eternal released their debut album, "always & forever" in november 1993, and it reached number two in the uk albums chart. the album sold over one million copies in the united kingdom, and confirmed as four times platinum, making it one of 1994's biggest selling albums and the year's biggest selling debut album. they were named best group at the "smash hits" poll winners party, and were nominated for four brit awards. nurding decided to leave the group before the recording of eternal's second album, and went on to pursue a successful solo career. in a 2014 interview, vernie bennett stated that the group were "gutted" when nurding announced she was leaving and was suggested that bryan would leave also to form a duo with louise in which bryan stated she did not wish to do.