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Recorded
  
2010-11

Release date
  
19 March 2012

Artist
  
Paul Weller

Label
  
Island Records

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Released
  
19 March 2012 (2012-03-19)

Studio
  
Black Barn Studios, Woking, Surrey

Producer
  
Paul Weller, Simon Dine

Sonik Kicks (2012)
  
More Modern Classics (2014)

Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Paul Weller albums, Rock music albums

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Sonik Kicks is the eleventh studio album from Paul Weller, an English singer-songwriter and former member of The Jam; it was released on 19 March 2012. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart beating David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat to the top spot by just 250 copies.

Contents

Paul weller talks about sonik kicks


Singles

"Starlite" was the first single released from the album, as a download and vinyl 12" in August 2011, it reached #113 in the UK Singles Chart.

"That Dangerous Age" was released in March 2012 as a CD, vinyl 7" and download, peaking at #66 in the UK. It was performed live on The Jonathan Ross Show.

"Birthday" was released as a non album download single in August 2012, peaking at #64 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Standard listing
  1. "Green" (Weller, Dine) - 3:03
  2. "The Attic" (Weller, Dine) - 2:15
  3. "Kling I Klang" (Weller, Dine) - 3:14
  4. "Sleep of the Serene" (Weller, Ibrahim, Rees) - 2:00
  5. "By The Waters" (Weller, Ibrahim) - 3:29
  6. "That Dangerous Age" (Weller, Dine) - 2:30
  7. "Study in Blue" (Weller, Dine) - 6:37
  8. "Dragonfly" (Paul Weller, Jasmine Weller, Dine) - 3:41
  9. "When Your Garden's Overgrown" (Weller, Dine) - 3:11
  10. "Around The Lake" (Weller, Dine) - 2:11
  11. "Twilight" (Weller, Cradock) - 0:20
  12. "Drifters" (Weller, Cradock, Dine) - 3:07
  13. "Paperchase" (Weller, Dine) - 5:01
  14. "Be Happy Children" (Weller, Dine) - 2:45
Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition)
  1. "Starlite" (Weller, Dine) - 3:41
  2. "Devotion" (Weller) - 4:01

Personnel

  • Paul Weller - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, Piano, Mellotron, Hammond, Farfisa, Moogs, Percussion, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
  • Graham Coxon - Electric Guitars
  • Steve Cradock - Electric Guitars, Drums, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
  • Andy Crofts - Electric Guitars, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Celeste, Vibes, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Farfisa, Backing Vocals, String Arrangements
  • Simon Dine - Electric Guitars, Loops, FX, Electronic Strings
  • Noel Gallagher - Electric Guitars, Bass, Acoustic Guitars
  • Ben Gordelier - Drums
  • Aziz Ibrahim - Acoustic Guitars
  • Jan "Stan" Kybert - Programming
  • Andy Lewis - Bass, Celeste, Vibes, Glockenspiel
  • Marco Nelson - Bass
  • David Nock - Drums
  • Roger "Trotwood" Nowell - Bass
  • Sean O'Hagan - String Arrangements
  • Steve Pilgrim - Drums, Backing Vocals
  • Charles Rees - Drums, Percussion
  • Hannah Weller - Backing Vocals
  • Leah Weller - Backing Vocals
  • Mac Weller - Backing Vocals
    • Technical
  • Charles Rees, Jamie Johnson - engineer, recording
  • Alex Hutchinson, Paul Weller - design
  • Julian Broad - photography

    • Songs

    Green3:03
    The Attic2:15
    Kling I Klang3:14

    References

    Sonik Kicks Wikipedia
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