As Is Now

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

1. "Blink and You'll Miss It"
2. "Paper Smile"
3. "Come On/Let's Go"
4. "Here's the Good News"
5. "The Start of Forever"
6. "Pan"
7. "All on a Misty Morning"
8. "From the Floorboards Up"
9. "I Wanna Make It Alright"
10. "Savages"
11. "Fly Little Bird"
12. "Roll Along Summer"
13. "Bring Back the Funk" (Pts 1 & 2)
14. "The Pebble and the Boy"

The Japanese Edition contains two bonus tracks:

15.Oranges and Rosewater (B-side of "From the Floorboards Up" single)

16.Shine On (B-Side of "Come On/Let's Go" single)

References