"As the Days Go By" is a song written by Ian Thomas and recorded by

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as the first single from his second studio album, ''Edge'', in 1988. It features singer

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as a backing vocalist in the chorus. The track is one of Braithwaite's most popular recordings, and was included on his compilation albums ''

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'' (2007) and '' Days Go By'' (2017). An extended mix features in the 1994 compilation album '' Six Moons: The Best of Daryl Braithwaite 1988–1994'' and an acoustic version opens the 2008 live album '' The Lemon Tree.'' The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1992 British comedy film ''

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Track listing

;CD single (1988) # "As The Days Go By" – 4:04 # "In My Life" – 5:07

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Andy Cichon – bass * Jef Scott –

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

, additional

drumming Drumming may refer to: * the act of playing the drums or other percussion instruments * Drummer, a musician who plays a drum, drum kit, or drums * ''Drumming'' (Reich), a musical composition written by Steve Reich in 1971 for percussion ensemble ...

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– keyboards, drum machine, producer *

– backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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