Oasis

Be Here Now

First released1997

Be Here Now, Oasis's third studio album, was recorded primarily at RAK Studios in London between 1996 and 1997 under the production of Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher. The recording sessions were marked by the band's increased use of overdubbing and layering techniques, with Morris employing heavy compression and dense arrangements that created a maximalist sound departing from their previous work. The album was tracked during a period of significant band tension and drug use, which influenced both the creative process and the extended recording timeline. Released in August 1997 at the height of Britpop, it became one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history, though the production's heavily processed aesthetic would later receive mixed critical reassessment regarding its sonic choices.