Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming is a compilation album by English recording artist Gabrielle. It was released on 18 November 2013 through Island Records to coincide with the release of her debut single, "Dreams", twenty years ago. Conceived after a lengthy break, during which Gabrielle had considered retirement, she worked with several new collaborators on the new material on the album, including producers Jake Isaac, Sonny J. Mason, Naughty Boy, Syience as well as J. Hirst and J. Dunne and songwriter Emeli Sandé.
The album consists of 34 tracks, including most of Gabrielle's singles, a number of album tracks, remixes from her remix album Rise Underground, and seven brand new tracks. Naughty Boy's reworking of "Dreams" was made available on iTunes ahead of the album's release, with options to purchase it either as a standalone track or to receive it as an immediate download when pre-ordering the album, while "Say Goodbye" was released as a digital-only single on the same day as the album. The album debuted and peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
Evening Standard editor Rick Pearson gave Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming a mixed-to-positive review, awarding it three out of five stars and framing it as a career-spanning retrospective released two decades after Gabrielle's debut. He noted that the set combines her best-known material with seven new tracks that introduce a slightly rockier edge, alongside remixes by contemporary producers. Pearson concluded that while the compilation contains standout moments such as "Give Me a Little More Time," it is uneven overall, with some weaker selections, and functions primarily as a solid but inconsistent collection aimed at longtime fans.
Commercial performance Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming debuted and peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart and number 51 on the Scottish Albums Chart. In the United Kingdom, it reached Silver status on 10 May 2019 and was eventually certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 30 July 2021, indicating combined sales and streaming equivalent of 100,000 units in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
Notes signifies co-producer signifies additional producer
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Now and Always Chart (2013) Peakposition
Certifications
References
External links Gabrielle.co.uk – official website