"As the Days Go By" is a song written by Ian Thomas and recorded by Australian singer

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as the first single from his second studio album, ''Edge'', in 1988. It features singer

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as a backing vocalist in the chorus. The song was also released in the UK. The track is one of Braithwaite's most popular recordings, and was included on his compilation albums ''

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'' (2007) and '' Days Go By'' (2017). An extended mix features in the 1994 compilation album '' Six Moons: The Best of Daryl Braithwaite 1988–1994'' and an acoustic version opens the 2008 live album '' The Lemon Tree.'' The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1992 British comedy film ''

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Track listing

;CD single (1988) # "As The Days Go By" – 4:04 # "In My Life" – 5:07

Personnel

– vocals * Andy Cichon – bass * Jef Scott – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, additional drumming *

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– keyboards, drum machine, producer *

– backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

'Daryl Braithwaite – As The Days Go By' Music Video
on YouTube / (C) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd. {{authority control 1988 songs 1988 singles Songs written by Ian Thomas (Canadian musician) CBS Records singles Song recordings produced by Simon Hussey