• Source: 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 intended singles, "Kingdoms And Crowns" and "Giving It All Away" were cancelled due to the album and first single's poor sales.




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

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




Reception



In a retrospective review, Jamie Atkins of Record Collector said the album and its predecessor showcase a band attempting to "break new ground," while Beetroot "in particular containing their most adventurous work [...] It all just lacks wit, imagination and conviction".




Track listing


All songs written by John Power.

"Desert Drought" – 2:47
"Heal Me" – 1:36
"Curtains" – 3:25
"Kingdoms and Crowns" – 3:41
"Giving It All Away" – 4:17
"Lose Myself" – 4:09
"I Never Can Say" – 4:31
"High Wire" – 3:56
"Meditations" – 3:49
"JetSteam" – 4:32
"U-Turn" – 3:12
"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






References






External links


Beetroot at Billboard Archived 6 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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