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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.

Beetroot
Studio album by
Released30 July 2001 (2001-07-30)
RecordedAstoria, London; Real World, Box, Wiltshire
GenreRock
Length44:01
LabelPolydor
ProducerTristin Norwell, John Power
Cast chronology
Magic Hour
(1999)
Beetroot
(2001)
The Collection
(2004)
Singles from Beetroot
  1. "Desert Drought"
    Released: 16 July 2001

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'.[1]

Although the band chose not to use any of the names suggested, they did make a Top 10 list of alternate album titles:[1]


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Gigslutz4/5[3]
God Is in the TV1.5/5[4]
The Guardian[5]
Is this music?[6]
NME[7]
Record Collector[8]

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".[8]


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
Production
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

Chart performance


Charts (2001) Peak position
UK Albums Chart 78

References


  1. "ALBUM TITLE COMP NEWS", cast.co.uk, 1 June 2001
  2. Sendra, Tim. "Beetroot – Cast". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. Bull, Dan (28 February 2014). "Album Review: 'Deluxe Remasters' Cast". Gigslutz. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. Scott, Ben P (4 February 2001). "BritPop Month: Cast – Deluxe Editions: 'All Change'/'Mother Nature Calls'/'Magic Hour'/'Beetroot' (Edsel Records)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. Clarke, Betty (27 July 2001). "Stay conscious". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. Jupp, Ed (28 February 2014). "Cast All Change / Mother Nature Calls / Magic Hour'/ Beetroot". Is this music?. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. Pattison, Louis. "Cast : Beetroot". NME. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. Atkins, Jamie (March 2014). "Reviews". Record Collector (425): 90. ISSN 0261-250X.






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