Now and Zen

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Now and Zen
Now and Zen cover
Studio album by Robert Plant
Released February 29, 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre Rock
Length 46:59
Label Es Paranza
Producer(s) Robert Plant
Tim Palmer
Phil Johnstone
Professional reviews
Robert Plant chronology
Shaken 'n' Stirred
(1985)
Now & Zen
(1988)
Manic Nirvana
(1990)


Now and Zen is an album by the Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Es Paranza.

The album is to be re-released in a remastered edition on February 27, 2007.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Heaven Knows" (Barratt, Johnstone) – 4:06
  2. "Dance on My Own" (Crash, Johnstone, Plant) – 4:30
  3. "Tall Cool One" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:40
  4. "The Way I Feel" (Boyle, Johnstone, Plant) – 5:40
  5. "Helen of Troy" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:06
  6. "Billy's Revenge" (Johnstone, Plant) – 3:34
  7. "Ship of Fools" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:01
  8. "Why" (Crash, Plant) – 4:14
  9. "White, Clean and Neat" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:28
  10. "Walking Towards Paradise" (Williams) – 4:40

[edit] Personnel

  • Robert Plant - Main Performer, Producer
  • Phil Johnstone - Keyboards, Producer (formerly of The 45's)
  • Tim Palmer - Producer
  • Jimmy Page - Guitar (on tracks 1 & 3)
  • Doug Boyle - Guitar
  • Phil Scragg - Bass
  • Chris Blackwell - Drums, Percussion
  • David Barratt - Programming, Keyboards
  • Marie Pierre - Vocals (Background)
  • Toni Halliday - Vocals (Background)
  • Kirsty MacColl - Vocals (Background)
  • Rob Bozas - Engineer
  • Martin Russell - Engineer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 6

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Dance on My Own" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
1988 "Heaven Knows" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1988 "Ship of Fools" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
1988 "Ship of Fools" The Billboard Hot 100 84
1988 "Tall Cool One" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1988 "Tall Cool One" The Billboard Hot 100 25
1989 "Walking Towards Paradise" Mainstream Rock Tracks 39

[edit] Miscellanea

  • "Walking Towards Paradise" was originally a bonus track available only on CD versions of the album.