"Forever"
Single by The Little Dippers
B-side	"Two By Four"
Released	January 1960
Recorded	1959
Genre	Easy listening
Length	2:18
Label	University Records
Songwriter(s)	Buddy Killen
Producer(s)	Buddy Killen

"Forever" is a song written by Buddy Killen, ^[1] which was released by The Little Dippers and Billy Walker in January 1960. ^[2]

Contents

• Background and chart performance
• Cover versions
• References

Background and chart performance

Using the pseudonym "The Little Dippers", the Anita Kerr Singers recorded "Forever" in the fall of 1959. ^[3] Their version of the song was released in January 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, ^[4] while reaching No. 13 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. ^[5]

Cover versions

• Billy Walker also released a version of the song in January 1960, which spent 1 week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 83. ^[6]
• In 1964, Pete Drake released a cover of the song, which spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, ^[7] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard 's Pop-Standard Singles chart, ^{[8] [9]} and No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. ^[10]
• In 1969, Mercy released a cover of the song, which spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 79, ^[11] while reaching No. 24 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, ^[12] No. 60 on Canada's RPM 100, ^[13] and No. 24 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart. ^[14]

References