In the Now

In the Now is the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, released on 7 October 2016 by Columbia Records.[2] 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."[2]

This article is about the Barry Gibb album. For the Cindy Blackman album, see In the Now (Cindy Blackman album). For the In the NOW media project, see Russia Today.

In the Now
Studio album by
Barry Gibb
Released7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
RecordedThe Hit Factory, Miami
Genre
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Barry Gibb
  • John Merchant
Barry Gibb chronology
The Eaten Alive Demos
(2006)		 In the Now
(2016)		 Greenfields
(2021)

The album was made available for pre-order on 12 August 2016 with the track "In the Now" as an "instant grat".[3]

Background

Following the deaths of his brothers Maurice, Andy and Robin Gibb in 2003, 1988 and 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."[4] Gibb said he "gave up for a long time" until he became interested in writing songs again.[5] 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".[4]

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".[4][6] Instead, the album evolved into "classic pop" inspired by Carole King and Bruce Springsteen.[4] 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."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb, Stephen Gibb and Ashley Gibb.

No.TitleLength
1."In the Now"4:51
2."Grand Illusion"4:40
3."Star Crossed Lovers"3:18
4."Blowin' a Fuse"4:44
5."Home Truth Song"5:07
6."Meaning of the Word"4:31
7."Cross to Bear"6:00
8."Shadows"4:33
9."Amy in Colour"4:26
10."The Long Goodbye"2:38
11."Diamonds"5:17
12."End of the Rainbow"4:09
CD deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Grey Ghost"4:23
14."Daddy's Little Girl"3:14
15."Soldier's Son"2:58

Personnel[7]
  • Barry Gibb – vocals, guitars
  • Stephen Gibb – guitar
  • Doug Emery – keyboards, musical director
  • Lee Levin – drums, percussion
  • Julio Hernandez – bass
  • Dan Warner – guitar
  • Ben Stivers – keyboards
  • Richard Bravo – percussion
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel on "End of the Rainbow"

Additional personnel

  • String and horn arrangements – Doug Emery
  • Violins – Alfredo Olivia (concertmaster), Scott Flavin, Evija Ozolins, Carol Cole, Monica Cheveresan, Huifang Chen, Tomas Cotik, Valentin Mansurov, Mark Schuppener
  • Viola – Chauncey Patterson, Scott O'Donnell, Anthony Parce
  • Cello – Claudio Jaffe, David Cole
  • Trumpets – Jim Hacker, Doug Michels
  • Trombone – John Kricker
  • Tenor and Soprano Sax – Ed Calle
  • Baritone Sax – Ed Maina
  • French horn on "The long Goodbye" – Eric Kerley
  • Drum and Percussion technician – Carlos R. Guzman
  • Audio technician – Joe Lizano
  • Guitar technician – Lazaro Rodriguez

Charts

References
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  2. Records, Columbia. "Legendary Singer/Songwriter/Producer Barry Gibb Signs To Columbia Records". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. Records, Columbia. "Columbia Records Announces Legendary Singer/Songwriter/Producer Barry Gibb To Release First Solo Album Involving New Material 'In The Now' On October 7". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. Hagan, Joe (6 October 2016). "Barry Gibb, the Last Bee Gee, on Relaunching His Music Career at 70: 'I Was Ready to Quit'". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. McCormick, Neil (7 October 2016). "Barry Gibb interview: 'We were too uncool even to be seen with'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. Farber, Jim (4 October 2016). "A Bee Gees Survivor: Barry Gibb Reflects in a Solo Album". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. Taken from the CD booklet of "In the Now"
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