Here and Now (The Wilkinsons album)

Here and Now is the second studio album by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons, released on April 4, 2000. The album includes three singles, all three of which charted in Canada.

Here and Now
Studio album by The Wilkinsons
Released	April 4, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	36:38
Label	Giant
Producer	Doug Johnson, Russ Zavitson, Tony Haselden
The Wilkinsons chronology
Nothing but Love (1998) Here and Now (2000) Highway (2005)

Content

In Canada, the singles "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend", "Shame on Me", and "1999" respectively peaked at numbers 11, 10, and 16 on the RPM country singles charts. In the United States, the former two singles respectively reached numbers 34 and 49 on Hot Country Songs, while "1999" did not chart.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Country Standard Time	negative[3]

Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that "Amanda's vocals, Tyler's harmonies, and Steve's writing all contribute to one of the finest sophomore outings by a country group in a long time."[2] Robert Loy of Country Standard Time was less favorable, criticizing the album for being "skewed toward the young country-pop crowd" and having songs that "have very little to say to anyone whose acne has already cleared up".[3]

Track listing

1. "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" (Ron Harbin, Richie McDonald, Anthony L. Smith) - 3:25
2. "It Was Only a Kiss" (Robin Wiley, Amanda Wilkinson, Tyler Wilkinson) - 3:54
3. "One of Us Is in Love" (Tony Haselden, J. Fred Knobloch) - 3:15
4. "Till You Let Go" (Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke, Steve Wilkinson) - 3:01
5. "Shame on Me" (Gary Burr, S. Wilkinson) - 3:45
6. "Hypothetically" (Burr, Andrew Gold) - 2:32
7. "1999" (John Heaton, Corky Laing, William Wallace, S. Wilkinson) - 3:28
8. "Don't Look at Me Like That" (Charlie Craig, Rob Crosby) - 3:05
9. "I'll Know Love" (Craig Bickhardt, S. Wilkinson) - 2:57
10. "Me, Myself and I" (Craig, Crosby, S. Wilkinson) - 3:06
11. "The Only Rose" (Steve Wariner, S. Wilkinson) - 4:10

Personnel

The Wilkinsons

• Amanda Wilkinson - vocals
• Steve Wilkinson - vocals
• Tyler Wilkinson - vocals

Additional Musicians

• David Angell - violin
• John Catchings - cello
• Joe Chemay - bass guitar
• Eric Darken - percussion
• David Davidson - violin
• Shannon Forrest - drums
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar, pedabro
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar, Dobro
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• John Hobbs - synthesizer guitar, piano, string arrangements, conductor
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar, gut string guitar
• Steve Wariner - background vocals on "The Only Rose"
• Biff Watson - bouzouki, acoustic guitar
• Kris Wilkinson - viola, string arrangements

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13
U.S. Billboard 200	114
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 462–463. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. Here and Now at AllMusic
3. Loy, Robert. "Here and Now review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2 September 2015.