Alone with Everybody
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| Studio album by Richard Ashcroft | ||||
| Released | 26 June 2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 59:45 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Producer | Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment.ie | negative[3] |
| Flak Magazine | mixed[4] |
| NME |   [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.9/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | positive[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [9] |
| The Independent | positive[10] |
Alone with Everybody is the first solo album by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, released via Hut Records in June 2000 (see 2000 in British music). The songs "A Song for the Lovers", "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" and "New York" were initially recorded with the Verve for their 1997 album Urban Hymns, but were never released.
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[edit] Release and reception
Upon its release, critical response to Alone with Everybody was generally positive. NME concluded its review by stating that "Ashcroft's newly discovered stability has done nothing to blunt his powers of communication or reduce his belief in the apocalyptic potential of music".[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 70, based on 20 reviews.[11]
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics and music by Richard Ashcroft.
- "A Song for the Lovers" – 5:26
- "I Get My Beat" – 6:02
- "Brave New World" – 5:59
- "New York" – 5:30
- "You on My Mind in My Sleep" – 5:06
- "Crazy World" – 4:57
- "On a Beach" – 5:09
- "Money to Burn" – 6:15
- "Slow Was My Heart" – 3:44
- "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" – 5:03
- "Everybody" – 6:34
- Bonus tracks
- "Leave Me High" – 5:22
- "XXYY" – 4:24
- The two bonus tracks feature on the Japanese version of the album[12] and were originally released as B-sides for the UK single "Money to Burn".
[edit] Personnel
- Richard Ashcroft – co-producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, piano, mellotron, organ, melodica
[edit] Additional musicians
- Peter Salisbury – drums
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Steve Sidelnyk – percussion, programming, drums
- Chuck Leavell – piano, hammond organ
- Duncan Mackay – trumpet
- Lucinda Barry – harp
- Teena Lyle – vibes
- Chris Potter – bass
- Jim Hunt – saxophone, flute
- Jane Pickles – flute
- Anna Noakes – flute
- Judd Lander – harmonica
- B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
- Kate Radley – keyboards
- Craig Wagstaff – congas
- Philip D Todd – saxophone
- Nigel Hitchcock – saxophone
- Jamie Talbot – baritone saxophone
- John Barclay – trumpet
- Stuart Brooks – trumpet
- Will Malone – brass arrangement, string arrangement, conducting
- The London Session Orchestra – strings
- The London Community Gospel Choir – vocals
- Samantha Smith, Leonard Meade, Vernetta Meade, Michelle-John Douglas, Donovan Lawrence, Irene Myrtle Forrester
[edit] Technical personnel
- Chris Potter – producer
[edit] Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | June 2000 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP-68222 / 4988006782549 |
| 29 March 2002 | CD | VJCP-68403 | ||
| United Kingdom | 26 June 2000 | Hut Records | 2LP | HUTDLP63 |
| CD | CDHUTX63 / 7243 8 49491 2 9 | |||
| United States | 27 June 2000 | Virgin Records | CD | 7243 8 49494 2 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Review: Alone With Everybody, Richard Ashcroft". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r487059. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Lynch, Andrew (June 22, 2000). "Review: Richard Ashcroft - Alone With Everybody". http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Richard-Ashcroft---Alone-With-Everybody/612.htm. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Tassano, Aaron (July 12, 2000). "Review: Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody". Flak. http://www.flakmag.com/music/alone.html. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Review: Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody". IPC Media. June 20, 2000. http://www.nme.com/reviews/richard-ashcroft/2437. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Zamula, Meg (December 31, 1999). "Review: Richard Ashcroft - Alone With Everybody". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/312-alone-with-everybody. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Review: Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody". July 12, 2000. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ashcroftrichard-alone2. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (July 6, 2000). "Review: Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody". Jann Wenner. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/richardashcroft/albums/album/141361/review/6067517/alone_with_everybody. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Savlov, Mark (July 14, 2000). "Review: Alone With Everybody". Nick Barbaro. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:77921. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Review: Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody". Independent News & Media. June 25, 2000. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/this-weeks-album-releases-715070.html. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Richard Ashcroft:Alone with Everybody (2000): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ashcroftrichard/alonewitheverybody. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Alone With Everybody Japanese Ltd Edition". discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Richard-Ashcroft-Alone-With-Everybody/release/1562967. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
[edit] External links
- Alone with Everybody at Metacritic
- Billboard.com - Discography - Richard Ashcroft - Alone with Everybody at Billboard.com
| Preceded by The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem |
UK number one album July 8, 2000 – July 14, 2000 |
Succeeded by The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem |
