Then & Now is a half studio/half greatest hits album by British rock band Asia. The six tracks 1–5 and 10 are from earlier albums ("Then"), while the four tracks 6–9 inclusive are new recordings ("Now"). It was released on 14 August 1990 in the United States by Geffen Records.[3]
The record debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 chart[4] and was certified Gold by the RIAA on 23 July 1998.[3] "Days Like These", written by the former band leader for The Unforgiven, Steve Jones, received airplay on FM radio and made it to No. 2 on the American Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4]
Critical reception
Then & Now received mixed reactions by music critics.
Tom Demalon of Allmusic, in his one-and-a-half-star review, accused Asia of inability to duplicate the success of their debut album and called the new songs "flaccid musically and insipid lyrically". But at the same time, the critic made special mention of the anthemic "Days Like These", describing it as matching the band's strong early material.[1] Entertainment Weekly's Greg Sandow, rating Then & Now a "C", stated that the old songs such as "Heat of the Moment" and "Don't Cry" "are empty symphonic rock, full of strings and predictable melodic hooks", while the new songs "aren't as lush", "hit the beat a little harder, but in essence [they're] just as bland".[2]
Track listing
| 6. |
"Days Like These" |
Steve Jones |
4:05 |
| 7. |
"Prayin' 4 a Miracle" |
Wetton / Sue Shifrin / David Cassidy |
4:22 |
| 8. |
"Am I in Love?" |
Wetton / Downes |
4:24 |
| 9. |
"Summer (Can't Last Too Long)" |
Wetton / Downes |
4:16 |
| 10. |
"Voice of America" (from Astra, 1985) |
Wetton / Downes |
4:18 |
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Total length:
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42:28 |
Credits
Asia
Additional musicians
Guitars:
Thanks to:
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Recording
Production, engineering and mixing
- Produced and engineered by Mike Stone (tracks 1–3, 8)
- Produced by Mike Stone; engineered by Mike Stone and Paul Northfield (tracks 4, 5)
- Produced and engineered by Frank Wolf (track 6)
- Produced by John Wetton, Sue Shifrin, David Cassidy and Guy Roche; mixed by Frank Wolf (track 7)
- Produced by John Wetton and Geoff Downes; mixed by Mike Stone; additional engineering by Frank Wolf (track 9)
- Produced by Mike Stone and Geoff Downes; mixed by Mike Stone, Greg Ladanyi, Alan Douglas and Asia (track 10)
- John Kalodner • John Kalodner
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Mastering
- Mastered by Dan Hersch at DigiPrep, Los Angeles, CA
- Mastering supervisor: David Donnelly
Cover artwork
- Art direction: Gabrielle Raumberger
- Design: Janet Wolsborn
- Photography: Caroline Greyshock
- Illustration: Jean-Francois Podevin
- Images from previous albums: Roger Dean
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Charts
Certifications
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| US |
RIAA |
Gold[3] |
References
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