''Now & Live'' is a double CD compilation-like album released in 1997 by

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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and

Bad Company Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell.Bad Company ''AllMusic'' Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also ...

fame. In fact, it is a re-release of the studio album ''

Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Now ...

'' including a disc of live material recorded in 1995 and issued on the album '' Live: The Loreley Tapes''. The album's full 24-track version, but as one CD (2003, SPV, Germany) also is known.

Track listing

Disc one – ''Now''

# "Soul of Love" – 4:51 # "Overloaded" – 3:16 # "Heart of Fire" – 4:13 # "Saving Grace " (Rodgers,

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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 ...

) – 4:51 # "All I Want Is You" – 5:33 # "Chasing Shadows" – 4:43 # "Love Is All I Need" – 5:57 # "Nights Like This" – 5:19 # "Shadow of the Sun" – 5:23 # "I Lost It All" – 5:53 # "Holding Back the Storm" (Rodgers, Andrea Rodriguez)– 4:54

Disc two – ''Live''

# " Little Bit of Love" (

Andy Fraser Andrew McIan Fraser (3 July 1952 – 16 March 2015) was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and co-composer for the rock band Free, which he helped found in 1968 when he was 15. He also founded the rock band Sharks af ...

, Rodgers,

Simon Kirke Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. He has been the only continuous member of Bad Company since their inception. Life and career Kirke was born in L ...

Paul Kossoff Paul Francis Kossoff (14 September 1950 – 19 March 1976) was an English guitarist, mainly known as the co-founder and guitarist for the rock band Free. He was ranked number 51 in ''Rolling Stone''s list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All ...

) – 4:28 # "Be My Friend" (Fraser, Rodgers) – 6:12 # " Feel Like Makin' Love" (Rodgers,

Mick Ralphs Michael Geoffrey Ralphs (born 31 March 1944, Herefordshire) is an English musician, vocalist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Career Ralphs began his career as a teenager, playing with b ...

) – 4:31 # "Louisiana Blues" (

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago b ...

) – 4:19 # "Muddy Water Blues" (Rodgers) – 4:58 # " Rollin' Stone" (Waters) – 10:13 # " I'm Ready" (

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) – 3:33 # "

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" (Rodgers, Kirke,

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, Kossoff,

John Bundrick John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American–English rock keyboardist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roge ...

) – 4:28 # "Mr. Big" (Fraser, Rodgers, Kirke, Kossoff) – 5:28 # "Fire and Water" (Fraser, Rodgers) – 4:24 # " The Hunter" (

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, Carl Wells,

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) – 6:36 # " Can't Get Enough" (Ralphs) – 4:07 # "

All Right Now "All Right Now" is a song by English rock band Free. It originally appeared on the band's third album '' Fire and Water'' (1970), which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. Released as the album's second sin ...

" (Fraser, Rodgers) – 7:26

Personnel

*Paul Rodgers - vocals, 12-string guitar, rhythm guitar, piano on "Love Is All I Need" *

- 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"

References

* Paul Rodgers albums 1997 albums 1997 live albums Albums produced by Eddie Kramer {{1990s-rock-album-stub