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For Ever is the second studio album by British neo soul band, Jungle. The album was released on 14 September 2018 through XL Recordings.[6] It is their final release for XL Recordings before the formation of their own label, Caiola Records, in 2021.

For Ever
Studio album by Jungle
Released	14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
Genre	Disco[1] neo soul[2] R&B[3] funk rock[4]
Length	46:00
Label	XL
Jungle chronology
Jungle (2014) For Ever (2018) Loving in Stereo (2021)
Singles from For Ever
"House In LA" Released: 8 May 2018[3] "Happy Man" Released: 8 May 2018[4] "Cherry" Released: 22 July 2018[2] "Heavy, California" Released: 26 July 2018[5] "Beat 54 (All Good Now)" Released: 11 September 2018[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Clash	6/10[9]
DIY	[10]
Dork	[11]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[12]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[13]
Loud and Quiet	6/10[14]
NME	[15]
Pitchfork	5/10[16]
Rolling Stone	[17]

For Ever was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 66, based on 14 reviews.[7]

Track listing

Personnel

Jungle

• Josh Lloyd-Watson – vocals, executive production, engineering, mixing, arrangement, creative direction
• Tom McFarland – vocals, executive production, engineering, mixing, arrangement, creative direction

Additional musicians

• Andro Cowperthwaite – vocals (1,3)
• George Day – drums (8)
• Rudi Salmon – vocals (1-5,7,8,10,13)
• Nat Zangi – vocals (7)
• Inflo – production (1-13), vocals (1-3,6-8,9,13)
• Nick Barr – viola (3,8,9,13)
• Zara Benyounes – violin (3,8,9,13)
• Meghan Cassidy – viola (3,8,9,13)
• Stephanie Cavey – violin (3,8,9,13)
• Anna Croad – violin (3,8,9,13)
• Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangement (3,8,9,13)
• Eleanor Mathieson – violin (3,8,9,13)
• Wes Oakland – additional production (3,10), programming, guitar & bass (3,5,7,10)
• Hayley Pomfrett – violin (3,8,9,13)
• Holly Taylor – vocals (1)
• Melisa Young – vocals (6)

Technical personnel

• Alex Baranowski – string arrangement
• Tom Campbell – engineering assistant
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Joe Mortimer – design & layout
• Oliver Hadlee Pearch – photography
• Charlie Di Placido – creative direction
• Sam Wheat – string recording, engineering
• David Wrench – mixing
• Imran Ahmed – A&R
• Ben Beardsworth – A&R

Charts

Charts (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	87
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	34
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	68
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23]	13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24]	85
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	22
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27]	17
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[28]	56
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29]	19
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31]	45
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[32]	22
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[33]	11

References

External links

• For Ever at Discogs

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