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Change the Station is an album by English band A Certain Ratio, released under the acronym ACR in January 1997. Released on Rob's Records label, it was the band's first album after a five-year hiatus, since 1992's Up in Downsville.[1]

The album finds the band working from a dance-pop[2] and ambient music foundation,[3] with elements from Madchester funk and ambient house.[2] The record also features vocals from singers Denise Johnson and Lorna Bailey.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]

AllMusic senior critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine thought that the record "finds A Certain Ratio in top form." Erlewine also praised Johnson and Bailey's vocals, writing that their "soulful singing gives the songs dimension, helping make Change the Station a genuine return to form."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Listen to the Sound" ‎– 4:59
  2. "Some Day" ‎– 6:15
  3. "Your on Your Own" ‎– 4:54
  4. "Waiting for You" ‎– 6:00
  5. "Yeah Boy" ‎– 6:59
  6. "Sister Brother" ‎– 5:11
  7. "Desire" ‎– 6:05
  8. "Samba 123" ‎– 5:27
  9. "Pole" ‎– 5:47
  10. "Do Du Beep" ‎– 6:07
  11. "Golden Balls" ‎– 5:48
  12. "Funk Off" ‎– 5:34
  13. "Groov(E)" ‎– 5:01

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.[4]

  • A Certain Ratio ‎– performance, production, mixing; recording (2–5, 7–12)
  • Denise Johnson ‎– additional vocals (1, 6–7, 9, 11–12)
  • Lorna Bailey ‎– additional vocals (2–3)
  • Liam Mullan ‎– additional keyboards (3)
  • Andy Connell ‎– piano, Rhodes piano (6)
  • Corinne Drewery ‎– additional vocals (6)
  • MCR Horns ‎– brass instruments (11–12)
  • Tim Oliver ‎– audio engineering (1, 6, 13)
  • Julia Fenton ‎– CGI artist
  • Andy Robinson ‎– editing
  • Graham Newman ‎– typography

References

  1. ^ Bush, John. "A Certain Ratio". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Certain Ratio - Change the Station". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 1. ISBN 1858284570.
  4. ^ A Certain Ratio – Change the Station album liner notes
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