These Days (Paul Carrack album)

These Days
Studio album by Paul Carrack
Released	7 September 2018
Genre	Pop rock soft rock blue-eyed soul
Length	43:55
Label	Carrack-UK
Producer	Paul Carrack, Peter Van Hooke
Paul Carrack chronology
Soul Shadows (2016) These Days (2018) One on One (2021)

These Days is the seventeenth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack. The follow-up to Soul Shadows, it was released on 7 September 2018, on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label.^[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Amazing"	Paul Carrack	4:01
2.	"Life in a Bubble"	Carrack	4:37
3.	"In the Cold Light of Day"	Carrack, Chris Difford	2:54
4.	"Dig Deep"	Carrack, Difford	4:15
5.	"These Days"	Carrack, Difford	3:47
6.	"You Make Me Feel Good"	Carrack	3:42
7.	"Tell Somebody Who Cares"	Carrack	4:18
8.	"Where Does the Time Go?"	Carrack, Difford	4:00
9.	"Talk to Me"	Carrack	4:26
10.	"Perfect Storm"	Carrack	4:03
11.	"The Best I Could"	Carrack, Difford	3:54

Personnel

Musicians

• Paul Carrack – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Robbie McIntosh – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro
• Jeremy Meek – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Peter Van Hooke – percussion
• Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Steve Beighton – baritone saxophone
• Dennis Hobson – trombone
• Gary Winters – trumpet

Production

• Producers – Paul Carrack and Peter Van Hooke
• Engineer – Geoff Foster
• Additional engineer – Graham Bonnett
• Assistant engineer – Adam Miller
• Recorded at Air Lyndhurst (London, UK)
• Mixing – Martin Levan at Red Kite Studio (Wales, UK)
• Mastering – Ray Staff at Air Mastering (London, UK)
• Cover design – Ian Ross
• Cover concept – Ian Ross, Paul Carrack and Peter Van Hooke.
• Assorted photography – Ben Carrack, Lena Semmelroggen and Peter Van Hooke

Charts

Chart performance for These Days

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	33

References

1. "Paul's new Album "These Days"". Paul Carrack. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
2. Carrack-Uk. "Signed Copy of These Days Preorder". ct-6550-dp.shopfactory.com.
3. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2018.