{{Infobox album | name = All Systems Gone | type = Studio | artist = Presence | cover = Presence-AllSystemsGone.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1999|01|25|df=y}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = House | length = {{Duration|m=62|s=37}} | label = Pagan | producer = Charles Webster | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} {{listen |filename=Presence_feat._Shara_Nelson_-_Sense_Of_Danger.ogg|title=Presence feat. Shara Nelson - Sense Of Danger (1998)}}
'''''All Systems Gone''''' is a 1999 album by Presence, a project from producer Charles Webster featuring vocalists Shara Nelson and Sara Jay, both of whom had previously worked with Massive Attack, and Steve Edwards, formerly a member of Cloud 9, released on the Pagan label in the UK.
==Recording== Webster had recorded under the name Presence since the 1995 single "My Baby" and had a UK hit in 1998 with "Sense of Danger", which reached no. 61 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="Charts">"[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/presence/ Presence]", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> This was followed a year later by "Future Love", which peaked at no. 66.<ref name="Charts" /> Both hit singles were included on the album, along with singles "The Strength" and "Better Day". Unlike much of the genre, the album is very song-based, with Webster explaining "I wanted to make a proper album as opposed to a strict house album. I wanted the songs to have depth and emotion."<ref name="PaolettaArticle">Paoletta, Michael (1999) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22charles+webster%22+presence&pg=PA22 U.K.'s Charles Webster Maintains Unorthodox Presence]", ''Billboard'', 9 January 1999, p. 22. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> Nelson said of the collaboration "Charles' songs really stood out from the tracks I tend to receive. They were dance-based, but they had real depth and soul, which is very unusual."<ref name="Verrico">Verrico, Lisa (1999) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221808/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18584321.html Touched by Your Presence]", ''Scotland on Sunday'', 21 February 1999.</ref>
==Reception== The album received much critical acclaim with ''DJ'' magazine giving it an 11/10 rating, and Allmusic calling it "Probably the first classic record of the 21st century."<ref name="NME">"[https://www.nme.com/reviews/605 ''All Systems Gone'']", ''NME'', 4 January 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref><ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (2000) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|978-0753504277}}, p. 315</ref><ref name="Greenwald">Greenwald, Matthew "[https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-systems-gone-mw0000052800 ''All Systems Gone'']", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> ''NME'' awarded it a 7/10 rating, describing it as "a collection of subtle, soothing, densely-textured compositions".<ref name="NME" /> ''Billboard'' reviewer Michael Paoletta described it as "beautifully awash in melancholic melodies, soulful vocals, and atmospheric landscapes".<ref name="PaolettaReview">Paoletta, Michael (2000) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22charles+webster%22+presence&pg=PA30 Presence ''All Systems Gone'']", ''Billboard'', 22 January 2000, p. 30. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | all_writing = | title1 = Future Love | note1 = vocals by Steve Edwards | length1 = 6:19 | title2 = This Is You | note2 = vocals by Sara Jay | length2 = 5:49 | title3 = Been 2 Long | length3 = 7:58 | note3 = vocals by Steve Edwards | title4 = Matter Of Fact | length4 = 5:22 | note4 = vocals by Shara Nelson | title5 = Your Spirit | note5 = vocals by Steve Edwards | length5 = 4:58 | title6 = Keeping Count | note6 = | length6 = 6:03 | title7 = Sense Of Danger | note7 = vocals by Shara Nelson | length7 = 7:10 | title8 = Favour Nothing | note8 = | length8 = 4:45 | title9 = The Strength (Within) | length9 = 4:29 | note9 = vocals by Fiona | title10 = Better Day | note10 = vocals by Steve Edwards | length10 = 5:01 | title11 = Far Far Away From My Heart | note11 = vocals by Sara Jay | length11 = 4:43 }}
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Category:1999 albums