a vinyl LP, with six songs on each side of the record. It was offered in both mono and stereo versions.[3] The album was given a positive reception from Cash Box magazine who wrote, "Look out for Jean Shepard to grab a high chart spot with this powerful album."[4] AllMusic rated the album four out of five possible stars.[1] Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long peaked within the top 20 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart, rising to the number 19 position. It was her sixth consecutive album to make the country chart.[5] The only single from the disc was the title track. Released in April 1967,[6] it reached number 17 on the US country songs chart that year.[7]

Track listing

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Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)"
2:37
2."Born a Woman"Martha Sharp2:03
3."I'm Living in Two Worlds"Jan Crutchfield3:07
4."Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law"
  • Ronnie Robinson
  • Carol Babcock
2:30
5."My Mama Didn't Raise No Fools"
  • Bud Logan
  • Charles Snoddy
2:02
6."Happy Tracks"Ray Pennington2:27
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Nice to Everybody"
  • Turner
  • Charlie Williams
2:01
2."There Goes My Everything"Dallas Frazier2:29
3."Walk Through This World with Me"
  • S. Seamans
  • K. Savage
2:24
4."I Can't Cry Him Away"Neal Meritt2:40
5."Life Turned Him That Way"Harlan Howard2:32
6."Coming or Going"Shirley Wood2:13

Chart performance

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Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 19

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America September 1967
  • Vinyl LP (Mono)
  • Vinyl LP (Stereo)
Capitol Records [3]
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Vinyl LP (Stereo) [9]
Taiwan 1968 Vinyl LP (Stereo Red) CSJ [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long: Jean Shepard: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ Cooper, Dan. "Jean Shepard Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Shepard, Jean (September 1967). "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long (Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. T-2765 (Mono); ST-2765 (Stereo).
  4. ^ "COUNTRY LP REVIEWS" (PDF). Cash Box. September 9, 1967. p. 62. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums, 1964-2007. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0898201734.
  6. ^ Shepard, Jean (April 1967). ""Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)"/"Coming or Going" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5899.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  8. ^ "Jean Shepard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Shepard, Jean (September 1967). "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long [U.K. and Ireland]". Capitol Records. ST-12765 (Stereo).
  10. ^ Shepard, Jean (1968). "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long [Taiwan]". CSJ. CSJ-650 (Stereo Red).