Now (Jessica Andrews album)
Now is the third studio 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.
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.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.
Critical reception
of AllMusic concluded 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."Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.Musicians
"There's More to Me Than You"- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Bekka Bramlett – tambourine
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Byron Gallimore – shaker
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, slide guitar
- Byron Gallimore – synthesizer
- Aubrey Haynie – mandolin
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, shaker, tambourine
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Frank Macek – programming
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Russ Pahl – banjo
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Bekka Bramlett – background vocals
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Byron Gallimore – synthesizer strings, oboe
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Bekka Bramlett – background vocals
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Byron Gallimore – synthesizer strings, acoustic guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – viola, cello
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar, fretless bass
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Byron Gallimore – acoustic guitar, synthesizer cello, percussion
- Aubrey Haynie – mandolin
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Frank Macek – programming
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, tambourine
- Jonathan Yudkin – cello
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Mark Casstevens – banjo
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – mandolin
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Bekka Bramlett – tambourine
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Byron Gallimore – acoustic guitar, synthesizer strings
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Mica Roberts – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – viola, cello
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Frank Macek – programming
- Byron Gallimore – electric guitar, synthesizer strings, percussion
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals, background vocals
- Julian Bunetta – programming
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Tony Harrell – piano, keyboards
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
- Billy Mann – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Mica Roberts – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Byron Gallimore – acoustic guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – viola, cello
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Byron Gallimore – percussion, horns
- Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards, synthesizer strings
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Jessica Andrews – lead vocals
- Bekka Bramlett – background vocals, tambourine
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
- Byron Gallimore – acoustic guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- John Willis – banjo
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Technical
- Byron Gallimore – production ; mixing, vocal overdubs
- Julian King – recording
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Billy Mann – production
- Mike Shipley – mixing
- James Stroud – production
- Andy Zulla – mixing
Chart performance