In the Now is the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, released on 7 October 2016 by Columbia Records.
Although his second solo album (since 1984's Now Voyager), it is the first of all new material since the Bee Gees' final studio album This Is Where I Came In (2001). Gibb said of the album: "This is a dream come true for me.
It's a new chapter in my life. I always hoped one day that the Bee Gees would be with Columbia or indeed Sony so, it's a great joy for me to start again this way with such great people."
Following the deaths of his brothers Andy Gibb in 1988, Maurice Gibb in 2003 and Robin Gibb in 2012, respectively, Barry Gibb thought his music career was over: "I was ready to quit. I was done.
There was no point in going on any further. I’ve done solo work my whole life but never felt like a solo artist." Gibb said he "gave up for a long time" until he became interested in writing songs again. The album was written with his sons Stephen and Ashley Gibb, which according to Barry Gibb meant "there was this huge personal thing going on between the three of us for the whole of this album" and "that you could say whatever it is you’ve got to say and be as honest as you can".
Barry Gibb initially planned on recording a country album citing bluegrass music as an inspiration, but he was told by his record company that "they’d have a lot of trouble getting me on country radio". Instead, the album evolved into "classic pop" inspired by Carole King and Bruce Springsteen. Gibb has said of In the Now: "The album is my opinion of life, my feelings and my journey with my brothers, and without my brothers, with my parents and without my parents, and with my own family, seeing my kids have their own kids."
Tracklist
1. In The Now - 4:52
2. Grand Illusion - 4:42
3. Star Crossed Lovers - 3:19
4. Blowin' A Fuse - 4:44
5. Home Truth Song - 5:08
6. Meaning Of The Word - 4:34
7. Cross To Bear - 6:01
8. Shadows - 4:35
9. Amy In Colour - 4:26
10. The Long Goodbye - 2:40
French Horn – Eric Kerley
11. Diamonds 5:18
12. End Of The Rainbow - 4:06
Pedal Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz
Recorded By [Pedal Steel @ Megawatt] – John Paterno
Bonus Tracks
13. Grey Ghost - 4:23
Programmed By – Doug Emery
Vocals [Additional] – Stephen Gibb
14. Daddy's Little Girl - 3:17
Pedal Steel Guitar – Alan Kendall
Programmed By – Doug Emery
15. Soldier's Son - 2:59
Programmed By – Doug Emery
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The Hit Factory Criteria
- Recorded At – Megawatt Recording
- Mixed At – Barking Doctor Recording
- Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
- Published By – Crompton Songs
- Published By – Tune O Matic Songs
- Published By – Gee Son Songs
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
- Copyright © – Columbia Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Columbia Records
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Doug Emery
- Art Direction – Dave Bett
- Baritone Saxophone – Ed Maina
- Bass – Julio Hernandez
- Cello – Claudio Jaffe, David Cole
- Coordinator [Project] – Dick Ashby
- Drums, Percussion – Lee Levin
- Guitar – Dan Warner, Stephen Gibb
- Guitar, Vocals – Barry Gibb
- Keyboards – Ben Stivers
- Keyboards, Directed By [Musical Director] – Doug Emery
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
- Percussion – Richard Bravo
- Photography By – Danny Clinch
- Producer – Barry Gibb, John Merchant
- Recorded By – John Merchant
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Femio Hernandez, Sam Bohl
- Technician [Audio] – Joe Lizano
- Technician [Drum & Percussion] – Carlos R. Guzman
- Technician [Guitar] – Lazaro Rodríguez
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ed Calle
- Trombone – John Kricker
- Trumpet – Doug Michels, Jim Hacker
- Viola – Anthony Parce, Chauncey Patterson, Scott O'Donnell
- Violin – Carol Cole, Evija Ozolins, Huifang Chen, Mark Schuppener, Monica Cheveresan, Scott Flavin, Tomas Cotik, Valentin Mansurov
- Violin, Concertmaster – Alfredo Oliva
- Written-By – Ashley Gibb, Barry Gibb, Doug Emery (tracks: 2), Stephen Gibb
Recorded at Hit Factory Studios (Miami, FL), Pedal Steel recorded at Megawatt Recording (Los Angeles, CA)
Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME)
Mixed at Barking Doctor Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME)
Mixed at Barking Doctor Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
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