Forever_by_Your_Side_(song)
Forever by Your Side (song)
1983 single by The Manhattans
"Forever by Your Side" is a romantic song written and produced by the American songwriters and music producers Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb.[2] The song was recorded in 1983 by popular American R&B vocal group The Manhattans and released the same year on the album Forever by Your Side.[2] The title track "Forever by Your Side" was released as a single in September 1983,[1] and had moderate success in the US, peaking at number 30 on the R&B chart,[3] but did not reach any position on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
In contrast to the small American reception, "Forever by Your Side" was a big hit in Brazil. In 1985, the song was included on the soundtrack of a Brazilian telenovela A Gata Comeu,[5] produced and shown on television by the broadcaster Rede Globo, the world's second largest television network, between the months of April and October 1985,[5] two years after the song was released. "Forever by Your Side" was a huge success in Brazil, ranking first position in the country and among the most played songs in Brazil in 1985.[6]
"Forever by Your Side" was the second and final single from Forever by Your Side, released after the success of the album hit "Crazy".
The song has a Portuguese version in Brazil, called "Pra Sempre Vou Te Amar", recorded by some Brazilian artists.[7]