Love Lasts Forever (album)
Love Lasts Forever is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Destroy Lonely. It was released through Opium and Interscope Records on August 30, 2024. The album serves as a follow-up to his debut studio album, If Looks Could Kill. Supported by the single "Luv 4 Ya", it features guest appearances from Lil [Uzi Vert] and Ken Carson; CD versions additionally feature Don Toliver. Production was primarily handled by Lil 88, who produced the entire album, alongside Wheezy, Cxdy, Dylxn, Yugen, and Outtatown, among others.
Title
The album was initially going to be titled Love Last Forever, but was changed when the artwork and producer credits were officially unveiled. The pretitle "Black America Presents" was also briefly considered.Commercial performance
Love Lasts Forever earned 37,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, debuting at number 1 and number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and US Billboard 200, respectively. It became his first album to chart on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The song "Love Hurts" peaked at number 50 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.Track listing
Notes- All songs are stylized in uppercase, for example, "Forever" is written as "FOREVER".
- An alternate version of the album is available on streaming platforms, omitting "Thrill".
- "Forever" contains a sample of "Love Lasts Forever", written by Shaznay Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Karl Gordon, and performed by All Saints.
- "Love Hurts" samples an earlier Destroy Lonely song, "Mud".
- "Cadillac" contains a sample of "Prince of Egypt", written by Ademofe Abiodun and Amon Hill, and performed by Mofe.
Personnel
- Destroy Lonely – vocals
- Ellantre "Tre5" Williams – mixing (recorded music)|mixing], engineering
- Travis Louis – mastering
- Argenis "Trilla" Peguero – engineering on "Love Hurts"
- Ben Lidsky – engineering on "About Money"
- Bigga Rankin – additional vocals on "Syrup Sippin"
- FBG Goat – additional vocals on "No Worries"