Forever Man is a compilation album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released through Reprise Records.
Release The pre-order for the compilation album started on March 17, 2015, through the official Eric Clapton website. When ordering the 3-CD and LP-version of the release, a T-shirt with the album's cover, a cup and an 18″ × 24″ lithograph was also available for purchase. On the first day of the album announcement more than 37,000 copies were pre-ordered. With the total pre-order sales being added up, Forever Man reached position ten on the American pre-order chart. Until the actual release in the United States of the album on 28 April 2015, the compilation was pre-ordered more than 151,000 times. In Venezuela the album has been available since April 28, and has sold more than 5,000 copies, becoming a gold record in the first two days."Clapton in the charts again! - The new 2015 album", May 2015. The same release day was set for the United States, Canada and Mexico. In Germany the album was released on May 8. In Italy and Malaysia Forever Man was released one day after the German release date. In the southeastern state, the album quickly sold 7,500 copies in week one becoming a gold record. For the rest of the world the album was made available on May 11.
Track listings
Double and triple CD/Digital download versions
Double LP version
Critical reception
German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Clapton's life-long work pretty well". AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections". Going on by recalling it "hardly a botched collection", they round their review up positively recalling that the album "delivers a lot of bang for the buck".
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2015) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)62Czech Albums (IFPI ČNS Top 100)5Greek Albums (IFPI)24Indian Albums (IMI)30Irish Albums (IRMA)23Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)78Scottish Albums (OCC)9South Korea (GAON)11Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)15UK Album Sales (OCC)7US Pre-Order Chart (Soundscan)10US Top Album Sales (Billboard)26
Year-end charts Chart (2015) PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)"Jaaroverzichten 2015" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 March 2016.172Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)"Rapports Annuels 2015" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 March 2016.114Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)"Jaaroverzichten 2015" . MegaCharts. Retrieved 20 March 2016.100
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