Now (Paul Rodgers album)

Now
Studio album by
Released17 June 1997
GenreRock
Length54:53
LabelRamshackle Music Limited
ProducerPaul Rodgers, Eddie Kramer and Dan Priest
Paul Rodgers chronology
Live: The Loreley Tapes
(1996)
Now
(1997)
Now & Live
(1997)
Singles from Now
  1. "Soul of Love"
    Released: 1996
  2. "All I Want Is You"
    Released: 1997

Now is the third studio album by English rock musician Paul Rodgers, of Free and Bad Company fame.[1] It is his second solo work of original material, following 1993's Muddy Water Blues.

The song "Saving Grace" was later re-recorded by Rodgers with Bad Company as one of two new studio recordings on their live album In Concert: Merchants of Cool.

The album was later reissued as a part of 2-CDset, Now & Live, which packaged the album alongside Rodger's 1996 live recording Live: The Loreley Tapes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul of Love" 4:51
2."Overloaded" 3:16
3."Heart of Fire" 4:13
4."Saving Grace"Rodgers, Neal Schon, Geoff Whitehorn4:51
5."All I Want Is You" 5:33
6."Chasing Shadows" 4:43
7."Love Is All I Need" 5:57
8."Nights Like This" 5:19
9."Shadow of the Sun" 5:23
10."I Lost It All" 5:53
11."Holding Back the Storm"Rodgers, Andrea Rodriguez4:54
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."Ride My Love"4:35

Album outtakes

  1. "Soul of Love" (acoustic version) โ€“ Released as B-side to "Soul of Love"
  2. "Shadow of the Sun" (acoustic version) โ€“ Released as B-side to "All I Want Is You"
  3. "Ride Easy, Ride Slow" โ€“ Released as B-side to "All I Want Is You"

Personnel

  • Paul Rodgers - lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "Soul of Love", "Overloaded", "Chasing Shadows" and "Shadow of the Sun", 12-string guitar on "All I Want Is You" and "Holding Back the Storm", piano on "Love Is All I Need"
  • Geoff Whitehorn - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jaz Lochrie - bass, backing vocals
  • Jim Copley - drums

with:

  • Clive Brown and the Shekinah Singers - choir on "Love Is All I Need"
  • Jennifer Phillips, Paul Boldeau - vocals on "Love Is All I Need"
  • Dan Priest - tambourine on "Love Is All I Need"

Charts

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1997 "Soul Of Love" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 15

References

  1. ^ Limongelli, Joe (27 July 1997). "Passing Tones". Sunday Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2025.