Artist: ROBERT PLANT
Album: NOW AND ZEN REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1988/ 2007
Media type: CD

Now and Zen is an album by the Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 under the label Es Paranza.

The tracks "Heaven Knows" and "Tall Cool One" featured Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. (On the liner notes, Page's participation on the songs was noted with a ZOSO symbol.) In response to the Beastie Boys sampling some Led Zeppelin songs on their 1986 album Licensed to Ill, Plant also used samples from Led Zeppelin songs ("Whole Lotta Love", "The Ocean", "Black Dog", and "Custard Pie") on "Tall Cool One", additionally singing words from "When the Levee Breaks".

"Walking Towards Paradise" was originally a bonus track available only on CD versions of the album.

3X Multi-Platinum (RIAA), Gold (BPI).

TRACKLIST:

1."Heaven Knows" (Barratt, Johnstone) – 4:06
2."Dance on My Own" (Crash, Johnstone, Plant) – 4:30
3."Tall Cool One" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:40
4."The Way I Feel" (Boyle, Johnstone, Plant) – 5:40
5."Helen of Troy" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:06
6."Billy's Revenge" (Johnstone, Plant) – 3:34
7."Ship of Fools" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:01
8."Why" (Crash, Plant) – 4:14
9."White, Clean and Neat" (Johnstone, Plant) – 5:28
10."Walking Towards Paradise" (Williams) – 4:40

2007 remaster bonus tracks:

11."Billy's Revenge" (live) – 6:00
12."Ship of Fools" (live) – 10:35
13."Tall Cool One" (live) – 5:07

LINE-UP:

Robert Plant - Vocals, Producer
Phil Johnstone - Keyboards, Producer (formerly of The 45's)
Tim Palmer - Producer
Jimmy Page - Guitar (on tracks 1 & 3)
Doug Boyle - Guitar
Phil Scragg - Bass
Chris Blackwell - Drums, Percussion
David Barratt - Programming, Keyboards

Marie Pierre - Vocals (Background)
Toni Halliday - Vocals (Background)
Kirsty MacColl - Vocals (Background)