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''Now'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Maxwell, released August 14, 2001 on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the lukewarm radio success of his previous album ''Embrya'' (1998), Maxwell felt more comfortable with his artistic direction for ''Now'', which does not exhibit his previous work's conceptual style.〔Jones, Steve. "(Maxwell Says He's Ready 'Now' to 'Get to Know Ya' )". ''USA Today'': D.08. August 20, 2001.〕 The album sold over 296,000 units in the U.S. in the first week, according to SoundScan, to earn him his first-ever number one album. ''Now''s second single "This Woman's Work", a live staple of Maxwell's,〔Leroy, Dan. (Review: ''Now'' ). Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.〕 charted at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Billboard Hot 100 - Maxwell - This Woman's Work - Chart Listing For The Week Of jun 29 2002 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Maxwell - This Woman's Work - Chart Listing For The Week Of jul 06 2002 )〕 Despite some criticism towards Maxwell's songwriting,〔〔Cinquemani, Sal. (Review: ''Now'' ). Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.〕〔Coleman, Nick. (Review: ''Now'' ). ''The Independent''. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.〕 ''Now'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from Metacritic.〔(''Now'' (2001): Reviews ). Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.〕 The album serves as Maxwell's last release before an eight-year hiatus, which culminated in the release of his fourth studio album ''BLACKsummers'night'' (2009).〔Kellman, Andy (Review: ''BLACKsummers'night'' ). Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-07-19.〕 == Track listing == All songs written by Hod David, Stuart Matthewman, and Maxwell (MUSZE) unless otherwise noted. # "Get to Know Ya" – 4:22 # "Lifetime" – 5:29 # "W/As My Girl" – 3:11 # "Changed" – 4:07 # "No One" – 4:41 # "For Lovers Only" – 3:41 # "Temporary Nite" – 4:22 # "Silently" – 5:20 # "Symptom Unknown" – 5:37 # "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush) – 4:00 # "Now/At the Party" – 5:25 On physical copies, "Get to Know Ya" is separated into two tracks: the first four seconds on track 1, followed by the rest of the song on track 2. The album packaging simply lists the song as track 1, with "Lifetime" as track 3. On digital copies, "Get to Know Ya" is one track, as listed above. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Now (Maxwell album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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