As Is Now
| As Is Now | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Weller | ||||
| Released | 11 October 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 53:16 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | Paul Weller & Jan "Stan" Kybert | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10) [2] |
| NME |   [3] |
| The Observer | [4] |
| The Independent | (not rated) [5] |
As Is Now is Paul Weller's eighth studio album. Released in October 2005, it reached number 4 in the UK charts.
The singles from the record were "From The Floorboards Up" (charted at #6), "Come On/Let's Go" (charted at #15), "Here's The Good News" (charted at #21) and the "The As Is Now EP" (which included "Blink And You'll Miss It") which did not qualify for the charts and it had 4 tracks on and was only released on 7". The CD+DVD edition adds (on the DVD) studio footage of "From The Floorboards Up" and "Here's The Good News", the videos of "Come On/Let's Go" and "From The Floorboards Up" and the film "As Is Now".
Recording
The album was recorded over a two-week period in March 2005 at Wheeler End Studios, Buckinghamshire. It was then mixed at Studio 150, Amsterdam.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Paul Weller.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blink and You'll Miss It" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Paper Smile" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Come On/Let's Go" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Here's the Good News" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "The Start of Forever" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Pan" | 2:26 |
| 7. | "All on a Misty Morning" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "From the Floor Boards Up" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "I Wanna Make it Alright" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Savages" | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Fly Little Bird" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Roll Along Summer" | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Bring Back the Funk (Pts 1 & 2)" | 7:15 |
| 14. | "The Pebble and the Boy" | 5:03 |
| Japan Bonus Tracks | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 15. | "Oranges and Rosewater" (B-side of "From the Floorboards Up" single) | 3:04 | |
| 16. | "Shine On" (B-Side of "Come On/Let's Go" single) | 4:09 | |
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- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As Is Now at AllMusic
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ The Observer review
- ↑ The Independent review
