Forever and Ever, Amen - Wikipedia Forever and Ever, Amen This article is about the Randy Travis single. For The Drums song, see The Drums ( album ). `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' Single by Randy Travis from the album Always & Forever B - side `` Promises '' Released March 1987 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded January 1987 Genre Country Length 3 : 31 Label Warner Bros. Nashville 28384 Songwriter ( s ) Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Producer ( s ) Kyle Lehning Randy Travis singles chronology `` No Place Like Home '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' ( 1987 ) `` I Wo n't Need You Anymore ( Always and Forever ) '' ( 1987 ) `` No Place Like Home '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' ( 1987 ) `` I Wo n't Need You Anymore ( Always and Forever ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album Always & Forever and became Travis 's third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. In 1987, `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song and an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 29, 2014, making it Travis ' first solo single to earn an RIAA certification. The song has also sold 966,000 digital copies since it became available for download. Contents 1 European release 2 Charts 3 Certifications 4 References European release This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2016 ) A 3 '' CD single was released in the UK ( cat. # W8384CD ) that included the tracks `` Promises '', `` On the Other Hand '' and an interview with Wally Whyton. Charts Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 10 UK Singles Chart 55 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 966,000 ( digital ) sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351. Jump up ^ ACMs - Previous Winners - Song of the Year ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Randy Travis -- Forever and Ever, Amen ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : Bjorke, Matt ( November 8, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report : November 8, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Randy Travis Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Preceded by `` I Will Be There '' by Dan Seals Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single June 13 - June 27, 1987 Succeeded by `` That Was a Close One '' by Earl Thomas Conley RPM Country Tracks number - one single June 20 - July 11, 1987 Succeeded by `` All My Ex 's Live in Texas '' by George Strait Randy Travis Albums Singles Studio albums Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8 × 10 No Holdin ' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ai n't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train : Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Influence Vol. 1 : The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2 : The Man I Am Compilation albums Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Randy Travis I Told You So : The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses : The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis Holiday albums An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season Notable singles `` 1982 '' `` On the Other Hand '' `` Diggin ' Up Bones '' `` No Place Like Home '' `` Forever and Ever, Amen '' `` I Wo n't Need You Anymore ( Always and Forever ) '' `` Too Gone Too Long '' `` I Told You So '' `` Honky Tonk Moon '' `` Deeper Than the Holler '' `` Is It Still Over ? '' `` Promises '' `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' `` Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart '' `` He Walked on Water '' `` A Few Ole Country Boys '' ( with George Jones ) `` Heroes and Friends '' `` Point of Light '' `` Forever Together '' `` Better Class of Losers '' `` I 'd Surrender All '' `` If I Did n't Have You '' `` Look Heart, No Hands '' `` An Old Pair of Shoes '' `` Cowboy Boogie '' `` Before You Kill Us All '' `` Whisper My Name '' `` This Is Me '' `` The Box '' `` Are We in Trouble Now '' `` Would I '' `` Out of My Bones '' `` The Hole '' `` Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man '' `` Stranger in My Mirror '' `` A Man Ai n't Made of Stone '' `` Baptism '' `` Three Wooden Crosses '' Other songs `` Somewhere in My Broken Heart '' `` She 's Got the Rhythm ( And I Got the Blues ) '' This 1987 country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who wrote the song forever and ever amen
Answer: Paul Overstreet