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From Now On is the debut studio album by English recording artist Will Young. It was released on 14 October 2002, eight months after he won the first series of Pop Idol. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, having sold 187,350 copies in its first week of sales.[2] From Now On has now sold just over 880,000 copies.[2]

From Now On
Studio album by Will Young
Released	14 October 2002
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	52:29
Label	19 S RCA BMG
Producer	Absolute Cathy Dennis Jörgen Elofsson Julian Gallagher David Kreuger Stephen Lipson Per Magnusson Oskar Paul Mike Peden Richard Stannard Fabien Waltmann
Will Young chronology
From Now On (2002) Friday's Child (2003)
Singles from From Now On
"Anything Is Possible/Evergreen" Released: 25 February 2002 "Light My Fire" Released: 27 May 2002 "The Long and Winding Road" Released: 23 September 2002 "You and I" Released: 18 November 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[3]
Pop Rescue	[4]

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"and called the From Now On "Overall, it's 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."[1] 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."[5] Julie Broadfoot of BBC Music praised the record, singling "Lovestruck" out for praise, and calling From Now On an "impressive, timeless, debut album" and "a fab album that won't disappoint anyone".[5] Michael Osborn of Music OMH noted "This debut offering seems to have struck a balance between making the best of Will Young’s particular talents – and the musical niche where he excels. It should go some way towards silencing critics[...]", although he felt Young didn't "ound entirely comfortable with [...] sweet, candied pop".[6] In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue gave the album 4/5 stars, commenting they were "somewhat surprised by how good this album is. As predicted, it throws in some pent-up S Club pop that must have been originally intended for judge’s favourite Gareth Gates’ anticipated win, but the sum of the greatness of the other songs out-weighs this". The writer praising Young's vocals throughout the album and numbers such as "Light My Fire", "Lovestruck", "Fine Line" and "What's in a Goodbye", among others.[4]

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	2× Platinum	880,000[2]

References

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