Now and Then (Michelle Wright album)
Encyclopedia
Now and Then is the third studio album by Canadian country music
artist Michelle Wright
, and was released on May 22, 1992 on Arista Records
. "Take It Like a Man
" is her highest-charting US single at #10 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
, and was released on May 22, 1992 on Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. "Take It Like a Man
Take It Like a Man
The Take It Like a Man EP was recorded by rock/blues singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman, and released, for Purdy Records label, in early 2006, as a heads up to her second album, which was due for release in 2007...
" is her highest-charting US single at #10 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.
Track listing
- "Take It Like a ManTake It Like a ManThe Take It Like a Man EP was recorded by rock/blues singer/songwriter Shannon Curfman, and released, for Purdy Records label, in early 2006, as a heads up to her second album, which was due for release in 2007...
" (Tony Haselden) - 3:57 - "If I'm Ever Over You" (Mark D. Sanders, Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
) - 3:08 - "Now and Then" (Gary Harrison, Karen Staley) - 3:47
- "One Time AroundOne Time Around"One Time Around" is a single by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Released in 1992, it was the second single from her album Now and Then. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in October 1992.-Chart performance:...
" (Chapin Hartford, Don Pfrimmer) - 3:33 - "He Would Be Sixteen" (Charlie Black, Jill ColucciJill ColucciJill Colucci is an American songwriter and vocalist. She initially rose to prominence in 1988, singing the main scores to the film Mystic Pizza. She sang the ABC promo campaigns Something's Happening and America's Watching ABC...
, Austin Roberts) - 3:45 - "The Change" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 3:44
- "Don't Start with Me" (Bogard, Michael Clark) - 3:35
- "Guitar TalkGuitar Talk"Guitar Talk" is a single by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Released in 1993, it was the sixth single from her album Now and Then. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1994.-Chart performance:...
" (Bogard, Colin LindenColin LindenColin Linden is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Colin James, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King and The Band.Linden is primarily a electric blues guitarist,...
) - 3:34 - "Fastest Healing Wounded Heart" (Pat Bunch, Curtis Stone) - 3:00
- "A Little More Comfortable" (Hartford) - 3:46
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
, Weisenborn - Spady Brannan - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Sonny Garrish - pedal steel guitar, pedal dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
- Rick Giles - background vocals
- Carl Marsh - fairlightFairlightFairlight is a digital audio company based in Sydney, Australia. In 1979 they created the Fairlight CMI, the first digital audio sampler, quickly used by artists such as Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Jean Michel Jarre. They are now a manufacturer of media solutions tools such as digital audio...
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
- guitars - Steve Nathan - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Karen Staley - background vocals
- Catherine Styron - keyboards
- Biff Watson - guitars
- Lari WhiteLari WhiteLari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network...
- background vocals - John Willis - guitars, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
- Lonnie Wilson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Chart performance
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 20 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 126 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 29 |