Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)

Heavy Soul
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released 23 June 1997
Recorded Woolhall Studios, Bath
Genre Rock, rhythm and blues, blue-eyed soul
Length 40:44
Label Island
Producer Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch
Paul Weller chronology
Stanley Road
(1995)Stanley Road1995		 Heavy Soul
(1997)		 Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits
(1998)Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[2]
NME5/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Village VoiceC[6]


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.

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:

Technical
  • Martin "Max" Heyes - engineer
  • Simon Halfon, Paul Weller - artwork

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Heavy Soul - Paul Weller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (1997-08-15). "Heavy Soul". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ↑ Bailie, Stuart (1998-01-01). "Paul Weller: Heavy Soul". NME.
  4. ↑ Sandlin, Michael. "Paul Weller: Heavy Soul". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ↑ Fricke, David (1997-08-21). "Paul Weller: Heavy Soul". Rolling Stone.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2 December 1997). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 27 July 2014.


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