Alone with Everybody

by Richard Ashcroft

Overview

He experienced what could have been a traumatic blow to his inventiveness and creativity as a musician but ex-Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is fresh. He has moved on from the effervescent prettiness of his former band to make music for himself -- something the Verve might have done somewhere in time, but it wouldn't have been so honest or stripped as this solo jaunt, Alone With Everybody. Another look into the shoegazing mind of this singer/songwriter, this record is not a comeback. Ashcroft is optimistic, hauntingly spellbound on the album opener "A Song for the Lovers." It is a signature love song, flowing with its illustrious string arrangements and simple brushing percussion. His drawl is naturally smooth and one cannot help but to be pulled into the seductiveness behind his words. "Brave New World" and "You on My Mind in My Sleep" are also songs that can carry emotion to another level, weighing in on something surreal. He also gets poppy with a sarcastic twist on the trippy groove "New York," and the twangy sounds of "Money to Burn" clap alongside folk-rock guitar riffs. Richard Ashcroft is still tastefully infectious. He still believes that music has a soul -- with or without his former band. He is certainly a rock star and a believer in love, death, musical spirituality, and individuality. That is what made the Verve a great rock band in the first place, but Ashcroft's superior drive to do something real only makes him and his music more endearing. He is looking ahead, not wishing for past adventures. He celebrates life, pure and simple. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/04/2025
Label:	Proper Records Uk
UPC:	0805520241137

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Richard Ashcroft   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Melodica,Keyboards,Mellotron,Percussion
B.J. Cole   Guest Artist,Pedal Steel
Jim Hunt   Flute,Saxophone
Christopher Marc Potter   Bass
Craig Wagstaff   Congas
Vernetta Meade   Choir/Chorus
Kate Radley   Keyboards
Donovan Lawrence   Choir/Chorus
Duncan Mackay   Trumpet
Teena Lyle   Vibraphone
Judd Lander   Harmonica
Wil Malone   Conductor
Anna Noakes   Flute
Stuart Brooks   Trumpet
Pino Palladino   Bass
Peter Salisbury   Drums
Philip Todd   Saxophone
Samantha Smith   Choir/Chorus
John Barclay   Trumpet
Steve Sidelnyk   Percussion
Chuck Leavell   Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Jamie Talbot   Sax (Baritone)
Nigel Hitchcock   Saxophone
London Session Orchestra   Strings

Technical Credits

Chris Potter   Producer
Christopher Marc Potter   Mixing,Producer
Richard Ashcroft   Design,Composer,Producer,Art Direction
Kevin Westenberg   Sleeve Art,Photography
Wil Malone   Arranger
Lorraine Francis   Assistant Engineer
Tony Cousins   Mastering
Steve Sidelnyk   Programming