''Mind Made Up'' is the ninth studio album by English

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. Released in 2008 through French Le Maquis record label, it is the band's first album since 1997's ''

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'', following a series of re-issues of past material. The band sought to capture a live sound during the recording of the album. The album was reissued by on 2 June 2010 through

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with two extra tracks.

Critical reception

The album generally received positive reviews.

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critic Ned Raggett thought that ''Mind Made Up'' "found the group in creative health while approaching 30 years of work and beyond". Raggett also wrote that the record "feels more like them keeping on rather than trying to stake out a space in a crowded musical landscape." Martin Longley of

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stated: "These songs reinforce a formula, but it's ACR's very own formula, and one that still remains highly distinctive." Writing for ''

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'', Michael Edwards described the release as "another solid and funky album from A Certain Ratio" and considered it as " both a natural progression of the band's sound and a return to their roots."

Track listing

# "I Feel Light" – 3:20 # "Down, Down, Down" – 4:29 # "Everything Is Good" – 4:25 # "Way to Escape" – 3:53 # "Rialto 2006" – 3:58 # "Mind Made Up" – 5:20 # "Teri" – 3:45 # "Bird to the Ground" – 3:42 # "Starlight" – 5:19 # "Which Is Reality?" – 3:38 # "Skunk" – 2:27 # "Very Busy Man" – 5:42

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.A Certain Ratio – ''Mind Made Up'' liner notes *

– performance, production * Colin Dunkerly –

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* Gavin Kapps – assistant engineering * Ivan Gracia – assistant engineering * Paul O'Brien – mastering * Martin Moscrop – engineering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 albums A Certain Ratio albums 2010 albums Reissue albums