Change the Station
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| Change the Station | ||||
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| Released | January 1997 | |||
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| Length | 74:04 | |||
| Label | Rob's | |||
| Producer | A Certain Ratio | |||
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Change the Station is the seventh studio 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]
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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
- "Listen to the Sound" – 4:59
- "Some Day" – 6:15
- "Your on Your Own" – 4:54
- "Waiting for You" – 6:00
- "Yeah Boy" – 6:59
- "Sister Brother" – 5:11
- "Desire" – 6:05
- "Samba 123" – 5:27
- "Pole" – 5:47
- "Do Du Beep" – 6:07
- "Golden Balls" – 5:48
- "Funk Off" – 5:34
- "Groov(E)" – 5:01