''Now Look'' is the second solo album by English musician

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...

, released in July 1975. In the United States, it peaked at number 118 on ''Billboard''s top 200 albums listings, during a six-week chart run. Produced by Wood,

Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack (; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing gui ...

and

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was i ...

, the album also includes musical contributions from

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on: ''Let It Bleed'' ...

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ...

and Andy Newmark – all of whom had played on Wood's debut, '' I've Got My Own Album to Do''. The

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worked the song "Big Bayou" into the setlist for their 1975 fall tour, which turned out to be the band's final tour. Faces vocalist Rod Stewart recorded his own cover of "Big Bayou" the following year for '' A Night on the Town''. Wood remade "Breathe on Me" in 1991 for his album '' Slide On This''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where indicated. # "I Got Lost When I Found You" (Wood,

) – 4:26 # "Big Bayou" (

Gib Guilbeau Floyd August "Gib" Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016) was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau h ...

) – 2:42 # "Breathe on Me" – 6:32 # "If You Don’t Want My Love" (Womack, Gordon DeWitty) – 4:18 # "I Can Say She's Alright" (Wood, Womack) – 6:22 # "Caribbean Boogie" – 2:23 # "Now Look" – 3:53 # "Sweet Baby Mine" (

Jim Ford James Henry Ford (August 23, 1941 – November 18, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter originally from Johnson County, Kentucky. After living in New Orleans, Ford moved to Los Angeles, and finally settled in Fort Bragg, California. His ...

, Womack) – 3:28 # " I Can't Stand the Rain" ( Donald Bryant,

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, Bernard Miller) – 3:12 # "It's Unholy" – 6:28 # "I Got a Feeling" (Womack,

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) – 3:21

Personnel

* Ronnie Wood – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, rhythm, lead, slide and pedal steel) *

– guitar on "I Can Say She's Alright" and "I Can't Stand the Rain",

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on "Breathe On Me *

– guitar, backing vocals on "I Got Lost When I Found You", "Big Bayou", "If You Don't Want My Love", "I Can Say She's Alright", "Sweet Baby Mine" and "I Got a Feeling" *

– slide guitar on "It's Unholy" *

– bass guitar on all tracks *

– organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals on all tracks *

– synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, clavinet on "I Got Lost When I Found You", "Big Bayou", "If You Don't Want My Love", "I Can Say She's Alright", "Sweet Baby Mine" and "I Got a Feeling" * Andy Newmark – drums, percussion on all tracks *

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

– additional drums on "Caribbean Boogie" and "Now Look" * Womack Sisters – backing vocals on "I Got a Feeling" Technical *

Keith Harwood Keith Harwood (1950 – September 3, 1977) was a recording engineer, most notable for his work at Olympic Studios with such musicians as David Bowie (on ''Diamond Dogs'' in 1974), the Pretty Things and Ron Wood. Harwood collaborated on engineer ...

– engineer *Nigel Molden – coordinator *AGI, Mike Doud, Ronnie Wood – cover design *Chevy Kevorkian – front cover photography

References

Ronnie Wood albums 1975 albums Warner Records albums Albums recorded in a home studio Albums produced by Ronnie Wood Albums produced by Ian McLagan Albums produced by Bobby Womack {{1970s-rock-album-stub