Beetroot (album)

Beetroot
Studio album by Cast
Released	30 July 2001 (2001-07-30)
Recorded	Astoria Studio, London, Real World Studios, Box
Genre	Rock
Length	44:01
Label	Polydor (589096)
Producer	Tristin Norwell, John Power
Cast chronology
Magic Hour (1999) Beetroot (2001) The Collection (2004)
Singles from Beetroot
"Desert Drought" Released: 16 July 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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'.^[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[]

External links[]

• Beetroot at Billboard Archived 6 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Beetroot at Allmusic