Now Then is the fourth album by American-born singer/songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols

Jeb Loy Nichols

Jeb Loy Nichols is an American-born singer, songwriter, musician, and artist currently living in Wales. His music combines elements of soul, country, folk, reggae and blues.-Biography:...

, released in 2005 on the Tuition record label in the UK

United Kingdom

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 and Bongo Beat in the US

United States

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Track listing

1. "Sometimes Shooting Stars" – 2:56
2. "Really Together" – 3:23
3. "Lelah Mae" – 2:46
4. "Painted My Dream House Blue'" – 3:26
5. "Bad Fruit" – 2:31
6. "Let's Make It Up" – 2:49
7. "Morning Love" – 3:13
8. "Black Water Road" – 3:25
9. "Don't Dance With Me" – 3:26
10. "Ever Feel Like Leaving" – 3:20
11. "When Did You Stop Loving Me" – 3:54
12. "Sweet Tough and Terrible" – 3:47
13. "Love Me Too" – 2:59 (US release only)

Reception

Now Then was recorded in Nashville and London and received very positive reviews. Allmusic.com said "Jeb Loy Nichols' fourth offering reveals the totality of the promise that his earlier records suggested and developed. All the beautiful threads he wove in Lovers Knot

Lovers Knot (album)

Lovers Knot is an album released in 1997 by American-born singer/songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols. It was his first album released under his own name...

through Just What Time It Is

Just What Time It Is

Just What Time It Is is the second album by American-born singer/songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols, released in 2000 on the Rough Trade record label.-Track listing:#"Heaven Right Here" – 3:38#"Perfect Stranger" – 4:16#"Hold Me Till I Fall" – 3"23...

and Easy Now

Easy Now

Easy Now is the third album by American-born singer/songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols, released in 2002 on the Rykodisc record label.-Track listing:#"Letter to an Angel" – 2:28#"Better Than Beautiful" – 2:56#"They Don't Know" – 3:44#"Wild Honeycomb'" – 3:45...

have become a golden braid with Now Then." The editorial review at Amazon.com says it is "a remarkable record, a masterpiece of distilled soul." Ralph Alonso, owner of Bongo Beat Records which licensed the album for release in the US said "I am going to personally state on the record that this is one of the finest albums on my roster, something so fully formed and beautiful, it will continue to resonate and unravel its wonder long after you and I are long gone and forgotten. Like the best of Al Green

Al Green

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 or Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

, this CD is perfect from beginning to end; a smooth and subtle sexual menage a trois

Ménage à trois

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 of reggae

Reggae

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, country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 and soul

Soul music

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