Change Everything

Change Everything
Change Everything
Studio album by Del Amitri
Released	1 June 1992
Recorded	Late summer–autumn 1991
Studios	Master Rock, London; Park Lane, Glasgow
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:57
Label	A&M
Producer	Gil Norton
Del Amitri chronology
Singles from Change Everything
	"Always the Last to Know"; Released: 27 April 1992; "Be My Downfall"; Released: 29 June 1992; "Just Like a Man"; Released: 31 August 1992; "When You Were Young"; Released: 11 January 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[9]
The Great Rock Discography	7/10^[10]
Q	^[11]
Select	^[12]

Change Everything is the third studio album by Del Amitri, released on 1 June 1992 in the UK. It reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart^[13] – the band's biggest hit LP – and was nominated by Q Magazine as one of the top 50 albums of 1992.^[14] It included the single "Always the Last to Know", which reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart^[15] and entered the top 40 of the US Hot 100.^[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Currie, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be My Downfall"		3:29
2.	"Just Like a Man"	Currie Iain Harvie	5:03
3.	"When You Were Young"		3:59
4.	"Surface of the Moon"		5:14
5.	"I Won't Take the Blame"		3:54
6.	"The First Rule of Love"		4:00
7.	"The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere"		3:11
8.	"Always the Last to Know"		4:21
9.	"To Last a Lifetime"		4:08
10.	"As Soon as the Tide Comes In"		4:23
11.	"Behind the Fool"		3:18
12.	"Sometimes I Just Have to Say Your Name"	Currie Harvie	5:52

2014 expanded edition

Disc 1

as per the original album

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Learn to Cry" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		Gil Norton	3:45
2.	"Angel on the Roof" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		The Groovey Tubes	4:52
3.	"The Whole World Is Quiet" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		The Groovey Tubes	2:34
4.	"Whiskey Remorse" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	3:15
5.	"Lighten Up the Load" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	4:09
6.	"The Heart Is a Bad Design" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	2:06
7.	"Don't Cry No Tears" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Neil Young	The Groovey Tubes	3:55
8.	"Bye Bye Pride" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Grant McLennan Robert Forster	The Groovey Tubes	4:33
9.	"Cindy Incidentally" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Rod Stewart Ronnie Wood Ian McLagan	The Groovey Tubes	2:47
10.	"Spit in the Rain" (remix) (B-side to "Just Like a Man")		Norton	3:54
11.	"I Won't Take the Blame" (acoustic version) (B-side to "Just Like a Man")		The Groovey Tubes	3:40
12.	"Scared to Live" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Currie Harvie	The Groovey Tubes	4:48
13.	"Long Journey Home" (B-side to "When You Were Young")		The Groovey Tubes	4:25
14.	"The Verb to Do" (B-side to "When You Were Young")		The Groovey Tubes	2:42
15.	"Kestrel Road" (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie, Harvie	The Groovey Tubes	4:12
16.	"The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")		none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Kenny Patterson	4:09
17.	"Kiss This Thing Goodbye" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie Harvie Mick Slaven	none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Patterson	4:17
18.	"Hatful of Rain" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie Harvie Slaven	none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Patterson	4:36

Note

Tracks 16–18 recorded live at the Town & Country Club, London, 1993.

Personnel

Del Amitri

Justin Currie – vocals, bass, guitar
Iain Harvie – guitar
David Cummings – guitar
Andy Alston – keyboards
Brian McDermott – drums

Additional musicians

Nick Clark – bass on "When You Were Young", "I Won't Take the Blame" and "Sometimes I Just Have to Say Your Name"
Gary Barnacle – baritone and tenor saxophone on "Always the Last to Know"

Technical

Gil Norton – producer
Steven Haigler – engineer
John McDonald – assistant engineer
Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering (at Masterdisk, New York City)
Stylorouge – artwork
Kevin Westenburg – photography
Rob O'Conner – photography
Steve Double – photography

Charts

Chart performance for *Change Everything*
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums^[17]	24
European Top 100 Albums^[18]	17
German Albums^[19]	86
Swedish Albums^[20]	34
Swiss Albums^[21]	37
UK Albums Chart^[13]	2
US Billboard 200^[22]	178

References

↑ "New Releases". Music Week. 30 May 1992. p. 12.
↑ Rawlings-Way, Charles (2018). These Are Such Perfect Days: The Del Amitri Story. Urbane Publications. pp. 170–174. ISBN 978-1911331414.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 April 1992. p. 21.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 June 1992. p. 21.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 17.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 January 1993. p. 6.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Del Amitri". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 275. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
↑ Cavanagh, David. "Del Amitri: Change Everything > Review".
1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Q magazine Recordings Of The Year - 1992". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
↑ "Always the Last to Know". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
↑ "Australian Del Amitri discography". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Change Everything" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Change Everything". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
↑ "Change Everything". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

[1] "New Releases". Music Week. 30 May 1992. p. 12.

[2] Rawlings-Way, Charles (2018). These Are Such Perfect Days: The Del Amitri Story. Urbane Publications. pp. 170–174. ISBN 978-1911331414.

[3] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 April 1992. p. 21.

[4] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 June 1992. p. 21.

[5] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 17.

[6] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 January 1993. p. 6.

[7] Allmusic review

[larkin-8] Larkin, Colin (2011). "Del Amitri". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[9] Entertainment Weekly review

[10] Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 275. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.

[11] Album reviews at CD Universe

[Select-12] Cavanagh, David. "Del Amitri: Change Everything > Review".

[UKcharts-13] 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[14] "Q magazine Recordings Of The Year - 1992". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[15] "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[16] "Always the Last to Know". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[17] "Australian Del Amitri discography". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[18] "Change Everything" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[19] "Change Everything". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[20] "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[21] "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[22] "Change Everything". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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