''Alone with Everybody'' is the first solo album by English singer-songwriter

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, released via

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in June 2000 (see

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). 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 ''

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'', but were never released.

Release and reception

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'' 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

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an

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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

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s feature on the Japanese version of the album and were originally released as

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for the UK single "Money to Burn".

Personnel

– co-producer, vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, piano,

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Additional musicians

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– drums *

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– bass *Steve Sidelnyk – percussion, programming, drums *

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– piano, Hammond organ *Duncan Mackay – trumpet *Lucinda Barry –

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*Teena Lyle – vibes * Chris Potter – bass *Jim Hunt – saxophone,

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*Jane Pickles – flute *Anna Noakes – flute * Judd Lander – harmonica * B. J. Cole –

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– keyboards *Craig Wagstaff –

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*Philip D Todd – saxophone *

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– saxophone *

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– 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

References

External links

* Billboard.com – Discography – Richard Ashcroft – Alone with Everybodyat ''

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