''As Time Goes By'' is the tenth studio album by English singer
Bryan Ferry, first released in Japan on 14 October 1999 and then in the UK on 25 October by
Virgin Records. Consisting of cover versions of
popular songs and
jazz standard
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s, the album was co-produced by Ferry with
Rhett Davies, who had worked with Ferry since his days with
Roxy Music. It peaked at number 16 on the
UK Albums Chart and has been certified Gold by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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AllMusic 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."
Keith Phipps of ''
The A.V. Club'' commented that "the results are both predictable and thrilling, musically tasteful but as emotionally raw as good manners will allow."
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* 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
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(7, 14), guitars (13)
* Richard Jeffries – bass (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–14)
*
Chris Laurence – bass (4, 5, 11, 15)
* John Sutton – drums (1–3, 7, 9, 10, 12–14)
*
– drums (4)
* Paul Clarvis – drums (6)
*
Frank Ricotti – percussion (4, 14)
* Tobias Tak – tap dance (6)
*
Anthony Pleeth – cello (1, 5, 8, 11, 13–15)
* Hugh Webb –
harp
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(1, 5, 11, 15)
* Philip Dukes – viola (1, 5, 11)
* Peter Lale – viola (13, 14, 15)
* David Woodcock – violin (1, 5, 11)
*
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...
– violin (1, 5, 11, 13–15)
* Abraham Leborovich – violin (4), violin solo (13)
* Boguslaw Kostecki – violin (13, 14)
*
Wilfred Gibson – violin (15)
*
Alan Barnes –
clarinet
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Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
(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
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(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)
Technical
* Bryan Ferry – producer
* 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
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– mastering at Gateway Mastering (
Portland, Maine)
* Nicole Blumberg – production coordinator
* Juliet Mann – production coordinator
Artwork
* Nick de Ville – art direction
* Bryan Ferry – art direction
* Bogdan Zarkowski – artwork
* Mike Owen – photography
Charts
Certifications
References
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1999 albums
Albums produced by Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry albums
Covers albums
Traditional pop albums
Virgin Records albums