''Forever Young'' is an album from
Kitty Wells
Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God W ...
that was released in 1974 on the
Capricorn label.
The album was Wells' first after leaving
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...
and signing with
Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre.
History
Label and studio foun ...
in
Macon, Georgia
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. Instead of recording with the Nashville musicians she had known for years, she was backed by "long-haired" rock musicians, including pianist
Chuck Leavell
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of
The Allman Brothers Band
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and
Toy Caldwell
Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. (November 13, 1947 – February 25, 1993) was the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. of
The Marshall Tucker Band
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.
[
The song, " Forever Young", was released as a single before the release of the album. It was used by ]Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
as the first song played on the public address system following the conclusion of each concert on his 2023 world tour. Speaking to the difference between her Nashville sessions and her experience at Capricorn, Wells noted that she was accustomed to cutting four songs in a three-hour session in Nashville, whereas Capricorn spent 12 hours just on a single track, "Forever Young".[ The album was also panned at the time of its release by critic Gary Palmer who wrote: "'Kitty Wells Forever Young' is enough to make you grow old fast."]
Track listing
Side A
# "Too Much Love Between Us" (Ed Bruce, Tom McKeon) :37# " Forever Young" (Bob Dylan) :18# "Too Stubborn" (Toy Caldwell) :46# "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" (Jerry Butler, Otis Redding) :17# "What About You" (Jack Anglin, Johnny Wright (2)
3:12
Side B
# "My Love Never Changes" (Alfred Scala, Emanuel Roth) :27# "Don't Stop The Honeymoon In My Heart" (Mike Duke, Tippy Armstrong) :26# "The Loving's Over" (Ginger Boatwright) :08# "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Wayne Norman Lincoln) :06# "Till I Can Make It On My Own" (Arthur Owens, Jerry McBee) :38
References
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1974 albums
Kitty Wells albums