Now What (Lisa Marie Presley album)

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Now What
Lisa Marie Presley - Now What.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2005
Genre Rock, pop rock [1]
Length51:03 (US version)
55:17 (Japanese version)
Label Capitol
Producer Eric Rosse, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Lockwood
Lisa Marie Presley chronology
To Whom It May Concern
(2003)
Now What
(2005)
Storm & Grace
(2012)
Singles from Now What
  1. "Dirty Laundry"
    Released: February 14, 2005 [2]
  2. "Idiot"
    Released: July 19, 2005 [3]
  3. "Thanx"
    Released: July 25, 2005 [4] [5]

Now What is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley. Released on April 5, 2005, in the United States and Canada, it was Presley's last album released under Capitol Records. Two singles were released from the album, a cover of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" and "Idiot".

Contents

In the US, an exclusive version of the album sold at Walmart contained a card with a code to download an acoustic version of the song "Thanx".

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [6]
Now 2/5 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. [10] On review aggregate site Metacritic, the album holds a score of 60 out of 100. [10]

In a review for Entertainment Weekly , critic Jenny Williams praised Presley's cover of "Dirty Laundry" as "sultry" and fitting for her "fiery persona", but argued that Presley's vocal style "can't win the battle against the disc's glossy production". [6] Critic Elizabeth Bromstein, writing for Toronto newspaper Now , deemed the album "well constructed and melodic but ultimately lacklustre and heavy on the downtempo emotional", singling out covers "Dirty Laundry" and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" as highlights. [7] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the album was better than her debut and had stronger hooks, deeming it an "Album Pick" from Presley's discography and identifying "I'll Figure It Out", "Thanx", and "Shine" as highlights. [1]

Commercial

On the Billboard 200 chart dated April 13, 2005, Now What debuted at number 9, with first-week sales of 56,000 copies. [11] It was the second-highest debut of the week, behind only Faith Evans' The First Lady , which opened at number 2. [11]

Legacy

In a January 2023 article for the New York Post , following Presley's death, music journalist Chuck Arnold praised Presley's decision to cover Henley's "Dirty Laundry" rather than an Elvis song. [12] Arnold argued that although an Elvis cover would have been more commercially successful, "You have to give Presley credit... for not riding her dad’s coattails", also praising "Dirty Laundry" as "a perfect song for Presley" to cover. [12]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Lisa Marie Presley except: "Dirty Laundry", written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar; and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", written by Joey Ramone. All music composition authors listed below.

  1. "I'll Figure It Out" (Linda Perry, Presley) – 3:28
  2. "Turbulence" (Michael Lockwood, Presley) – 3:56
  3. "Thanx" (Perry, Presley) – 4:26
  4. "Shine" featuring Pink (Perry, Presley) – 4:10
  5. "Dirty Laundry" (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar) – 4:28
  6. "When You Go" (Anthony Penaloza, Presley) – 4:11
  7. "Idiot" (Perry, Presley) – 4:09
  8. "High Enough" (Perry, Presley) – 4:36
  9. "Turned to Black" featuring string arrangements by David Campbell) (Lockwood, Presley, Rosse) – 5:27
  10. "Raven" (Perry, Presley) – 5:03
  11. "Now What" featuring string arrangements by David Campbell (Perry, Presley) – 3:54

+ "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Jeffrey Hyman) – 2:57 (hidden track)
Originally planned to be recorded for The Ramones tribute album We're a Happy Family (2003); Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones plays lead guitar.

"Yellow to Blue" (Perry, Presley) – 4:12 (Japanese bonus track)

"Thanx" (acoustic)
Offered as a bonus download redeemable with a special code that only came with versions of the album sold at Wal-Mart.

Singles

B-sides

Charts

Chart performance for Now What
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [13] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 76
US Billboard 200 [15] 9

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