As Is Now

Studio album by Paul Weller

Released

11 October 2005

Genre

Rock

Length

53:16

Label

Yep Roc

Producer

Paul Weller & Jan "Stan" Kybert

Paul Weller chronology

Stanley Road - 10th Anniversary Edition
(2005)

As Is Now
(2005)

Catch-Flame!
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10) ^[2]
NME	^[3]
The Observer	^[4]
The Independent	(not rated) ^[5]

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". A limited edition double CD was released around the time of the 2006 Brit Awards, for which Paul was nominated. The second disc contained four tracks ("From The Floorboards Up", "Come On / Let's Go", "The Changingman", and "Town Called Malice") recorded live on December 5, 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

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

All songs written and composed by Paul Weller.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blink and You'll Miss It"	3:23
2.	"Paper Smile"	3:05
3.	"Come On/Let's Go"	3:16
4.	"Here's the Good News"	2:57
5.	"The Start of Forever"	4:55
6.	"Pan"	2:26
7.	"All on a Misty Morning"	4:30
8.	"From the Floor Boards Up"	2:27
9.	"I Wanna Make it Alright"	3:38
10.	"Savages"	2:58
11.	"Fly Little Bird"	3:44
12.	"Roll Along Summer"	3:39
13.	"Bring Back the Funk (Pts 1 & 2)"	7:15
14.	"The Pebble and the Boy"	5:03

Japan Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Oranges and Rosewater" (B-side of "From the Floorboards Up" single)		3:04
16.	"Shine On" (B-Side of "Come On/Let's Go" single)		4:09

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As Is Now at AllMusic
↑ Pitchfork Media review
↑ NME review
↑ The Observer review
↑ The Independent review

Paul Weller

Discography

Studio albums	Paul Weller Wild Wood Stanley Road Heavy Soul Heliocentric Illumination Studio 150 As Is Now 22 Dreams Wake Up the Nation Sonik Kicks Saturns Pattern

Live albums	Live Wood Days of Speed Catch-Flame! Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Compilation albums	Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits Fly on the Wall: B Sides & Rarities Hit Parade Weller at the BBC More Modern Classics

Touring musicians	Steve White Steve Cradock Damon Minchella Edgar Jones Steve Pilgrim Andy Lewis Andy Crofts Ben Gordelier

Related articles	The Jam The Style Council Island Records Go! Discs

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