Beetroot (album)

Beetroot is the fourth album by the English band Cast, released on 30 July 2001. From the album, a single was released, "Desert Drought", which reached #45 in the UK Singles chart. Two further intented singles, "Kingdoms And Crowns" and "Giving It All Away" were cancelled due to the album and first single's poor sales.

Beetroot
Studio album by
Cast
Released30 July 2001 (2001-07-30)
RecordedAstoria Studio, London,
Real World Studios, Box
GenreRock
Length44:01
LabelPolydor (589096)
ProducerTristin Norwell, John Power
Cast chronology
Magic Hour
(1999)		 Beetroot
(2001)		 The Collection
(2004)
Singles from Beetroot
  1. "Desert Drought"
    Released: 16 July 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

In the run up to the album's release, the band ran a competition via their then-official website, appealing to fans to submit their own ideas for possible album titles, as the band proposed that they would choose a title from all of the entries received. However, despite the many suggestions, John ultimately decided to stick with his own working title for the project, 'Beetroot'.[2]

Although the band chose not to use any of the names suggested, they did make a Top 10 list of alternate album titles:[2]

  • '4Cast'
  • 'All of Us Are'
  • 'Out From Within'
  • 'Pyramid'
  • 'Recreativity'
  • 'Reflector'
  • 'Sense & Sensemilia'
  • 'So It Goes'
  • 'Spirit Level'
  • 'What Remains To Be Discovered?'

Track listing

All songs written by John Power.

  1. "Desert Drought" – 2:47
  2. "Heal Me" – 1:36
  3. "Curtains" – 3:25
  4. "Kingdoms and Crowns" – 3:41
  5. "Giving It All Away" – 4:17
  6. "Lose Myself" – 4:09
  7. "I Never Can Say" – 4:31
  8. "High Wire" – 3:56
  9. "Meditations" – 3:49
  10. "JetSteam" – 4:32
  11. "U-Turn" – 3:12
  12. "Universal Grinding Wheel" – 3:59

Personnel
Cast
  • John Power – vocals, guitar, backing vocals, producer, mixing, arrangements
  • Peter Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Keith O'Neill – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
  • Tristin Norwell – producer, engineer, mixing, arrangements
  • Simon B. Sheridan – engineer
  • Claire Lewis – assistant engineer
  • Damon Iddins – assistant engineer
  • Adrian Hall – assistant engineer
  • The Weathermen – Pro Tools operator
  • Lawrence Johnson – additional vocal arrangements
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
Additional musicians
  • Lurine Cato – backing vocals
  • Michelle John – backing vocals
  • Rachel McFarlane – backing vocals
  • David Farmer – brass
  • David Vines – brass
  • David Williamson – brass
  • James Watson – brass
  • Richard Brown – brass
  • Tom Edwards – brass
  • Tom Watson – brass
  • William Watson – brass
  • Paul Ellison – piano, flute
Additional personnel
  • Matthew Sankey – design
  • Barry Dawson – photography
  • Martyn Goodacre – photography
  • Brian Cannon – photography

Chart performance
Charts (2001) Peak position
UK Albums Chart 78

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "ALBUM TITLE COMP NEWS", cast.co.uk, 1 June 2001


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