Now is the Hour is an album by New Zealand singer Deane Waretini, best known for his 1981 hit single The Bridge.

Around the same time, Waretini also starred in a Scottie Douglas Productions television series of the same name.

[2] The album received a favourable review from The New Zealand Herald's Scott Kara, who said "it's Waretini's voice - deep, smooth and rich, like a block of crunchy chocolate - that make these songs special".

By the 27th of that month and at its fourth week in the IMNZ charts, it had dropped down a notch to no 3.

[3] It spent two weeks in the New Zealand top 40 album charts, peaking at no 25.