The Tides Return Forever is the fifteenth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1994.

With this album, bassist Klaus-Peter Matziol returned to Eloy as a full-time member for the first time since they temporarily disbanded in late 1984.

Trying to achieve a more vintage sound, Eloy used analogue keyboards and recorded the entire album in 3M magnetic tape.

The 1994 touring lineup consisted of the three main Eloy members Frank Bornemann (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Gerlach (keyboards, backing vocals) and Klaus-Peter Matziol (bass), along with Susanne Schätzle and Bettina Lux on extra vocals, Bodo Schopf on drums, and Steve Mann on guitar.

[13] All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.