What's Forever For

"What's Forever For"
Song by England Dan & John Ford Coley
from the album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive
ReleasedMarch 1979
RecordedOctober 1978
GenrePower pop
Length3:25
LabelBig Tree
Songwriter(s)Rafe Van Hoy
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
"What's Forever For"
Single by Michael Martin Murphey
from the album Michael Martin Murphey
B-side"Crystal"
ReleasedJune 14, 1982
RecordedAugust 31, 1981
GenreCountry, soft rock
Length2:52
LabelLiberty 1466
Songwriter(s)Rafe Van Hoy
Producer(s)Jim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey singles chronology
"The Two-Step Is Easy"
(1982) 		"What's Forever For"
(1982) 		"Still Taking Chances"
(1983)

"What's Forever For" is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy and first recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley on their 1979 album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive.

The song saw its biggest success when it was recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in June 1982 as the second single from his album, Michael Martin Murphey. The song was Murphey's first of two number ones on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent 16 weeks in the country top 40.[1] On the Hot 100, "What's Forever For" was his final top 40 hit, peaking at number 19.[2] The song is also one of his most well known in the Philippines, along with "Maybe This Time".

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, 2nd Edition. Record Research. p. 241.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: 8th Edition. Record Research. p. 442.