As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)

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As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album).jpg
Studio album by
Released25 October 1999
StudioLansdowne Studios, London
Genre
Length44:30
LabelVirgin
ProducerBryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Mamouna
(1994)
As Time Goes By
(1999)
Frantic
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars [1]
The A.V. ClubFavorable[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Stranger4/5 stars[4]

As Time Goes By is the tenth solo album by the English singer Bryan Ferry. Released in 1999, it consists of popular songs and jazz standards. The album peaked at number 16 in United Kingdom, being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. It was co-produced by Ferry with Rhett Davies, who had worked with Ferry since his days with Roxy Music.

Critical reception[]

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album: "On the surface, it may seem like a departure for Ferry, but in the end, it's entirely of a piece with his body of work. True, it may not be a major album in the scheme of things, but it's easy to be seduced by its casual elegance."[1] Reviewing for The A.V. Club, critic Keith Phipps wrote that "the results are both predictable and thrilling, musically tasteful but as emotionally raw as good manners will allow."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld2:35
2."The Way You Look Tonight"Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields3:33
3."Easy Living"Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin2:14
4."I'm in the Mood for Love"Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields4:20
5."Where or When"Rodgers and Hart3:20
6."When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful"Harry Woods3:00
7."Sweet and Lovely"Charles Daniels, Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias3:10
8."Miss Otis Regrets"Cole Porter2:44
9."Time on My Hands"Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon3:01
10."Lover, Come Back to Me"Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein2:51
11."Falling in Love Again"Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner2:27
12."Love Me or Leave Me"Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn2:42
13."You Do Something to Me"Cole Porter2:46
14."Just One of Those Things"Cole Porter2:44
15."September Song"Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson3:00

Personnel[]

  • Bryan Ferry - lead vocals, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Phil Manzanera - guitar
  • Robin Trower - associate producer
  • Alan Barnes - clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Nicholas Bucknail - clarinet
  • Wilfred Gibson - violin
  • Bob Hunt - trombone
  • Chris Laurence - bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark - drums
  • Anthony Pleeth - cello
  • Frank Ricotti - percussion
  • John Sutton - drums
  • Enrico Tomasso - trumpet
  • Hugh Webb - harp
  • Gavyn Wright - violin
  • Peter Lale - viola
  • Boguslaw Kostecki - violin
  • Jose Libertella - bandoneon
  • Luis Stazo - bandoneon
  • Paul Clarvis - drums
  • Philip Dukes - viola
  • Colin Good - piano, musical director, arrangements
  • Anthony Pike - clarinet
  • Jim Tomlinson - clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Richard Jeffries - bass guitar
  • Malcolm Earle Smith - trombone
  • Abraham Leborovich - violin
  • James Sanger - programming
  • Robert Fowler - clarinet
  • Martin Wheatley - banjo
  • Timothy Lines - clarinet
  • David White - clarinet
  • Nils Solberg - guitar
  • David Woodcock - violin
  • Cynthia Millar - ondes Martenot
Technical
  • Mark Tucker - engineer
  • Steve Pelluet - assistant engineer
  • Chris Dibble, Sven Taits - additional engineering
  • Nick de Ville, Bryan Ferry - art direction
  • Bogdan Zarkowski - artwork
  • Mike Owen - photography

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As Time Goes By at AllMusic
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Phipps, Keith (March 29, 2002). "Bryan Ferry: As Time Goes By". The A. V. Club. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Vincentelli, Elizabeth (October 29, 1999). "As Time Goes By". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "CD Review Revue". The Stranger. October 14, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004417/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2006&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+
  6. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type As Time Goes Vy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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