Always and Forever: The Rod Temperton Story

By Lee Bullen

"I can't believe all these timeless records came from a fish worker from the north of England..."

'Always and Forever' is a biopic that follows Rod Temperton's meteoric rise from working on a cold English fish market to penning some of soul music's biggest hits.

The film script recounts Rod's early years in Cleethorpes as a nerdy-looking organist with dreams of becoming a renowned composer.

Rod answers an advert in a music magazine and moves to Germany to join the soul band Heatwave as their keyboard player.

He then introduces the group to his first attempts at composing soul songs, including future global hits 'Boogie Nights' and 'Always and Forever'.

Heatwave quickly become a star act and record producer Quincy Jones takes notice of the writer behind the hit songs.

For his first collaboration with Quincy, Rod writes 'Rock with You' and 'Off the Wall' for Michael Jackson's breakthrough solo album - in a single night

Rod then pens 'Give Me the Night' and 'Love X Love' to help catapult George Benson's soul career. He also writes 'Stomp', 'Yah Mo B There', and the US number one 'Baby, Come to Me', among many others.

Next up is Jackson's next album 'Thriller', the best-selling album of all time with three Temperton songs in total including the iconic title track.

With his lifelong partner Kathy by side, Rod continued to make award-winning music with Quincy until his death in 2016 aged 66.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPVPZ948
• ISBN13: 9798870834238
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"