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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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Henrik Janson, Arranger - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Will Young, Performer - Jörgen Elofsson, Composer - Jörgen Elofsson, Lyricist - Jörgen Elofsson, Co-Producer - Bernard Löhr, Mixing Engineer - David Kreuger, Composer - David Kreuger, Lyricist - David Kreuger, Arranger - David Kreuger, Producer - David Kreuger, Programmer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Anders von Hofsten, Background Vocal - Fredrik Anderson, Engineer - Tomas Lindberg, Acoustic Bass - United Colours Of Sound, Vocal - Jeanette Olsson, Background Vocal - Pete Lewis, Engineer - Tim Roe, 2nd Engineer - Ulf Janson, Arranger - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Stockholm Session Strings, Performer - Per Magnusson, Composer - Per Magnusson, Lyricist - Per Magnusson, Arranger - Per Magnusson, Producer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards - Esbjörn Öhrwall, Guitar
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Cathy Dennis, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Lyricist - Cathy Dennis, Producer - Cathy Dennis, Programmer - Cathy Dennis, Background Vocal - Will Young, Performer - Frederick (Frizzy) Karlsson, Guitar - Adrian Bushby, Mixing Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Pete Murray, Keyboards - Oskar Paul, Producer - Oskar Paul, Programmer - Chris Braide, Composer - Chris Braide, Lyricist - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Sylvia Mason-James, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Will Young, Performer - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Ray Manzarek, Composer - Ray Manzarek, Lyricist - Jim Morrison, Composer - Jim Morrison, Lyricist - Robby Krieger, Composer - Robby Krieger, Lyricist - Milton McDonald, Guitar - Phillipe Rose, 2nd Engineer - Absolute, Producer - Absolute, Performer - John Densmore, Composer - John Densmore, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer - Carlos Edwards, Percussion
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Cathy Dennis, Producer - Cathy Dennis, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Lyricist - Paul Turner, Acoustic Bass - Will Young, Performer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer - Gavyn Wright, Performer - G. Chambers, Composer - G. Chambers, Lyricist - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Mike Peden, Producer - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Cathy Dennis, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Lyricist - Cathy Dennis, Producer - Will Young, Performer - Will Young, Composer - Will Young, Lyricist - Thomas Dyani'Akuru, Percussion - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Matt Ross, Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Robertson, 2nd Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Producer - Fabien Waltman, Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer - Fabien Waltman, Guitar - Fabien Waltman, Acoustic Bass - Gavyn Wright, Performer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Jeremy Stacey, Engineer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums - Peter Gordeno, Performer - Adam Brown, Engineer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Nick Ingman, Conductor - Paul McCartney, Composer - Paul McCartney, Lyricist - Stephen Lipson, Producer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Geoff Foster, Engineer - Heff Moraes, Engineer - Heff Moraes, Mixing Engineer - Will Young & Gareth Gates, Performer - John Lennon, Composer - John Lennon, Lyricist
(P) 2002 XIX Management UK Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold
Will Young, Performer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Jack Daley, Acoustic Bass - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Gavyn Wright, Performer - E. Johnson, Composer - E. Johnson, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - H. Johnson, Composer - H. Johnson, Lyricist - Graham Kearns, Guitar - The London Community Gospel Choir, Performer - Mike Peden, Composer - Mike Peden, Lyricist - Mike Peden, Producer - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Ed Johnson, Background Vocal - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Lucie Silvas, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Will Young, Performer - Will Young, Composer - Will Young, Lyricist - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Simon Hale, Composer - Simon Hale, Lyricist - Simon Hale, Keyboards - Alvin Sweeney, Mixing Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Recording Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer - Steve Lewinson, Acoustic Bass - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - Dave Morgan, Guitar - D. Morgan, Composer - D. Morgan, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Composer - R. Stannard, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Producer - R. Stannard, Drums - R. Stannard, Background Vocal - Paul Brady, 2nd Engineer - J. Gallagher, Composer - J. Gallagher, Lyricist - J. Gallagher, Producer - J. Gallagher, Drums - J. Gallagher, Programmer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Cathy Dennis, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Lyricist - Cathy Dennis, Producer - Will Young, Performer - Thomas Dyani'Akuru, Percussion - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Matt Ross, Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Robertson, 2nd Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Producer - Fabien Waltman, Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer - Fabien Waltman, Guitar - Fabien Waltman, Acoustic Bass - Gavyn Wright, Performer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Jeremy Stacey, Engineer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums - Peter Gordeno, Performer - Adam Brown, Engineer
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Cathy Dennis, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Lyricist - Cathy Dennis, Producer - Paul Turner, Acoustic Bass - Will Young, Performer - Will Young, Composer - Will Young, Lyricist - Charles Russell, Programmer - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Fabien Waltman, Programmer - Gavyn Wright, Performer - Brad Gilderman, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Lance Ellington, Background Vocal - Graham Kearns, Guitar - Mike Peden, Producer - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Sylvia Mason-James, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Will Young, Performer - Will Young, Composer - Will Young, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Alvin Sweeney, Mixing Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Recording Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer - Simon Hale, Composer - Simon Hale, Lyricist - Simon Hale, Keyboards - Simon Hale, Arranger - Simon Hale, Conductor - Steve Lewinson, Acoustic Bass - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - Dave Morgan, Guitar - Gavyn Wright, Performer - London Session Orchestra, Strings - D. Morgan, Composer - D. Morgan, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Composer - R. Stannard, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Producer - R. Stannard, Drums - R. Stannard, Background Vocal - Paul Brady, 2nd Engineer - J. Gallagher, Composer - J. Gallagher, Lyricist - J. Gallagher, Producer - J. Gallagher, Programmer - J. Gallagher, Drums
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Will Young, Performer - Will Young, Composer - Will Young, Lyricist - Anthony Drennan, Guitar - Simon Hale, Keyboards - Alvin Sweeney, Mixing Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Recording Engineer - Alvin Sweeney, Programmer - Steve Lewinson, Acoustic Bass - Sharon Murphy, Background Vocal - Dave Morgan, Guitar - D. Morgan, Composer - D. Morgan, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Composer - R. Stannard, Lyricist - R. Stannard, Producer - R. Stannard, Drums - R. Stannard, Background Vocal - Paul Brady, 2nd Engineer - J. Gallagher, Composer - J. Gallagher, Lyricist - J. Gallagher, Producer - J. Gallagher, Programmer - J. Gallagher, Drums
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Will Young, Performer - Charles Russell, Programmer - Jack Daley, Acoustic Bass - Martin Hayles, Recording Engineer - Steve Fitzmaurice, Mixing Engineer - Richard Dowling, Mastering Engineer - Gavyn Wright, Performer - E. Johnson, Composer - E. Johnson, Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - H. Johnson, Composer - H. Johnson, Lyricist - Graham Kearns, Guitar - The London Community Gospel Choir, Performer - Mike Peden, Composer - Mike Peden, Lyricist - Mike Peden, Producer - Tee Green, Background Vocal - Ed Johnson, Background Vocal - Peter Gordeno, Keyboards - Lucie Silvas, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
Albumbeschreibung
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
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 13 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:52:26
- Künstler: Will Young
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music CG
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2002 19 Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Ronagold Limited
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