Everlasting was one of Natalie Cole's best '80s albums. The title track was written and produced by the hit production duo of Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman. Produced by Reginald and Vincent Calloway (Midnight Star), the number two R&B hit "Jump Start" is a slab of slammin' squishy funk, with some parts sounding like "No Parking on the Dance Floor." Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager contribute the smooth "Split Decision," and the lightly swinging "In My Reality." Cole gives one of her best performances, covering one of her famous father's classics on the Marcus Miller-produced "When I Fall in Love." She also skillfully covers Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac." Cole co-wrote and co-produced the light, samba-tinged "More Than the Stars," which is in the same vein as "La Costa," from Thankful. Everlasting was issued on CD in June 1991. ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide
Shondu Akiem (Percussion), Lenny Castro (Percussion), Dann Huff (Guitar), Thomas Scott (Saxophone), Reggie Calloway (Arranger), Stephanie Spruill (Vocals (Background)), Bruce Miller (Engineer), Ira Siegel (Guitar), David Ervin (Synthesizer), Kenny G (Sax (Alto)), Ray Bardani (Mixing), Gene Robinson (Guitar), Taavi Mote (Mixing), Jerry Knight (Producer), Aaron Zigman (Producer), Barney Perkins (Engineer), Oren Waters (Vocals (Background)), Marnie Riley (Assistant Engineer), Craig Burbidge (Engineer), Jerry Hey (Horn Arrangements), Dennis Lambert (Producer), José Feliciano (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bill Miranda (Assistant Engineer), Nat Adderley, Jr. (Arranger), Vincent Calloway (Producer), Andy Goldmark (Keyboards), John Hedges (Assistant Engineer), Ron Dasilva (Assistant Engineer), Jerry Hey (Trumpet), Glen Holguin (Engineer), Mark Wolfson (Engineer), Ed Thacker (Engineer), Marcus Miller (Producer), Larry Williams (Saxophone), Bino Espinoza (Assistant Engineer), Gabe Veltri (Engineer), Tommy Vicari (Engineer), David Joyce (Vocals (Background)), Burt Bacharach (Synthesizer), Natalie Cole (Mixing), Jeremy Smith (Engineer), Robin Jenny (Engineer), Mendy Lee (Vocals (Background)), José Feliciano (Percussion), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Eddie Cole (Mixing), Katrina Perkins (Vocals (Background)), Taavi Mote (Engineer), Carole Bayer Sager (Producer), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Eddie Cole (Producer), Bruce Roberts (Keyboards), Burt Bacharach (Producer), Sabrina Buchanek (Assistant Engineer), Bino Espinoza (Engineer), David Ervin (Keyboards), Joel Davis (Keyboards), Jeff Lorenzen (Assistant Engineer), Buddy Williams (Drums), Jeremy Smith (Mixing), Natalie Cole (Vocals), Charles Floyd (Synthesizer), Julia Waters (Vocals (Background)), Michael Baird (Drums), Mark Wolfson (Mixing), Alan Gregory (Engineer), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Associate Producer), Kathy Botich (Assistant Engineer), Paul Erickson (Assistant Engineer), Claude Gaudette (Arranger), Liz Cluse (Assistant Engineer), José Feliciano (Voices), Clark Germain (Assistant Engineer), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Arranger), Bruce Roberts (Producer), Paul Erickson (Engineer), Larry Williams (Synthesizer), Jerry Hey (Flugelhorn), Nat Adderley, Jr. (Keyboards), Randy Kerber (Keyboards), Eddie Cole (Vocals (Background)), Natalie Cole (Vocals (Background)), Gary Wagner (Assistant Engineer), Marcus Miller (Bass), Claude Gaudette (Keyboards), Tom Perry (Engineer), Reggie Calloway (Producer), Siedah Garrett (Vocals (Background)), Marcus Miller (Guitar), Mick Guzauski (Engineer), Jim Krause (Engineer), Barney Perkins (Mixing), Elliot Peters (Assistant Engineer), Natalie Cole (Producer), Odeen Mays (Keyboards), N Sisters (Vocals (Background)), Phillip Ingram (Vocals (Background)), Dave Boroff (Saxophone), Neil Nappe (Assistant Engineer), Andy Goldmark (Producer), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), Sue Fisher (Assistant Engineer), David Ervin (Drums), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals (Background)), Steve Samuel (Percussion), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Greg Phillinganes (Keyboards), Eddie Cole (Rhythm Arrangements), David Joyce (Synthesizer), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Charles Floyd (Piano)
"Everlasting" is BoA's 18th Japanese single and 4th Korean single. The leading track "Everlasting" is a ballad, and the B-side track, "Soundscape" is a mid-tempo song for Japanese version and "People say..." for the Korean version B-side track. This single also contains the first "classical version" (orchestral composition remake) of any BoA songs thus far, "Everlasting: Classical Ver.".
Everlasting was used as the network advertisement for the online Japanese music giant, music.jp; it was also used as the ending theme for the TV Asahi drama "Gate of Miracles". In addition to these two large endorsments "Everlasting" was also used as the featured track for the Japanese dubbing of the movie Oliver Twist. There were no endorsments using "Soundscape".
Music video
This music video consists of many scenes. The first scene shown is of BoA in a dark room with a flower and many photographs scattered throughout the floor of the room. Also there are three windows to the room. Through each of windows, BoA is there, one with a big black hat with a white dress, another with a flower in her hair and the atmosphere like autumn and the last is BoA sitting upon a bell tower dressed in completely black. The music video takes turns between all the scenes and BoA is shown singing throughout all of them.
