Love Forever Shines is the eighth studio album by American singer Regina Belle. It was released by Pendulum Records on May 13, 2008, in the United States. The album became Belle's highest-charting album since Reachin' Back (1995), peaking at number three on the US Top Gospel Albums and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2][3] The album's first single "God Is Good" peaked at number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Love Forever Shines
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Genre
Length72:47
LabelPendulum
Producer
Regina Belle chronology
Lazy Afternoon
(2006)
Love Forever Shines
(2008)
Higher
(2012)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Allmusic editor Tammy La Gorce found that Love Forever Shines "proves it's never too late to return to the sound that gave you liftoff [...] Belle busts out a spiritual certainty that benefits from maturity. She's an artist who's been there, seen that, and she's saved some of her boldest, most bewitching moments [...] for this record. Jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul make appearances, but at the end of a long set of praising, cherishing and reaching for the vocal rafters this is a pure contemporary gospel project. Fans of the genre will wish she had abandoned her days of Peabo Bryson and Johnny Mathis duets for a walk down this path decades ago."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Forever Shines"
  • Chris Walker
  • Ray Davis
Walker4:44
2."Can't Nobody"Shawn McLemoreMcLemore4:12
3."Who Touched Me"Michael McKayWalker4:37
4."God Is Good"Bernard BelleB. Belle7:52
5."Almost Slipped"
  • Walker
  • Belle
Walker5:35
6."I Hope He Understands"DavisWalker4:34
7."Victory"
  • Mark Taylor
  • Regina Belle
Walker5:26
8."God Said"
  • Walker
  • Davis
Walker3:46
9."Good to Be Loved"
  • B. Belle
  • R. Belle
B. Belle5:07
10."Come Into This Place"
  • James Brooks
  • R. Belle
Walker6:24
11."Coming Out of This"
  • Gary Mayes
  • R. Belle
Mayes4:26
12."I Call On Jesus"WalkerWalker6:21
13."My Destiny"
  • Walker
  • Davis
  • R. Belle
Mayes3:32
14."I'll Never Leave You Alone"R. BelleWalker6:11

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 119
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 14
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 15

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Regina Belle album chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  3. ^ Stay with Me chart history at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.