# As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | Favourable |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Stranger | |
As Time Goes By is the tenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, first released in Japan on 14 October 1999 and then in the UK on 25 October by Virgin Records. Consisting of cover versions of popular songs and jazz standards, the album was co-produced by Ferry with Rhett Davies, who had worked with Ferry since his days with Roxy Music. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.

## Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote of the album: "On the surface, it may seem like a departure for Ferry, but in the end, it's entirely of a piece with his body of work. True, it may not be a major album in the scheme of things, but it's easy to be seduced by its casual elegance." Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club commented that "the results are both predictable and thrilling, musically tasteful but as emotionally raw as good manners will allow."

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, synthesizers (4), arrangements
* Colin Good – grand piano (1–14), synthesizers (4), harmonium (11), musical director, arrangements
* Cynthia Millar – Ondes Martenot (1, 4, 5, 8, 15)
* James Sanger – programming (4)
* José Libertella – bandoneon (4, 13)
* Luis Stazo – bandoneon (4, 13)
* Nils Solberg – guitars (1–4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15)
* Phil Manzanera – guitars (4)
* Martin Wheatley – banjo (7, 14), guitars (13)
* Richard Jeffries – bass (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–14)
* Chris Laurence – bass (4, 5, 11, 15)
* John Sutton – drums (1–3, 7, 9, 10, 12–14)
* Andy Newmark – drums (4)
* Paul Clarvis – drums (6)
* Frank Ricotti – percussion (4, 14)
* Tobias Tak – tap dance (6)
* Anthony Pleeth – cello (1, 5, 8, 11, 13–15)
* Hugh Webb – harp (1, 5, 11, 15)
* Philip Dukes – viola (1, 5, 11)
* Peter Lale – viola (13, 14, 15)
* David Woodcock – violin (1, 5, 11)
* Gavyn Wright – violin (1, 5, 11, 13–15)
* Abraham Leborovich – violin (4), violin solo (13)
* Boguslaw Kostecki – violin (13, 14)
* Wilfred Gibson – violin (15)
* Alan Barnes – clarinet (2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 14), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), alto saxophone (10, 14)
* Jim Tomlinson – clarinet (3, 6, 12), alto saxophone (3, 6, 9, 12)
* Robert Fowler – clarinet (7, 14), tenor saxophone (9, 10, 14)
* Anthony Pike – bass clarinet (15)
* Nicholas Bucknail – clarinet (15)
* Timothy Lines – clarinet (15)
* David White – clarinet (15)
* Malcolm Earle Smith – trombone (2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12)
* Bob Hunt – trombone (7, 14)
* Enrico Tomasso – trumpet (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14)
* Alice Retif – poem reading (4)
* The Oxford Girls Choir – choir (7)

### Technical

* Bryan Ferry – producer
* Rhett Davies – producer
* Robin Trower – associate producer (6, 15)
* Mark Tucker – engineer
* Steve Pelluet – assistant engineer
* Chris Dibble – additional engineer
* Sven Taits – additional engineer
* Simon Puxley – engineer consultant
* Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
* Nicole Blumberg – production coordinator
* Juliet Mann – production coordinator

### Artwork

* Nick de Ville – art direction
* Bryan Ferry – art direction
* Bogdan Zarkowski – artwork
* Mike Owen – photography

## Charts

Chart performance for As Time Goes By :
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 28 |
| European Albums (Music & Media) | 23 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 55 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 22 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 23 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 28 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 48 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 16 |
| US Billboard 200 | 195 |

## Certifications

Certifications for As Time Goes By :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Argentina (CAPIF) | Platinum | 40,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||