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The Singular Adventures Of The Style Council
''The Singular Adventures of The Style Council'' is the first greatest hits album by the Style Council, released in 1989. Subtitled ''Greatest Hits Vol.1'', there was never a 'Volume 2' although other Style Council singles albums have been released, such as ''Greatest Hits'' in 2000. However, the two compilations have different track listings in that ''Singular Adventures'' generally features full length versions, alongside some album tracks, is not run in chronological order and contains two less songs. The album cover is a photograph showing all four members taken in 1987, an outtake from the photo session producing the US album cover to ''The Cost of Loving''. Other photographs from the session were later used for '' Here's Some That Got Away'' and ''Greatest Hits''. "Promised Land", a non-album single from 1989, was from the sessions for the band's '' Modernism: A New Decade'' album, recorded in 1989 but unreleased due to Polydor's demands (this album was released instead) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Style Council
The Style Council were a British musical ensemble, band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the punk rock/New wave music, new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau (band), the Bureau and the Merton Parkas. The band enabled Weller to take his music in a more soulful direction. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White (drummer), Steve White and Weller's then-girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), and drummer/percussionist Steve Sidelnyk (who has played for Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, Seal (musician), Seal, Richard Ashcroft) also performed and collaborated with the group. As with Weller's previous band, most of the London-based group's hits were in their homeland, where they scored seven top 10 hits. The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Bleu
''Café Bleu'' is the official debut album released by the English band The Style Council. It was released on 16 March 1984, on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. It followed the compilation '' Introducing The Style Council'', which was released only in the Netherlands, Canada and Japan. The album was mainly recorded at Solid Bond Studios (owned by Weller) except for the strings which were recorded at CBS. ''Café Bleu'' was renamed ''My Ever Changing Moods'' in the United States to capitalise on the success of the single of the same name. ''Café Bleu'' included a large number of extra musicians, known as Honorary Councillors, including Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt from Everything but the Girl. The album represented a huge shift away from Weller's previous group The Jam and towards incorporating his favoured elements of classic soul, jazz and rap. Critical reception In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that ''Café Bleu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Style Council Albums
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Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top-40 Singles from 1966, and Album charts from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speak Like A Child (song)
"Speak Like a Child" is the debut single by English pop band the Style Council, released on 11 March 1983 and was included on the mini-LP, '' Introducing The Style Council'' (1983). Backed with "Party Chambers", it became a hit, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Band members Paul Weller and Mick Talbot were already well-known from their previous bands, the Jam and the Merton Parkas, respectively. It has remained one of their most enduring hits. The single also features Tracie Young, who had just signed to Weller's Respond Records label, on backing vocals. Compilation appearances As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various Style Council compilation albums. The song was included on ''The Singular Adventures of The Style Council'' (1989), ''The Complete Adventures of The Style Council'' (1998), and ''Greatest Hits'' (2000). Track listing * 7" single (TSC1, TSC 1, 810 873-7) #"Speak Like a Child" – 3:15 #"Party Chambers" – 3:20 Personnel Credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Didn't Matter
"It Didn't Matter" is a song by the English band The Style Council which was their fifteenth single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, keyboardist Mick Talbot, and was released in January 1987. The song was duetted by Weller and his then-wife Dee C. Lee. It is the first single from the band's third album, ''The Cost of Loving'', also known as the ''Orange album''. Backed with "All Year Round", it became a hit, peaking at No. 9 in the UK, and No. 48 in both Australia, and New Zealand. It has remained one of their most enduring hits. Compilation appearances As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council, and Greatest Hits. Track listing * 12" Single (TSCX 12) #"It Didn't Matter" - 5:47 #"It Didn't Matter (Instrumental)" - 5:47 #"All Year Round" - 2:18 * 7" Single (885 492–7) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shout To The Top!
"Shout to the Top!" is a song by the English band the Style Council which was their seventh single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, and was released in 1984. It appears on the ''Vision Quest (film), Vision Quest'' soundtrack in the United States. The song also appears on the deluxe edition of ''Our Favourite Shop'' (1985), and features in the film ''Billy Elliot'' (2000) and on its soundtrack. Paintings representing the 1984 miners strike feature in the video. Compilation appearances As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on ''The Singular Adventures of The Style Council'', ''The Complete Adventures of The Style Council'', and ''Greatest Hits (The Style Council album), Greatest Hits''. Track listings 7" single *A "Shout to the Top!" (edit) – 3:16 *B "Ghosts of Dachau" – 2:55 12" single *A1 "Shout to the Top!" – 4:16 *A2 "Shout to the Top!" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls Come Tumbling Down!
"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their ninth single to be released. It was written by lead vocalist Paul Weller, and released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second studio album, ''Our Favourite Shop'' (1985). ''Our Favourite Shop'' was renamed ''Internationalists'' for the U.S. market. The song "Blood Sports", which appeared on the single, is about anti-hunting and anti-animal blood sports. Its writing royalties went to the Bristol Defence Fund for two hunt saboteurs jailed for anti-blood sports activities. The music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ... was filmed in Warsaw, Poland. Compilation appearances As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Favourite Shop
''Our Favourite Shop'' is the second studio album by the English group the Style Council. It was released on 8 June 1985, on Polydor, and was recorded ten months after the band's debut ''Café Bleu''. It features guest vocalists, including Lenny Henry, Tracie Young, and Dee C Lee. The album contained " Come to Milton Keynes", " The Lodgers", " Boy Who Cried Wolf", and " Walls Come Tumbling Down!" which were all released as singles, with corresponding music videos. The three singles that were released in the UK all reached the top 40 on the UK charts. The album was released as ''Internationalists'' in the United States, with a reconfigured track listing. Style Council's most commercially successful album, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, and remained at the top of the charts for one week, displacing '' Brothers in Arms'' by Dire Straits. The album was the Style Council's only number one album in the UK. According to the BPI, the record sold over 100,000 copie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lodgers (song)
"The Lodgers" also known by the full title "The Lodgers (Or She Was Only a Shopkeeper's Daughter)" is a song by the English band the Style Council, which was their eleventh single to be released. It was composed by lead vocalist Paul Weller and keyboardist Mick Talbot, and was released in 1985. It is the third single from the band's second studio album, ''Our Favourite Shop'' (1985). ''Our Favourite Shop'' was renamed ''Internationalists'' in the United States. Compilation appearances As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by the Style Council. The song was included on ''The Singular Adventures of The Style Council'', ''The Complete Adventures of The Style Council'', and ''Greatest Hits''. Track listing * 12" Single (TSCX 10, 883 351 1) #"The Lodgers" (Extended Mix) - 4:56 #"The Big Boss Groove" (Live) - 4:10 #"Move on Up" (Live) - 2:35 #"You're the Best Thing "You're the Best Thing" is a song by English band the Style Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Hot Summer (The Style Council Song)
"Long Hot Summer" is a song by the English band The Style Council which was their third single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, recorded between 12 and 17 June 1983 in the Grande Armée Studios in Paris, and released on 8 August 1983. In addition to being sold as a conventional two track 7" single, "Long Hot Summer" was also simultaneously released as a four track 7" and 12" EP titled ''À Paris'' which also contained the song "The Paris Match" plus two keyboard instrumentals, "Party Chambers" and "Le Depart". It was also included on the 1983 mini-album '' Introducing The Style Council''. The promotional video for "Long Hot Summer" was filmed on the River Cam in Cambridge. The song reached the position of number three in the UK singles chart making it the Style Council's biggest hit, and it remains a staple of Paul Weller's live concerts. By coincidence the British summer heat wave of 1983, most notably July, turned out to be one of the hottest on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Ever Changing Moods
"My Ever Changing Moods" is a song by the English band the Style Council. It was their fifth single to be released. Background "My Ever Changing Moods" was composed by lead vocalist Paul Weller, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studios, and was released in 1984. It is the first single from the band's debut studio album, ''Café Bleu'' (1984), which was renamed ''My Ever Changing Moods'' in the United States to capitalise on the success of that single. "My Ever Changing Moods," backed with the Hammond organ instrumental "Mick's Company", peaked at No. 29 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of 9 June 1984, in the US. The song remains Weller's greatest success in the US (including his efforts in the Jam and as a solo artist). Versions The album version features vocals by Weller only accompanied by acoustic piano. This version is 3:37 long. There are two versions of the song with full band accompaniment. The 7" single version is 4:02 minutes long, while the 12" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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