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Six months after the nation voted him Britain's first Pop Idol, Will Young faces a much more daunting prospect than singing in front of Simon Cowell: the pressure of releasing one of the most eagerly awaited debut pop albums of recent times. Considering fellow TV popstars Hear'Say took just six weeks to record their rather forgettable first effort, the fact that From Now On hasn't been rush-released bodes well. Not that you'd know it from its first three singles. Simon Cowell is undoubtedly a shrewd businessman who knows where the money is, but his artistic merit is virtually zero. Young proved himself to be one of the most gifted and unique vocalists a U.K. talent show has seen, which makes it even more remarkable that he was lumbered with material that could have finished his career before it began. "Evergreen," the fastest debut selling single of all time, can be slightly forgiven. A cover of a Westlife album track, it's corny and it's clichéd, but its faux-inspirational lyrics and "stand up for the key change" power ballad sound has become the template for every talent contest winner from Kelly Clarkson to Leona Lewis. Its lesser known double A-side, "Anything Is Possible," is less successful. Written by Cathy Dennis, presumably on an off day, it's a limp and lifeless attempt at smooth R&B, a direction Young has unsurprisingly decided not to attempt ever since. "Light My Fire," a cover of the José Feliciano interpretation rather than the Doors original is far more suited to Young's soulful vocals and indeed, it's the first time we get to hear his now trademark ad-libs, but it's a lazy and uninspired choice that seems designed purely to score another number one. However, it's not as lazy as the third single, a duet with Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates on a cover of the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road." An excruciatingly dull karaoke number, it amazingly doesn't appear on Gates' poor debut but has somehow found its way onto the far superior Young's. So it comes as a relief that the rest of From Now On is a lot more subtle -- its strings-drenched pop evoking the classic Burt Bacharach sound of the '60s. Indeed Bacharach pops up himself as co-writer of the lush "What's in Goodbye," but the likes of "Cruel to Be Kind" and "Lovestruck" wouldn't sound out of place on a Music to Watch Girls Go By compilation, either. The more contemporary sounding songs are just as convincing. The title track is a lovely acoustic midtempo number that has shades of Robbie Williams' more tender moments, while "You And I," probably the album's highlight, is a gorgeous piano-led ballad featuring a gospel choir and a storming chorus that manages to be uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time. Overall, it's an inconsistent effort. But if you ignore the rotten singles, you're left with a well-produced and well-crafted collection of mature pop songs that suggests Young will have no problem breaking free from his Pop Idol tag in the future.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Jeanette Olsson, Background Vocal - Henrik Janson, Conductor, Performance Arranger - United Colours Of Sound, Vocal - Ulf Janson, Conductor, Performance Arranger - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Kreuger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Performance Arranger - Per Magnusson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Performance Arranger - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - Stockholm Session Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Roe, Assistant Engineer - Pete Lewis, Engineer - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Anders von Hofsten, Background Vocal - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Tomas Lindberg, Bass Guitar - Fredrik Anderson, Engineer
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Oskar Paul, Producer, Programmer - Chris Braide, Composer, Lyricist - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Pete Murray, Keyboards - Adrian Bushby, Mixing Engineer - Sylvia Mason-James, Background Vocal - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Background Vocal - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Frederick (Frizzy) Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - JOHN DENSMORE, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Morrison, Composer, Lyricist - ROBBIE KRIEGER, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Manzarek, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Absolute, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Edwards, Percussion - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Phillipe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Isobel Griffiths Limited, AdditionalStudioProducer
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Gordon Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Peden, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Paul Turner, Bass Guitar - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, Engineer - ADAM BROWN, Engineer - Jimmy Robertson, Assistant Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Programmer - Matt Ross, Engineer - Thomas Dyani'Akuru, Percussion
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Gareth Gates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Will Young & Gareth Gates, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Mccartney, Composer, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Foster, Engineer - Heff Moraes, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - E. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - H. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Mike Peden, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - The London Community Gospel Choir, Background Vocal - Charles Russell, Drums, Programmer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Daley, Bass Guitar - Lucie Silvas, Background Vocal - Ed Johnson, Background Vocal - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
D. Morgan, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Brady, Assistant Engineer - Dave Morgan, Guitar - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - R. Stannard, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Background Vocal - Steve Lewinson, Bass Guitar - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Simon Hale, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jullian Gallagher, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, Engineer - ADAM BROWN, Engineer - Jimmy Robertson, Assistant Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Programmer - Matt Ross, Engineer - Thomas Dyani'Akuru, Percussion
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Peden, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Sylvia Mason-James, Background Vocal - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Paul Turner, Bass Guitar - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
D. Morgan, Composer, Lyricist - Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brady, Assistant Engineer - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Dave Morgan, Guitar - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - R. Stannard, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Background Vocal - Steve Lewinson, Bass Guitar - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Simon Hale, Composer, Lyricist, Conductor, Arranger, Keyboards - Steve Price, Engineer - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jullian Gallagher, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
D. Morgan, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Brady, Assistant Engineer - Dave Morgan, Guitar - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - R. Stannard, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Background Vocal - Steve Lewinson, Bass Guitar - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Simon Hale, Keyboards - Will Young, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jullian Gallagher, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Gavyn Wright, AssociatedPerformer - E. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - H. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Peden, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - The London Community Gospel Choir, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Will Young, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Daley, Bass Guitar - Lucie Silvas, Background Vocal - Ed Johnson, Background Vocal - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Album review
Six months after the nation voted him Britain's first Pop Idol, Will Young faces a much more daunting prospect than singing in front of Simon Cowell: the pressure of releasing one of the most eagerly awaited debut pop albums of recent times. Considering fellow TV popstars Hear'Say took just six weeks to record their rather forgettable first effort, the fact that From Now On hasn't been rush-released bodes well. Not that you'd know it from its first three singles. Simon Cowell is undoubtedly a shrewd businessman who knows where the money is, but his artistic merit is virtually zero. Young proved himself to be one of the most gifted and unique vocalists a U.K. talent show has seen, which makes it even more remarkable that he was lumbered with material that could have finished his career before it began. "Evergreen," the fastest debut selling single of all time, can be slightly forgiven. A cover of a Westlife album track, it's corny and it's clichéd, but its faux-inspirational lyrics and "stand up for the key change" power ballad sound has become the template for every talent contest winner from Kelly Clarkson to Leona Lewis. Its lesser known double A-side, "Anything Is Possible," is less successful. Written by Cathy Dennis, presumably on an off day, it's a limp and lifeless attempt at smooth R&B, a direction Young has unsurprisingly decided not to attempt ever since. "Light My Fire," a cover of the José Feliciano interpretation rather than the Doors original is far more suited to Young's soulful vocals and indeed, it's the first time we get to hear his now trademark ad-libs, but it's a lazy and uninspired choice that seems designed purely to score another number one. However, it's not as lazy as the third single, a duet with Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates on a cover of the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road." An excruciatingly dull karaoke number, it amazingly doesn't appear on Gates' poor debut but has somehow found its way onto the far superior Young's. So it comes as a relief that the rest of From Now On is a lot more subtle -- its strings-drenched pop evoking the classic Burt Bacharach sound of the '60s. Indeed Bacharach pops up himself as co-writer of the lush "What's in Goodbye," but the likes of "Cruel to Be Kind" and "Lovestruck" wouldn't sound out of place on a Music to Watch Girls Go By compilation, either. The more contemporary sounding songs are just as convincing. The title track is a lovely acoustic midtempo number that has shades of Robbie Williams' more tender moments, while "You And I," probably the album's highlight, is a gorgeous piano-led ballad featuring a gospel choir and a storming chorus that manages to be uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time. Overall, it's an inconsistent effort. But if you ignore the rotten singles, you're left with a well-produced and well-crafted collection of mature pop songs that suggests Young will have no problem breaking free from his Pop Idol tag in the future.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:14
- Main artists: Will Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: S Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited, under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited.
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