Change the Station

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]

Change the Station
Studio album by
ACR
ReleasedJanuary 1997
Genre
Length74:04
LabelRob's
ProducerA Certain Ratio
ACR chronology
Up in Downsville
(1992)		 Change the Station
(1997)		 Mind Made Up
(2008)

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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Muzik[5]

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.[6]

  • 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. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Certain Ratio - Change the Station". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 1. ISBN 1858284570.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  5. Newsome, Rachel (January 1997). "ACR: Change The Station" (PDF). Muzik. No. 20. p. 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. A Certain Ratio – Change the Station album liner notes
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