Now (Jessica Andrews album)

Now
Studio album by Jessica Andrews
Released	April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)
Genre	Country
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Billy Mann Byron Gallimore James Stroud
Jessica Andrews chronology
Who I Am (2001) Now (2003)

Now is the third album by country music singer Jessica Andrews. It was released on April 15, 2003. The single "There's More to Me Than You" served as its lead-off single, reaching Top 20 on the country charts. "Good Time" was also a single, peaking at number 49 on the country charts.^[1]

Content

Several of the album's songs, including lead single "There's More to Me Than You", were written by Marcel, who would later become Andrews's husband. Now is also Andrews' last album, although she had multiple single releases afterward. In 2004, she recorded a duet with Bret Michaels of Poison titled "All I Ever Needed". After it, she released two singles for an unreleased fourth album for DreamWorks which would have been titled Ain't That Life, plus one single for Carolwood Records.^[2]

The album was produced by Byron Gallimore, the producer of Andrews' previous two albums, except for the track "Second Sunday", which was produced by James Stroud and Billy Mann.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, concluding his review by saying: "But even if this does have an adult-pop bent, it's still done better than nearly any other adult-pop in 2003, and the times that Now does loosen up offer tantalizing possibilities of where Andrews could go next. And, no matter which way you cut it, as of this writing Now is one of the best mainstream pop albums of 2003, with only Kelly Clarkson's Thankful rivaling it in consistency and quality."^[4]

Track listing

1. "There's More to Me Than You" (Jessica Andrews, Marcel, James T. Slater) – 3:46
2. "When Gentry Plays Guitar" (Slater) – 3:45
3. "I Wish for You" (Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges) – 4:07
4. "To Love You Once" (Jennifer Sherrill, Julie Wood-Vassar) – 3:55
5. "I Bring It to You" (Phil Barnhart, Kevin Paige, Bob Regan) – 3:35
6. "Never Be Forgotten" (Chris Lindsey, H. Lindsey, Mayo, Verges) – 3:48
7. "They Are the Roses" (Paul Jenkins, Tim Schoepf, Randy VanWarmer) – 4:11
8. "Sunshine and Love" (Mayo, Verges) – 4:11
9. "You're the Man (That Brings the Woman Out of Me)" (Marcel, Slater) – 4:12
10. "Cowboy Guarantee" (Jim Collins, Rebecca Lynn Howard) – 5:01
11. "Now" (Marv Green, C. Lindsey, Mayo) – 4:47
12. "Second Sunday" (Julian Bunetta, Billy Mann) – 3:32
13. "Windows on a Train" (Angelo Petraglia, H. Lindsey, Verges) – 3:57
14. "God Don't Give Up on Us" (Angela Kaset, Slater) – 4:07
15. "Good Time" (Andrews, Bekka Bramlett, Annie Roboff) – 4:26
16. "There's More To Me Than You (Ballad Version)" (Andrews, Marcel, Slater) – 4:46
    • hidden track

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Technical

• Byron Gallimore — production (all tracks except "Second Sunday"); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15), vocal overdubs (tracks 3, 4, and 8)
• Julian King — recording
• Bob Ludwig — mastering
• Billy Mann — production ("Second Sunday" only)
• Mike Shipley — mixing (tracks 3, 4, 8, 10)
• James Stroud — production ("Second Sunday" only)
• Andy Zulla — mixing (track 12)

Chart performance

Album

Singles

References