Now Voyager is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, the member of the Bee Gees.
[2] Gibb had recorded an entire album in 1970 called The Kid's No Good, which never received official release.
Gibb finally released his second solo album Now Voyager as he explained: "It's something I always wanted to do, but I never quite felt confident enough to do it.
[5] The album was recorded at Middle Ear Studios, aside from string additions on some tracks which were done at Ocean Way in Los Angeles.
Albhy wanted to break free from the studio straight jacket of recording tracks to mechanical beats and dubbing onto them; instead he suggested that they rent a theater in New York City where Barry could do a series of live performances before audiences for a week, using all the session players they usually used.
Roger Daltrey of The Who, Olivia Newton-John, Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band and others sing backup on "Fine Line".
Barry also released a feature-length Now Voyager music video special, directed by Storm Thorgerson.
Several large posters for Now Voyager can be seen in the background of a record store in the Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters.