Only Forever (Puressence album)

Only Forever is the second album by English alternative rock band Puressence, released in 1998. Only Forever displayed a clear shift in Puressence's style, It captured the group in a more positive, lighter, chart-friendly mood. The album charted at #36, this was largely thanks to the amount of play that the first single "This Feeling" received including Radio 1 and MTV.

Only Forever
Studio album by Puressence
Released	17 August 1998
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	47:34
Label	Island
Producer	Mike Hedges
Puressence chronology
Puressence (1996) Only Forever (1998) Planet Helpless (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
NME	link
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music	[1]
The Times	[2]
Select	[3]

Mani appeared as producer on the song "Standing in Your Shadow".

"Standing in Your Shadow" was used over the credits of the 1997 film Face.

Track listing

All songs written by Mudriczki, Szuminski, Matthews and McDonald.

1. "Sharpen Up the Knives" – 4:04
2. "This Feeling" – 2:59
3. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" – 4:30
4. "Street Lights" – 3:22
5. "Standing in Your Shadow" – 5:13
6. "All I Want" – 3:09
7. "Behind the Man" – 1:23
8. "Never Be the Same Again" – 3:50
9. "Hey Hey I'm Down" – 4:04
10. "Past Believing" – 3:37
11. "Turn the Lights Out When I Die" – 4:03
12. "Gazing Down" – 7:20

Personnel

Musicians

• James Mudriczki - vocals
• Neil McDonald - guitar
• Kevin Matthews - bass
• Anthony Szuminski - drums

Technical

• Mike Hedges - producer and engineer
• Peter Anderson - Photography

References

1. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
2. Humphries, Patrick (15 August 1998). "New album releases - Music". The Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. Johnston, Emma (September 1998). "Puressence Only Forever". Select. No. 99. London: EMAP. p. 89. ISSN 0959-8367.