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Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)

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Released
  
23 June 1997

Length
  
40:44

Release date
  
23 June 1997

Recorded
  
Woolhall Studios, Bath

Artist
  
Paul Weller

Label
  
Island Records

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Heavy Soul (1997)
  
Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits (1998)

Genres
  
Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Blue-eyed soul

Producers
  
Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch

Similar
  
Paul Weller albums, Rock music albums

Paul weller i should have been there to inspire you



Heavy Soul is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, originally released on 23 June 1997 (5 August in the USA). The album received largely favourable reviews. It sold enough to be the number one album on its week of release, however it was denied this position on a technicality - five images within the album's booklet were replaced with postcards of the images in the Special Edition release, meaning that sales of the Special Edition did not count towards the album's sales as they were defined as free gifts.

Contents

Heavy soul paul weller


Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Weller; except where indicated

  1. "Heavy Soul (Pt 1)"
  2. "Peacock Suit"
  3. "Up in Suzes' Room"
  4. "Brushed" (music: Marco Nelson, Steve White)
  5. "Driving Nowhere"
  6. "I Should Have Been There to Inspire You"
  7. "Heavy Soul (Pt 2)"
  8. "Friday Street"
  9. "Science"
  10. "Golden Sands"
  11. "As You Lean Into the Light"
  12. "Mermaids"

The Japanese edition included a bonus track, "Eye of the Storm" which was originally on the b-side of the "Peacock Suit" single.

Personnel

  • Paul Weller - guitar, vocals, tamboura (1), zither (3), piano (6), vibraphone (7)
  • Marco Nelson - bass, sitar (2,7), ukulule (3)
  • Steve White - drums
  • with:

  • Steve Cradock - guitar (1,2)
  • Brendan Lynch - keyboards (3,5,11), accordion (6)
  • Jools Holland - Wurlitzer piano (10)
  • Rosie Wetters - string arrangements, extra vocals (7)
  • Wired Strings - strings
  • Technical
  • Martin "Max" Heyes - engineer
  • Simon Halfon, Paul Weller - artwork
  • Songs

    1Heavy Soul - Part 13:56
    2Peacock Suit3:12
    3Up in Suzes' Room4:24

    References

    Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album) Wikipedia