As Is Now

As Is Now
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released	October 11, 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	53:16
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Paul Weller & Jan "Stan" Kybert
Paul Weller chronology
Stanley Road - 10th Anniversary Edition (2005) As Is Now (2005) Catch-Flame! (2006)

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Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)
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As Is Now is Paul Weller's eighth studio album. Released in October 2005, it reached number 4 in the UK charts.

The singles from the record were "From The Floorboards Up" (charted at #6), "Come On/Let's Go" (charted at #15), "Here's The Good News" (charted at #21) and the "The As Is Now EP" (which included "Blink And You'll Miss It") which did not qualify for the charts and it had 4 tracks on and was only released on 7". The CD+DVD edition adds (on the DVD) studio footage of "From The Floorboards Up" and "Here's The Good News", the videos of "Come On/Let's Go" and "From The Floorboards Up" and the film "As Is Now".

Recording

The album was recorded over a two week period in March 2005 at Wheeler End Studios, Buckinghamshire. It was then mixed at Studio 150, Amsterdam.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Weller. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blink and You'll Miss It"	3:23
2.	"Paper Smile"	3:05
3.	"Come On/Let's Go"	3:16
4.	"Here's the Good News"	2:57
5.	"The Start of Forever"	4:55
6.	"Pan"	2:26
7.	"All on a Misty Morning"	4:30
8.	"From the Floor Boards Up"	2:27
9.	"I Wanna Make it Alright"	3:38
10.	"Savages"	2:58
11.	"Fly Little Bird"	3:44
12.	"Roll Along Summer"	3:39
13.	"Bring Back the Funk"	7:15
14.	"The Pebble and the Boy"	5:03

Japan Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Oranges and Rosewater" (B-side of "From the Floorboards Up" single)		3:04
16.	"Shine On" (B-Side of "Come On/Let's Go" single)		4:09