All Change (album) explained

All Change
Type:studio
Artist:Cast
Cover:allchangecastcover.jpg
Alt:Album cover for All Change
Recorded:Manor Studios, Oxfordshire,
Sawmill Studios, Fowey
Length:60:00
Label:Polydor (529312)
Producer:John Leckie
Next Title:Mother Nature Calls
Next Year:1997

All Change is the debut album by the English band Cast, released on 16 October 1995 by Polydor. It spawned four singles: "Finetime", "Alright", "Sandstorm" and "Walkaway". It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label.[1] A deluxe edition was released in November 2010.[2]

Critical reception

The Irish Times wrote that "All Change has all the ingredients which made Cast's predecessors such a brilliant pop prospect: jangly riffs, heavenly hooks and a pervading sense of being wonderfully out of time."[3]

Roch Parisien of AllMusic found the album to be "the perfect antidote to the inner rage fueling much American alternative rock", praising the production and Power's musicianship for carrying anthemic positivity and exuberant delivery, saying that "Cast transcends the hackneyed expectations of its environment, structure, and genetics through sheer, relentless quality of songcraft and performance." In a retrospective review, Jamie Atkins of Record Collector said the album "still has the most to offer", highlighting "Alright", "Sandstorm" and "Finetime"; though on tracks such as "Tell It Like It Is" and "Walkaway" "we get strong hints of future disappointments".

Track listing

2010 Deluxe EditionCD1

  1. "Alright"
  2. "Promised Land"
  3. "Sandstorm"
  4. "Mankind"
  5. "Tell It Like It Is"
  6. "Four Walls"
  7. "Finetime"
  8. "Back of My Mind"
  9. "Walkaway"
  10. "Reflections"
  11. "History"
  12. "Two of a Kind"
  13. "Instrumental (Original hidden track)"
  14. "Flying"
  15. "Better Man"
  16. "Satellites"
  17. "Follow Me Down"
  18. "Meet Me"
  19. "Hourglass"
  20. "Mother"
  21. "For So Long"

CD2

  1. "Sandstorm" (Demo)
  2. "Who You Gonna Ask?" (Demo)
  3. "Two Of A Kind" (Demo)
  4. "Finetime" (Demo)
  5. "Alright" (Demo)
  6. "Follow Me Down" (Demo)
  7. "Tell It Like it Is" (Demo)
  8. "History" (Demo)
  9. "Alright" (Demo)
  10. "Flying" (Demo)
  11. "Back Of My Mind" (Alternate Mix)
  12. "All My Days" (Outtake)
  13. "Back Of My Mind" (Live)
  14. "Sandstorm" (Live)
  15. "Reflections" (Live)
  16. "Walk Away" (Live)
  17. "Finetime" (Live)
  18. "Alright" (Live)

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of All Change.[4]

Cast
Production
Additional musicians
Artwork

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Cast — review. Ian. Gittins. The Guardian. 6 December 2010. 10 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Buy Cast - All Change (2CD Deluxe Edition) online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!. 22 December 2011. Play.com.
  3. News: Courtney . Kevin . Rock . The Irish Times . 13 Oct 1995 . Sound & Vision . 12.
  4. All Change. Cast. Polydor. 1995. booklet. 31452 9312 2.