Illumination (Paul Weller album)
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| Illumination | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Weller | ||||
| Released | 16 September 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Black Barn Studio & Wheeler end | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Label | Independiente Records | |||
| Producer | Paul Weller, Simon Dine (engineered by Jan "Stan" Kybert & Charles Rees) | |||
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Illumination is the sixth album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and "One X One" features Gem Archer on acoustic guitar and Noel Gallagher of Oasis on drums, percussion and bass.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Initial critical response to Illumination was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Paul Weller, unless stated otherwise:
- "Going Places" - 3:34
- "A Bullet for Everyone" - 4:11
- "Leafy Mysteries" - 3:07
- "It's Written in the Stars" - 3:11
- "Who Brings Joy" - 3:30
- "Now the Night Is Here" (Simon Dine, Paul Weller) - 3:53
- "Spring (At Last)" - 2:28
- "One X One" - 5:35
- "Bag Man" - 3:22
- "All Good Books" - 3:25
- "Call Me No.5" (Kelly Jones, Paul Weller) - 3:28
- "Standing Out in the Universe" - 4:50
- "Illumination" - 3:06
Personnel
- Paul Weller – vocals, guitar
- Noel Gallagher – special guest (guitar)
- Simon Dine – effects, brass
- Steve Cradock – guitar
- Kelly Jones – vocals
- Gem Archer – acoustic guitar
- Jocelyn Brown – vocal
- Aziz Ibrahim – guitar, sarod, tamboura
- Carleen Anderson – vocals
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Steve White – drums
References
- ↑ Illumination at AllMusic
- ↑ The Guardian review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
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| Preceded by | UK number one album 28 September 2002 – 4 October 2002 |
Succeeded by ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley |
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