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
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 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 Country Date Label Format Catalog 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
References
External links [ Billboard.com – Discography – Richard Ashcroft – Alone with Everybody] at Billboard.com