Alone with Everybody
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{{Infobox album
| name = Alone with Everybody
| type = Album
| artist = Richard Ashcroft
| cover = RA alone with everybody.png
| alt =
| released = 26 June 2000
| recorded = 1999–2000
| venue = Olympic Studios, Metropolis Studios (London)
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, post-Britpop, psychedelic rock
| length = 59:45
| label = Hut
| producer = Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Human Conditions
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Alone with Everybody
| type = studio
| single1 = A Song for the Lovers
| single1date = 3 April 2000
| single2 = Money to Burn
| single2date = 12 June 2000
| single3 = C'mon People (We're Making It Now)
| single3date = 11 September 2000
}}
}}
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.
Release and reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web |title=Reviews for Alone With Everybody by Richard Ashcroft |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/alone-with-everybody/richard-ashcroft |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=2 April 2009}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=MacKenzie |last=Wilson |title=Alone with Everybody – Richard Ashcroft |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/alone-with-everybody-mw0000063512 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=19 June 2009}}
| rev2 = Alternative Press
| rev2score = 4/5{{cite journal |title=Richard Ashcroft: Alone with Everybody |journal=Alternative Press |issue=146 |date=September 2000 |page=82}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = C+{{cite magazine |first=David |last=Browne |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |title=Alone with Everybody |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/06/30/alone-everybody-2/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=30 June 2000 |accessdate=19 June 2009}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Cox |title=Bland ambition |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2000}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web |first=James |last=Oldham |title=Richard Ashcroft – Alone With Everybody |url=https://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/20000620104658.html |work=NME |date=20 June 2000 |accessdate=19 June 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000711023722/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000620104658.html |archivedate=11 July 2000 |url-status=dead}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 2.9/10{{cite web |first=Meg |last=Zamula |title=Richard Ashcroft: Alone with Everybody |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/312-alone-with-everybody/ |work=Pitchfork |accessdate=14 January 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110041756/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/312-alone-with-everybody/ |archivedate=10 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}
| rev7 = Q
| rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal |first=John |last=Harris |author-link=John Harris (critic) |title=Richard Ashcroft: Alone With Everybody |url=http://www.qonline.co.uk:80/reviews/server.asp?id=18876 |journal=Q |issue=166 |date=July 2000 |accessdate=7 April 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010108164700/http://www.qonline.co.uk/reviews/server.asp?id=18876 |archivedate=8 January 2001 |url-status=dead}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=Richard Ashcroft: Alone With Everybody |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/richardashcroft/albums/album/141361/review/6067517/alone_with_everybody |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=6 July 2000 |accessdate=19 June 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501101616/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/richardashcroft/albums/album/141361/review/6067517/alone_with_everybody |archivedate=1 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}
| rev9 = USA Today
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |first=Elysa |last=Gardner |title=Richard Ashcroft, Alone With Everybody |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/poprock.htm |work=USA Today |date=27 June 2000 |accessdate=5 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815205314/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/poprock.htm |archivedate=15 August 2000 |url-status=dead}}
}}
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". 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.
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{{cite web |title=Alone With Everybody Japanese Ltd Edition |date=29 March 2002 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Richard-Ashcroft-Alone-With-Everybody/release/1562967 |publisher=discogs |accessdate=19 June 2009}} and were originally released as B-sides for the UK single "Money to Burn".
Personnel
- Richard Ashcroft – co-producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, piano, mellotron, organ, melodica
=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
=Technical personnel=
- Chris Potter – producer
Release details
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! Country ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
rowspan="2"| Japan
|rowspan="1"| June 2000 |rowspan="2"| Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP-68222 / 4988006782549 |
rowspan="1"| 29 March 2002
| CD | VJCP-68403 |
rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"| 26 June 2000 |rowspan="2"| Hut Records | 2LP | HUTDLP63 |
CD
| CDHUTX63 / 7243 8 49491 2 9 |
rowspan="1"| United States
|rowspan="1"| 27 June 2000 |rowspan="1"| Virgin Records |rowspan="1"| CD |rowspan="1"| 7243 8 49494 2 6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=richard ashcroft|chart=all}} Billboard.com – Discography – Richard Ashcroft – Alone with Everybody] at Billboard.com
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