As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)

As Time Goes By is the tenth solo album by the British singer Bryan Ferry. Released in 1999, it consists of popular songs and jazz standards. The album peaked at number 16 in United Kingdom, being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. It was co-produced by Ferry with Rhett Davies, who had worked with Ferry since his days with Roxy Music.

As Time Goes By
Studio album by Bryan Ferry
Released	25 October 1999
Studio	Lansdowne Studios, London
Genre	Traditional pop retro swing vocal jazz
Length	44:30
Label	Virgin
Producer	Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Mamouna (1994) As Time Goes By (1999) Frantic (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	Favorable[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Harvard Crimson	B-[4]
The Stranger	[5]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album: "On the surface, it may seem like a departure for Ferry, but in the end, it's entirely of a piece with his body of work. True, it may not be a major album in the scheme of things, but it's easy to be seduced by its casual elegance."[1] Reviewing for The A.V. Club, critic Keith Phipps wrote that "the results are both predictable and thrilling, musically tasteful but as emotionally raw as good manners will allow."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"As Time Goes By"	Herman Hupfeld	2:35
2.	"The Way You Look Tonight"	Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields	3:33
3.	"Easy Living"	Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin	2:14
4.	"I'm in the Mood for Love"	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	4:20
5.	"Where or When"	Rodgers and Hart	3:20
6.	"When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful"	Harry Woods	3:00
7.	"Sweet and Lovely"	Charles Daniels, Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias	3:10
8.	"Miss Otis Regrets"	Cole Porter	2:44
9.	"Time on My Hands"	Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon	3:01
10.	"Lover, Come Back to Me"	Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein	2:51
11.	"Falling in Love Again"	Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner	2:27
12.	"Love Me or Leave Me"	Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn	2:42
13.	"You Do Something to Me"	Cole Porter	2:46
14.	"Just One of Those Things"	Cole Porter	2:44
15.	"September Song"	Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson	3:00

Personnel

• Bryan Ferry - lead vocals, synthesizer, arrangements
• Phil Manzanera - guitar
• Robin Trower - associate producer
• Alan Barnes - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Nicholas Bucknail - clarinet
• Wilfred Gibson - violin
• Bob Hunt - trombone
• Chris Laurence - bass guitar
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Anthony Pleeth - cello
• Frank Ricotti - percussion
• John Sutton - drums
• Enrico Tomasso - trumpet
• Hugh Webb - harp
• Gavyn Wright - violin
• Peter Lale - viola
• Boguslaw Kostecki - violin
• Jose Libertella - bandoneon
• Luis Stazo - bandoneon
• Paul Clarvis - drums
• Philip Dukes - viola
• Colin Good - piano, musical director, arrangements
• Anthony Pike - clarinet
• Jim Tomlinson - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Richard Jeffries - bass guitar
• Malcolm Earle Smith - trombone
• Abraham Leborovich - violin
• James Sanger - programming
• Robert Fowler - clarinet
• Martin Wheatley - banjo
• Timothy Lines - clarinet
• David White - clarinet
• Nils Solberg - guitar
• David Woodcock - violin
• Cynthia Millar - ondes Martenot

Technical

• Mark Tucker - engineer
• Steve Pelluet - assistant engineer
• Chris Dibble, Sven Taits - additional engineering
• Nick de Ville, Bryan Ferry - art direction
• Bogdan Zarkowski - artwork
• Mike Owen - photography

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6]	Platinum	40,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As Time Goes By at AllMusic
2. Phipps, Keith (March 29, 2002). "Bryan Ferry: As Time Goes By". The A. V. Club. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
3. Vincentelli, Elizabeth (October 29, 1999). "As Time Goes By". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
4. Sng, Daniel (October 29, 1999). "Album Review: As Time Goes By by Bryan Ferry". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
5. "CD Review Revue". The Stranger. October 14, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004417/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2006&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+
7. "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
8. "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry – As Time Goes Vy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type As Time Goes Vy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.