Now and Then (Michelle Wright album)

Now and Then is the third studio album by the Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released on May 22, 1992, on Arista Nashville. The album's first single, "Take It Like a Man", became Wright's first number one hit on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and her only top ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Two more singles, "One Time Around" and "Guitar Talk", also topped the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Now and Then
Studio album by Michelle Wright
Released	May 22, 1992
Recorded	1991-1992
Genre	Country
Length	35:56
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Steve Bogard Rick Giles
Michelle Wright chronology
Michelle Wright (1990) Now and Then (1992) The Reasons Why (1994)
Singles from Now and Then
"Take It Like a Man" Released: February 1992 "One Time Around" Released: 1992 "He Would Be Sixteen" Released: October 1992 "Guitar Talk" Released: 1993 "Now and Then" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Take It Like a Man" (Tony Haselden) - 3:57
2. "If I'm Ever Over You" (Mark D. Sanders, Trisha Yearwood) - 3:08
3. "Now and Then" (Gary Harrison, Karen Staley) - 3:47
4. "One Time Around" (Chapin Hartford, Don Pfrimmer) - 3:33
5. "He Would Be Sixteen" (Charlie Black, Jill Colucci, Austin Roberts) - 3:45
6. "The Change" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 3:44
7. "Don't Start with Me" (Bogard, Michael Clark) - 3:35
8. "Guitar Talk" (Bogard, Colin Linden) - 3:34
9. "Fastest Healing Wounded Heart" (Pat Bunch, Curtis Stone) - 3:00
10. "A Little More Comfortable" (Hartford) - 3:46

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, Weissenborn
• Spady Brannan – bass guitar
• Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar, pedabro
• Rick Giles – background vocals
• Carl Marsh – Fairlight
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards
• Karen Staley – background vocals
• Catherine Styron – keyboards
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Lari White – background vocals
• John Willis – acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Michelle Wright – lead vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 2 US Billboard 200[3] 126 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 20 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 29

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 71

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Now and Then (CD). Michelle Wright. Arista Records. 1992. 18685.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Michelle Wright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
4. "Michelle Wright Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
5. "Michelle Wright Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.