Change the Station

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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.

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

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Critical reception

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."

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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

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Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.

• 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

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References

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External links

• Change the Station at Discogs

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