Human Conditions

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Human Conditions
Studio album by Richard Ashcroft
Released	21 October 2002
Genre	Rock
Length	54:51
Label	Hut Records
Producer(s)	Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link BBC link contactmusic.com link Pop Matters link Rolling Stone RS917 Stylus Magazine (F) link
Richard Ashcroft chronology
Alone with Everybody (2000)	Human Conditions (2002)	Keys to the World (2006)

Human Conditions was the second solo album by English singer-songwriter, Richard Ashcroft, released in October 2002 (see 2002 in British music).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus track 2 Personnel 3 Release details 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Check the Meaning" – 8:04
2. "Buy It in Bottles" – 4:39
3. "Bright Lights" – 5:15
4. "Paradise" – 5:37
5. "God In the Numbers" – 6:58
6. "Science of Silence" – 4:15
7. "Man On A Mission" – 5:29
8. "Running Away" – 4:16
9. "Lord I've Been Trying" – 5:23
10. "Nature Is the Law" – 4:55

[edit] Bonus track

The Japanese and American editions of the album featured one bonus track originally released as a B-side for the UK single "Check the Meaning".

• "The Miracle" - 3:51

[edit] Personnel

• Richard Ashcroft - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Piano, Wurlitzer, Keyboards
• Peter Salisbury - Drums
• Kate Radley - Keyboards
• Martyn Campbell - Bass
• Talvin Singh - Tablas, Beats, Drones, Shruti Box, Duggi Tarang, Maadal
• Chuck Leavell - Piano, Hammond Organ
• Richard Robson - Programming
• Steve Sidelnyk - Drum Programming, Programming
• Craig Wagstaff - Percussion
• Jim Hunt - Flute, Saxophone
• Matt Clifford - Wurlitzer
• Brian Wilson - Backing Vocals, Backing Vocal Arrangement
• Wil Malone - Orchestral Arrangements, Conducting
• The London Session Orchestra - Strings
• London Community Gospel Choir - Choir

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	17 October 2002	Toshiba-EMI	CD	VJCP-68440 / 4988006804005
United Kingdom	21 October 2002	Hut Records	2LP	HUTDLP77 / 7243 8 13383 1 5
			CD	CDHUT77 / 7243 8 13383 2 2
United States	25 February 2003	Virgin Records	CD	7243 8 13384 2 1

[edit] External links

• Richard Ashcroft: Human Conditions (2003): Reviews at Metacritic.
• Billboard.com - Discography - Richard Ashcroft - Human Conditions at Billboard.com