Now (Maxwell album)
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Now is the third studio album
by American recording artist Maxwell
, released August 14, 2001 on Columbia Records
in the United States. Following the lukewarm radio success of his previous album Embrya
(1998), Maxwell felt more comfortable with his artistic direction for Now, which does not exhibit his previous work's conceptual style. The album sold over 296,000 units in the U.S. in the first week, according to SoundScan, to earn him his first-ever number one album. Nows second single "This Woman's Work
", a live staple of Maxwell's, charted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100
and at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart. Despite some criticism towards Maxwell's songwriting, Now received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from Metacritic
. The album serves as Maxwell's last release before an eight-year hiatus, which culminated in the release of his fourth studio album BLACKsummers'night
(2009).
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American recording artist Maxwell
Maxwell (musician)
Maxwell , is an American R&B, funk and neo soul musician. He played an important role in the development of the soul sub-genre, neo-soul.-Early life:...
, released August 14, 2001 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in the United States. Following the lukewarm radio success of his previous album Embrya
Embrya
Embyra is the second studio album by R&B and neo soul musician Maxwell, released June 30, 1998 on Columbia Records. As with his previous album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, Maxwell collaborated with Stuart Matthewman, a long-time cohort of Sade...
(1998), Maxwell felt more comfortable with his artistic direction for Now, which does not exhibit his previous work's conceptual style. The album sold over 296,000 units in the U.S. in the first week, according to SoundScan, to earn him his first-ever number one album. Nows second single "This Woman's Work
This Woman's Work
- Disc 2 - Lionheart :- Disc 3 - Never for Ever :- Disc 4 - The Dreaming :- Disc 5 - Hounds of Love :- Disc 6 - The Sensual World :- Disc 7 - This Woman's Work: Volume One :- Disc 8 - This Woman's Work: Volume Two :...
", a live staple of Maxwell's, charted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. Despite some criticism towards Maxwell's songwriting, Now received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. The album serves as Maxwell's last release before an eight-year hiatus, which culminated in the release of his fourth studio album BLACKsummers'night
BLACKsummers'night
BLACKsummers'night is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Maxwell, released July 7, 2009 on Columbia Records. It is the follow-up to his third album Now...
(2009).
Track listing
All songs written by Hod David, Stuart Matthewman, and Maxwell (MUSZE) unless otherwise noted.- "Intro" - 0:04
- "Get to Know Ya" - 4:18
- "Lifetime" - 5:29
- "W/As My Girl" - 3:11
- "Changed" - 4:07
- "NoOne" - 4:41
- "For Lovers Only" - 3:41
- "Temporary Nite" - 4:22
- "Silently" - 5:20
- "Symptom Unknown" - 5:37
- "This Woman's WorkThis Woman's Work (song)12" and CD single -Chart performance:"This Woman's Work" was released on 20 November 1989 and reached a peak position of #25 in the UK Singles Chart. Fifteen years after its original release, in 2005, the song peaked at #3 in the UK Official Download Chart, due to it being featured in the Tamzin...
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) - 4:00 - "Now/At the Party" - 5:25
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
Personnel
- David A. Belgrave – marketing
- Mtichell Cohen – A&R
- Maxwell – performer (credited as "MUSZE")
External links
- Now at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...