It is a studio album produced by Ed Cobb, David D. Cavanaugh, and Jim Pike, and released in 1974 by Capitol Records.

[1][2][3] In 1968, Bob Engemann of the Lettermen heard the Abilene Christian College group the ACCents, led by lead vocalist Bill Hughes, while they were on a tour of the Southeast United States.

[2] In Billboard, Elliot Tiegel opined that the group's "distinct soft vocal blend" is its "calling card," remarking that the move to "contemporize its sound have not hurt its artistic ability.

"[1] Jack Burke wrote for La Crosse Tribune that the album and group are "always on target... and good songs, too.

"[6] Bill E. Burk of the Memphis Press-Scimitar wrote that the Lettermen have "the easiest voices to listen to" and hearing the Now and Forever "brings on a surging desire to shut your eyes and let the words and the music just penetrate.