Alone With Everybody - Richard Ashcroft [VINYL]

Originally issued on Hut Records in June 2000, 'Alone With Everybody' was eagerly anticipated, as it was Ashcroft's first recordings since the demise of the group he founded and led, The Verve. Opening the album with its string overture, 'Song for the Lovers' signalled Ashcroft's intent immediately. Intensely melodic, anthemic, it picked up exactly where The Verve's 1997 multi-platinum album 'Urban Hymns' left off. Lifted as a single, it reached No. 3 in the UK and spent most of the summer on the charts. Recorded at Olympic Studios and Metropolis in London, big, bold and frequently beautiful, 'Alone With Everybody' raced to No. 1 in early July; it played to all of Ashcroft's strengths - memorable hooks, catchy choruses, beats subtly influenced by dance music; the brass-blazing bold hoedown of 'Money to Burn' was the album's second single; other highlights include the ballad 'Slow Was My Heart', the upbeat joy of 'C'Mon People (We're Making It Now)' and the reflective, string-enrobed 'You On My Mind in My Sleep'.

Disc 1
1. A Song for the Lovers - Richard Ashcroft (5.26)
2. I Get My Beat - Richard Ashcroft (6.03)
3. Brave New World - Richard Ashcroft (5.59)
4. New York - Richard Ashcroft (5.31)
5. You On My Mind in My Sleep - Richard Ashcroft (5.06)
6. Crazy World - Richard Ashcroft (4.57)
Disc 2
1. On a Beach - Richard Ashcroft (5.10)
2. Money to Burn - Richard Ashcroft (6.15)
3. Slow Was My Heart - Richard Ashcroft (3.45)
4. C'mon People (We're Making It Now) - Richard Ashcroft (5.03)
5. Everybody - Richard Ashcroft (6.34)