From Now On (album)

From Now On
Studio album by Will Young
Released	14 October 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop
Length	52:29
Label	19, S, RCA, BMG
Producer	Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Cathy Dennis, Oskar Paul, Absolute, Mike Peden, Fabien Waltmann, Stephen Lipson, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher
Will Young chronology
From Now On (2002) Friday's Child (2003)
Singles from From Now On
"Anything Is Possible/Evergreen" Released: 25 February 2002 "Light My Fire" Released: 19 August 2002 "The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds" Released: 23 September 2002 "You and I" Released: 18 November 2002

From Now On is the debut studio album by English recording artist Will Young. It was released on 14 October 2002, eight months after he won the first series of Pop Idol. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, having sold 187,350 copies in its first week of sales.^[1] From Now On has now sold just over 880,000 copies.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Evergreen"	Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger	Magnusson, Kreuger, Elofsson^[a]	4:13
2.	"Anything Is Possible"	Cathy Dennis, Chris Braide	Dennis, Oskar Paul	3:41
3.	"Light My Fire"	Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger	Absolute	3:28
4.	"Lover Won't You Stay"	Dennis, Guy Chambers	Mike Peden, Dennis	4:06
5.	"Lovestruck"	Dennis, Will Young	Dennis, Fabien Waltmann	4:42
6.	"The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates) (uncredited)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Stephen Lipson	3:30
7.	"You and I"	Peden, Ed Johnson, Henry Johnson	Peden	4:06
8.	"Side by Side"	Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Dave Morgan, Young, Simon Hale	Stannard, Gallagher	4:17
9.	"What's in Goodbye"	Dennis, Burt Bacharach	Dennis, Waltmann	3:06
10.	"Cruel to be Kind"	Dennis, Young	Peden, Dennis	4:55
11.	"Over You"	Stannard, Gallagher, Morgan, Young, Hale	Stannard, Gallagher	4:22
12.	"From Now On"	Stannard, Gallagher, Morgan, Young	Stannard, Gallagher	3:42
13.	"Fine Line"	Peden, E. Johnson, H. Johnson	Peden	4:21

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

• Will Young – vocals
• Per Magnusson – keyboards
• Pete Murray – keyboards
• Pete Gordeno – keyboards, Rhodes
• Simon Hale – keyboards
• Esbörn Öhrwall – guitars
• Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson – guitars
• Milton McDonald – guitars
• Fabien Waltmann – guitars, bass
• Graham Kearns – guitars
• Anthony Drennan – guitars
• Dave Morgan – guitars
• Steve Lewinson – bass
• Paul Turner – bass
• Jack Daley – bass
• Tomas Lindburg – bass
• Jeremy Stacey – drums
• Richard 'Biff' Stannard – drums, backing vocals
• Julian Gallagher – drums
• Karlos Edwards – percussion
• Thomas Dyani – percussion
• Karen Street – accordion
• The London Sessions Orchestra – strings
• Stockholm Session Orchestra - strings
• Absolute – instruments on "Light My Fire"
• Anders von Hofsten – backing vocals
• Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
• United Colours of Sound – backing vocals
• Lance Ellington – backing vocals
• Silvia Mason-James – backing vocals
• Cathy Dennis – backing vocals
• Tee Green – backing vocals
• Ed Johnson – backing vocals
• Lucie Silvas – backing vocals
• Sharon Murphy – backing vocals
• London Community Gospel Choir – gospel choir
• Per Magnusson – producer, arrangement
• David Kreuger – producer, arrangement, programming
• Cathy Dennis – producer, programmer
• Oskar Paul – producer, programmer
• Absolute – producer
• Mike Peden – producer
• Fabian Waltmann – producer, arrangement, additional drum programming, engineer
• Stephen Lipson – producer
• Richard 'Biff' Stannard – producer
• Julian Gallagher – producer, programmer
• Jörgen Elofsson – co-producer
• Bernard Löhr – mixer
• Adrian Bushby – mixer
• Steve Fitzmaurice – mixer
• Brad Gilderman – mixer
• Phillipe Rose – assistant mixer
• Jimmy Robertson – assistant mixer
• Peter Lewis – engineer
• Adam Brown – engineer
• Matt Ross – engineer
• Jeremy Stacey – engineer
• Heff Moraes – engineer, mixer
• Geoff Foster – engineer
• Tim Roe – assistant engineer
• Fredrik Anderson – orchestra engineer
• Ulf and Henrik Janson – orchestra arrangement and conduction
• Nick Ingram – string arranger, conductor
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
• Isobel Griffiths Ltd – orchestra contractor
• Martin Hayles – recording engineer
• Charlie Russell – programmer
• Alvin Sweeney – recorder, mixer, programmer
• Paul J. Brady – assistant recorder, assistant mixer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[3] 1

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[4] 2× Platinum 880,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Jones, Alan (1 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Will Young's 85% Proof is 100% No.1 on sales of 21,321". Music Week (Intent Media). Retrieved 16 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
2. From Now On (album) at AllMusic
3. "Will Young | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
4. "British album certifications – Will Young – From Now On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Enter From Now On in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search