From Now On (Will Young album)

From Now On was preceded by its double A-lead single, consisting of a cover version of Irish boy band Westlife's 2001 song "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", a new song written for the winner of Pop Idol by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis. In March 2002, this became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history, selling 403,027 copies on its day of release (1,108,659 copies in its first week). It went on to sell over 1.7 million copies, and on the official list of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued later that year, it was ranked eleventh. In 2008, Official Charts Company released the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st century (so far) in which Young's version of "Evergreen" topped the chart. On 31 December 2009, BBC Radio 1 confirmed that "Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen" was the biggest selling single of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom. This was again confirmed on 7 May 2012 when Radio 1 played a countdown of the top-selling 150 songs of the millennium so far. The song went straight to the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart, selling 177,000 copies in its first week of release, and stayed at number one for two weeks. Also serving as Young's international debut, it became a top ten hit in Ireland, and, Italy. A cover version of The Beatles's "The Long and Winding Road" 1970), a duet with fellow Pop Idol contestant Gareth Gates, was released as a double A-side (with Gates's song "Suspicious Minds") and became Young's third consecutive number-one hit in the United Kingdom. The album's final single, another double A-side, consisting of "Don't Let Me Down" and "You and I", was released in aid of Children in Need, and reached the top five in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. ==Critical reception==

Julie Broadfoot from BBC Music wrote that Young "got on with making an impressive, timeless, debut album [...] A quality cast have been picked. However, this album is not paint-by-numbers pop; the legendary Burt Bacharach has got involved, acting as the perfect accompaniment to Will's vocal talent." Broadfoot singled "Lovestruck" out for praise, calling From Now On an "impressive, timeless, debut album" and "a fab album that won't disappoint anyone." Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "Young proved himself to be one of the most gifted and unique vocalists a U.K. talent show has seen" but called From Now On "an inconsistent effort." He disliked the singles, but added that the album has "a well-produced and well-crafted collection of mature pop songs that suggests Young will have no problem breaking free from his Pop Idol tag in the future." ==Commercial performance==

From Now On debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in the week ending 19 October 2002, The Official Charts Company ranked it 18th on its 2002 year-end chart. The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 18 October 2002, and reached double platinum status on 15 November 2002. By 2015, From Now On had sold just over 880,000 copies. ==Track listing==

Notes • signifies a co-producer ==Personnel==

• Will Young – vocals • Per Magnusson – keyboards • Pete Murray – keyboards • Peter Gordeno – keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes • Simon Hale – keyboards • Esbörn Öhrwall – guitar • Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson – guitar • Milton McDonald – guitar • Fabien Waltmann – guitar, bass guitar • Graham Kearns – guitar • Anthony Drennan – guitar • Dave Morgan – guitar • Steve Lewinson – bass guitar • Paul Turner – bass guitar • Jack Daley – bass guitar • Tomas Lindburg – bass guitar • Jeremy Stacey – drums • Richard 'Biff' Stannard – drums, backing vocals • Julian Gallagher – drums • Karlos Edwards – percussion • Thomas Dyani – percussion • Karen Street – accordion • The London Session Orchestra – strings • Stockholm Session Orchestra - strings • Absolute – instruments on "Light My Fire" • Anders von Hofsten – backing vocals • Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals • United Colours of Sound – backing vocals • Lance Ellington – backing vocals • Silvia Mason-James – backing vocals • Cathy Dennis – backing vocals • Tee Green – backing vocals • Ed Johnson – backing vocals • Lucie Silvas – backing vocals • Sharon Murphy – backing vocals • London Community Gospel Choir – gospel choir • Per Magnusson – producer, arrangement • David Kreuger – producer, arrangement, programming • Cathy Dennis – producer, programmer • Oskar Paul – producer, programmer • Absolute – producer • Mike Peden – producer • Fabian Waltmann – producer, arrangement, additional drum programming, engineer • Stephen Lipson – producer • Richard 'Biff' Stannard – producer • Julian Gallagher – producer, programmer • Jörgen Elofsson – co-producer • Bernard Löhr – mixer • Adrian Bushby – mixer • Steve Fitzmaurice – mixer • Brad Gilderman – mixer • Phillipe Rose – assistant mixer • Jimmy Robertson – assistant mixer • Peter Lewis – engineer • Adam Brown – engineer • Matt Ross – engineer • Jeremy Stacey – engineer • Heff Moraes – engineer, mixer • Geoff Foster – engineer • Tim Roe – assistant engineer • Fredrik Anderson – orchestra engineer • Ulf and Henrik Janson – orchestra arrangement and conduction • Nick Ingram – string arranger, conductor • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader • Isobel Griffiths Ltd – orchestra contractor • Martin Hayles – recording engineer • Charlie Russell – programmer • Alvin Sweeney – recorder, mixer, programmer • Paul J. Brady – assistant recorder, assistant mixer ==Charts==

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