''Now'' is the third studio

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Paul Rodgers Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and co ...

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fame. Released on 17 June 1997, ''Now'' is Paul Rodgers' second

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work of original material, following 1983's ''

Cut Loose ''Cut Loose'' is the 1983 debut solo album by Paul Rodgers, of Free and Bad Company fame. Unlike his other work, Rodgers plays all the instruments on this album. It was recorded at his house in Kingstone. The song "Live in Peace" was later re-r ...

''. The song "Saving Grace" was later re-recorded by Rodgers with Bad Company as one of two new studio recordings on their live album '' In Concert: Merchants of Cool''. The album was later reissued as a part of 2-CD set, '' Now & Live'', which packaged the album alongside Rodger's 1996 live recording '' Live: The Loreley Tapes''.

Track listing

Album outtakes

# "Soul of Love" (acoustic version) – Released as B-side to "Soul of Love" # "Shadow of the Sun" (acoustic version) – Released as B-side to "All I Want Is You" # "Ride Easy, Ride Slow" – Released as B-side to "All I Want Is You"

Personnel

*Paul Rodgers - lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "Soul of Love", "Overloaded", "Chasing Shadows" and "Shadow of the Sun", 12-string guitar on "All I Want Is You" and "Holding Back the Storm", piano on "Love Is All I Need" *

Geoff Whitehorn Geoffrey Charles Whitehorn (born 29 August 1951, London, England) is a guitarist and singer-songwriter, who has played as a member of If, Crawler and Procol Harum. History In August 1973, Whitehorn joined the pioneering British jazz-rock ba ...

- lead guitar, backing vocals *

Jaz Lochrie Jaz Lochrie (born 18 April 1970) is a Scottish bass guitarist born in Paisley, Scotland, UK. Career Lochrie has played variously in his career live or recording with Pete Townshend, Bad Company, Slash, Paul Rodgers, Roger Daltrey, Joe Satrian ...

- bass, backing vocals * Jim Copley - drums with: *Clive Brown and the Shekinah Singers - choir on "Love Is All I Need" *Jennifer Phillips, Paul Boldeau - vocals on "Love Is All I Need" *Dan Priest - tambourine on "Love Is All I Need"

Charts

Singles

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