Everything's Eventual (album)


Everything's Eventual is the only studio album by Canadian duo Appleton, made up of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. It was released on February 24, 2003, through Polydor Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Fantasy", "Don't Worry" and "Everything Eventually". The album and singles performed reasonably well on the UK charts; however, the label thought that 70,000 copies sold was too little for their contract, and this eventually led to Appleton being dropped by Polydor.
Demon Music Group released the first-ever 12-inch vinyl versions of the album on June 17, 2023, to celebrate 20 years since its first release. Purple- and white-coloured versions were pressed with original album art, lyrics and photographs.

Background

Natalie and Nicole Appleton had been part of the successful girl group All Saints from 1996 until the band announced in February 2001 that they were to take a break so that they "could clear the air between themselves". The sisters wanted to continue performing and making music so went into the recording studio to try out some songs, the result being Everything's Eventual. "We created the album ourselves off our own backs so there was no need to change any elements when we signed our new deal. It has just been mixed since we signed to Polydor," the duo said. "We love our All Saints fans and hope we can also attract new fans as our music has developed. We've been enjoying playing around with new ideas in the studio with no limits and it’s a new beginning for us."
The album is named after the Stephen King short story collection Everything's Eventual, since Natalie Appleton is a great admirer of him. The album was initially to be named Aloud but the name was changed to avoid any association with then labelmates Girls Aloud.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

  • Roger Benou – bass guitar
  • Simon Benson – double bass
  • Leon Bosch – double bass
  • Marcus Brown – backing vocals
  • COOL Music – orchestral contractors
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • Seton Daunt – additional guitars, additional bass guitar, guitar
  • Geoff Dugmore – drums & Percussion
  • Phil Dukes – strings
  • Matt Exelby – guitar, bass guitar
  • Guy Farley – strings arrangement, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, piano
  • Stephen Garrikk – piano
  • Paul Gendler – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Janice Graham – strings
  • Isobel Griffiths – strings contractor
  • Simon Hale – piano, keyboards
  • Lynda Houghton – double bass
  • Hank Hughes – keyboards
  • Rob Johnson – guitar
  • Carsten Kroeyer – keyboards, electronic sounds
  • Tony McAnaney – bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Melanie Marshall – backing vocals
  • David Rainger – guitar, additional guitar
  • Lucy Rowe – backing vocals
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • C. Slaski – director
  • Alexis Smith – keyboards
  • Harvey de Souza – strings
  • Steve Sidelnyk – drum programming
  • John Themis – guitar
  • Marius de Vries – keyboards
  • Allen Walley – bass
  • Gareth Young – guitar

Technical

  • James Bailes – production assistant
  • Andy Bradfield – mixing
  • Marcus Brown – original programming
  • Baz Cox – engineer
  • Craigie Dodds – producer
  • Chris Elliott – musical director
  • Guy Farley – additional production, vocal recording, original production, orchestral production
  • Jack Guy – engineer
  • Martin Harrington – additional production, additional mixing, co-producer, producer
  • Peter de Havilland – producer, vocal recording
  • Ash Howes – mixing, additional mixing, additional production, co-producer, producer
  • Hank Hughes – co-producer
  • Stephen Kennedy – design & art direction
  • Carsten Kroeyer – producer, engineer, programming, production concept
  • Graeme Pleeth – original guitars recording, orchestral production
  • Sean McNemony – photography
  • Mike Ross Trevor – London engineer
  • Mike Rowe – producer
  • James Sanger – additional programming, programming
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Mike Spencer – co-producer
  • Chris Tuck – programming
  • Marius de Vries – producer
  • Pat Walters – production assistant
  • Richard Wilkinson – additional engineering & programming
  • Gareth Young – producer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Recorded at Riff Raff, Cornwall; Sphere, Monroe and Metropolis, London