As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)

As Time Goes By is the tenth solo album by the English singer Bryan Ferry. Released in 1999, it consists of popular songs and jazz standards. The album peaked at number 16 in United Kingdom, being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. It was co-produced by Ferry with Rhett Davies, who had worked with Ferry since his days with Roxy Music.

As Time Goes By
Studio album by
Bryan Ferry
Released25 October 1999
StudioLansdowne Studios (London, UK).
Genre
Length44:30
LabelVirgin
ProducerBryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Mamouna
(1994)		 As Time Goes By
(1999)		 Frantic
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The A.V. ClubFavorable[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Stranger[4]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album: "On the surface, it may seem like a departure for Ferry, but in the end, it's entirely of a piece with his body of work. True, it may not be a major album in the scheme of things, but it's easy to be seduced by its casual elegance."[1] Reviewing for The A.V. Club, critic Keith Phipps wrote that "the results are both predictable and thrilling, musically tasteful but as emotionally raw as good manners will allow."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld2:35
2."The Way You Look Tonight"Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields3:33
3."Easy Living"Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin2:14
4."I'm in the Mood for Love"Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields4:20
5."Where or When"Rodgers and Hart3:20
6."When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful"Harry Woods3:00
7."Sweet and Lovely"Charles Daniels, Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias3:10
8."Miss Otis Regrets"Cole Porter2:44
9."Time on My Hands"Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon3:01
10."Lover, Come Back to Me"Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein2:51
11."Falling in Love Again"Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner2:27
12."Love Me or Leave Me"Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn2:42
13."You Do Something to Me"Cole Porter2:46
14."Just One of Those Things"Cole Porter2:44
15."September Song"Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson3:00

Personnel
  • Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, synthesizers (4), arrangements
  • Colin Good – grand piano (1-14), synthesizers (4), harmonium (11), musical director, arrangements
  • Cynthia Millar – Ondes Martenot (1, 4, 5, 8, 15)
  • James Sanger – programming (4)
  • José Libertella – bandoneon (4, 13)
  • Luis Stazo – bandoneon (4, 13)
  • Nils Solberg – guitars (1-4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15)
  • Phil Manzanera – guitars (4)
  • Martin Wheatley – banjo (7, 14), guitars (13)
  • Richard Jeffries – bass (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
  • Chris Laurence – bass (4, 5, 11, 15)
  • John Sutton – drums (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
  • Andy Newmark – drums (4)
  • Paul Clarvis – drums (6)
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion (4, 14)
  • Tobias Tak – tap dance (6)
  • Anthony Pleeth – cello (1, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Hugh Webb – harp (1, 5, 11, 15)
  • Philip Dukes – viola (1, 5, 11)
  • Peter Lale – viola (13, 14, 15)
  • David Woodcock – violin (1, 5, 11)
  • Gavyn Wright – violin (1, 5, 11, 13, 14, 15)
  • Abraham Leborovich – violin (4), violin solo (13)
  • Boguslaw Kostecki – violin (13, 14)
  • Wilfred Gibson – violin (15)
  • Alan Barnes – clarinet (2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 14), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), alto saxophone (10, 14)
  • Jim Tomlinson – clarinet (3, 6, 12), alto saxophone (3, 6, 9, 12)
  • Robert Fowler – clarinet (7, 14), tenor saxophone (9, 10, 14)
  • Anthony Pike – bass clarinet (15)
  • Nicholas Bucknail – clarinet (15)
  • Timothy Lines – clarinet (15)
  • David White – clarinet (15)
  • Malcolm Earle Smith – trombone (2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12)
  • Bob Hunt – trombone (7, 14)
  • Enrico Tomasso – trumpet (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14)
  • Alice Retif – poem reading (4)
  • The Oxford Girls Choir – choir (7)

Production
  • Bryan Ferry – producer, art direction
  • Rhett Davies – producer
  • Robin Trower – associate producer (6, 15)
  • Mark Tucker – engineer
  • Steve Pelluet – assistant engineer
  • Chris Dibble – additional engineer
  • Sven Taits – additional engineer
  • Simon Puxley – engineer consultant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, USA) – mastering location
  • Nicole Blumberg – production coordinator
  • Juliet Mann – production coordinator
  • Nick de Ville – art direction
  • Bogdan Zarkowski – artwork
  • Mike Owen – photography
  • ie Music Ltd. – management

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As Time Goes By at AllMusic
  2. Phipps, Keith (March 29, 2002). "Bryan Ferry: As Time Goes By". The A. V. Club. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. Vincentelli, Elizabeth (October 29, 1999). "As Time Goes By". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. "CD Review Revue". The Stranger. October 14, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004417/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2006&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+
  6. "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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