Change Everything

Change Everything is the third studio album by Del Amitri, released on 1 June 1992 in the UK. It reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart^[13] – the band's biggest hit LP – and was nominated by Q Magazine as one of the top 50 albums of 1992.^[14] It included the single "Always the Last to Know", which reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart^[15] and entered the top 40 of the US Hot 100.^[16]

Change Everything
Studio album by Del Amitri
Released	1 June 1992 (1992-06-01)[1]
Recorded	Late summer–autumn 1991[2]
Studio	Master Rock, London; Park Lane, Glasgow
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:57
Label	A&M
Producer	Gil Norton
Del Amitri chronology
Waking Hours (1989) Change Everything (1992) Twisted (1995)
Singles from Change Everything
"Always the Last to Know" Released: 27 April 1992[3] "Be My Downfall" Released: 29 June 1992[4] "Just Like a Man" Released: 31 August 1992[5] "When You Were Young" Released: 11 January 1993[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[9]
The Great Rock Discography	7/10[10]
Q	[11]
Select	[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be My Downfall"		3:29
2.	"Just Like a Man"	Currie, Iain Harvie	5:03
3.	"When You Were Young"		3:59
4.	"Surface of the Moon"		5:14
5.	"I Won't Take the Blame"		3:54
6.	"The First Rule of Love"		4:00
7.	"The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere"		3:11
8.	"Always the Last to Know"		4:21
9.	"To Last a Lifetime"		4:08
10.	"As Soon as the Tide Comes In"		4:23
11.	"Behind the Fool"		3:18
12.	"Sometimes I Just Have to Say Your Name"	Currie, Harvie	5:52

All tracks are written by Justin Currie, except where noted.

2014 expanded edition

Disc 1

• as per the original album

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Learn to Cry" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		Gil Norton	3:45
2.	"Angel on the Roof" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		The Groovey Tubes	4:52
3.	"The Whole World Is Quiet" (B-side to "Always the Last to Know")		The Groovey Tubes	2:34
4.	"Whiskey Remorse" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	3:15
5.	"Lighten Up the Load" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	4:09
6.	"The Heart Is a Bad Design" (B-side to "Be My Downfall")		The Groovey Tubes	2:06
7.	"Don't Cry No Tears" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Neil Young	The Groovey Tubes	3:55
8.	"Bye Bye Pride" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Grant McLennan, Robert Forster	The Groovey Tubes	4:33
9.	"Cindy Incidentally" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan	The Groovey Tubes	2:47
10.	"Spit in the Rain" (remix) (B-side to "Just Like a Man")		Norton	3:54
11.	"I Won't Take the Blame" (acoustic version) (B-side to "Just Like a Man")		The Groovey Tubes	3:40
12.	"Scared to Live" (B-side to "Just Like a Man")	Currie, Harvie	The Groovey Tubes	4:48
13.	"Long Journey Home" (B-side to "When You Were Young")		The Groovey Tubes	4:25
14.	"The Verb to Do" (B-side to "When You Were Young")		The Groovey Tubes	2:42
15.	"Kestrel Road" (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie, Harvie	The Groovey Tubes	4:12
16.	"The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")		none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Kenny Patterson	4:09
17.	"Kiss This Thing Goodbye" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie, Harvie, Mick Slaven	none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Patterson	4:17
18.	"Hatful of Rain" (live) (B-side to "When You Were Young")	Currie, Harvie, Slaven	none credited mixed by the Groovey Tubes, Patterson	4:36

Note

• Tracks 16–18 recorded live at the Town & Country Club, London, 1993.

Personnel

Del Amitri

• Justin Currie – vocals, bass, guitar
• Iain Harvie – guitar
• David Cummings – guitar
• Andy Alston – keyboards
• Brian McDermott – drums

Additional musicians

• Nick Clark – bass on "When You Were Young", "I Won't Take the Blame" and "Sometimes I Just Have to Say Your Name"
• Gary Barnacle – baritone and tenor saxophone on "Always the Last to Know"

Technical

• Gil Norton – producer
• Steven Haigler – engineer
• John McDonald – assistant engineer
• Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering (at Masterdisk, New York City)
• Stylorouge – artwork
• Kevin Westenburg – photography
• Rob O'Conner – photography
• Steve Double – photography

Charts

Change Everything

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums[17]	24
European Top 100 Albums[18]	17
German Albums[19]	86
Swedish Albums[20]	34
Swiss Albums[21]	37
UK Albums Chart[13]	2
US Billboard 200[22]	178