In the Now

Following the deaths of his brothers Andy Gibb in 1988, Maurice Gibb in 2003 and Robin Gibb in 2012, respectively, Barry Gibb thought his music career was over: "I was ready to quit. I was done. There was no point in going on any further. I’ve done solo work my whole life but never felt like a solo artist."{{cite web|last1=Hagan|first1=Joe|title=Barry Gibb, the Last Bee Gee, on Relaunching His Music Career at 70: 'I Was Ready to Quit'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7533451/barry-gibb-new-album|work=Billboard|access-date=8 October 2016|date=6 October 2016}} Gibb said he "gave up for a long time" until he became interested in writing songs again.{{cite web|last1=McCormick|first1=Neil|title=Barry Gibb interview: 'We were too uncool even to be seen with'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/barry-gibb-interview-we-were-too-uncool-even-to-be-seen-with/|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=8 October 2016|date=7 October 2016}} The album was written with his sons Stephen and Ashley Gibb, which according to Barry Gibb meant "there was this huge personal thing going on between the three of us for the whole of this album" and "that you could say whatever it is you’ve got to say and be as honest as you can".

Barry Gibb initially planned on recording a country album citing bluegrass music as an inspiration, but he was told by his record company that "they’d have a lot of trouble getting me on country radio".{{cite web|last1=Farber|first1=Jim|title=A Bee Gees Survivor: Barry Gibb Reflects in a Solo Album|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/arts/music/barry-gibb-bee-gees-interview.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=8 October 2016|date=4 October 2016}} Instead, the album evolved into "classic pop" inspired by Carole King and Bruce Springsteen. Gibb has said of In the Now: "The album is my opinion of life, my feelings and my journey with my brothers, and without my brothers, with my parents and without my parents, and with my own family, seeing my kids have their own kids."

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Barry Gibb, Stephen Gibb and Ashley Gibb

| title1 = In the Now

| length1 = 4:51

| title2 = Grand Illusion

| length2 = 4:40

| title3 = Star Crossed Lovers

| length3 = 3:18

| title4 = Blowin' a Fuse

| length4 = 4:44

| title5 = Home Truth Song

| length5 = 5:07

| title6 = Meaning of the Word

| length6 = 4:31

| title7 = Cross to Bear

| length7 = 6:00

| title8 = Shadows

| length8 = 4:33

| title9 = Amy in Colour

| length9 = 4:26

| title10 = The Long Goodbye

| length10 = 2:38

| title11 = Diamonds

| length11 = 5:17

| title12 = End of the Rainbow

| length12 = 4:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| title13 = Grey Ghost

| length13 = 4:23

| title14 = Daddy's Little Girl

| length14 = 3:14

| title15 = Soldier's Son

| length15 = 2:58

}}

Source:Taken from the CD booklet of "In the Now"

• Barry Gibb – vocals, guitars
• Doug Emery – keyboards, musical director, programming (13-15)
• Ben Stivers – keyboards (1-12)
• Stephen Gibb – guitars (1-13), additional vocals (13)
• Dan Warner – guitars (1-12, 14, 15)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (12)
• Alan Kendall – pedal steel guitar (14)
• Julio Hernandez – bass (1-12, 14)
• Lee Levin – drums, percussion (1-12)
• Richard Bravo – percussion (1-13)

Horn and String sections

• Doug Emery – arrangements
• Alfredo Olivia – string concertmaster
• Ed Maina – baritone saxophone
• Ed Calle – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• John Kricker – trombone
• Jim Hacker and Doug Michels – trumpet
• Eric Kerley – French horn (10)
• David Cole and Claudio Jaffe – cello
• Anthony Parce, Chauncey Patterson and Scott O'Donnell – viola
• Huifang Chen, Monica Cheveresan, Carol Cole, Tomas Cotik, Scott Flavin, Valentin Mansurov, Alfredo Olivia, Evija Ozolins and Mark Schuppener – violin

• Barry Gibb – producer
• John Merchant – producer (1-12), recording (1-12)
• Ethan Carson – recording (13-15)
• Matt LePlant – recording (13-15)
• Sam Bohl – recording assistant (1-12)
• Femio Hernandez – recording assistant (1-12)
• John Paterno – pedal steel recording (12)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing at Barking Dog Studios (Los Angeles, California)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
• Joe Lizano – audio technician
• Carlos R. Guzman – drum and percussion technician
• Lazaro Rodriguez – guitar technician
• Dick Ashby – project coordinator
• Danny Clinch – photography
• Dave Bett – art direction

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