These Days (Paul Carrack album)

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.

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)

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)	14
UK Albums (OCC)	33