All Change (album)

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. A deluxe edition was released in November 2010.

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."

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 Edition CD1

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.

Cast

• John Power – vocals, guitar
• Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
• Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar
• Keith O'Neill – drums

Production

• John Leckie – producer, engineer, mixing
• Ash Alexander – assistant recording engineer (The Manor)

Additional musicians

• Jonathan Stone – strings (on "Walkaway")
• Vincent Needham – strings (on "Walkaway")

Artwork

• Norman Watson – photography
• Stylorouge – design

Charts

Certifications

Artwork

The cover photograph shows the band standing on a low wall outside the Royal Exchange in the heart of the City of London, London's financial district.

References

External links

• All Change at Billboard