''Forever'' (stylised as ''FOREVER'') is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and record producer

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. It was released on 22 May 2015 by

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. Alesso has said of the album, "It's been an indescribable journey to get this album together. I'm so proud of it, it's very personal to me, it's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day. I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song. Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning."

Critical reception

''Forever'' received mixed reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co- producer * signifies an additional producer * "If It Wasn't for You" features uncredited vocals by Simon Strömstedt. *"In My Blood" features uncredited vocals by John Martin. *"Cool" contains samples of

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's 2010 single "

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". *The deluxe edition was available everywhere excluding North America.

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