''Hit Parade'' is a 2006
box set
A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit.
Music
Artists and bands ...
of
Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...
's musical career. A single CD release and a double-disc DVD are also available.
Track listing
Single disc
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The Jam
The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 198 ...
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Town Called Malice
"Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by British band the Jam from the album '' The Gift''. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982.
Overview
The title is a play on words of the 1950 Nevil Shute novel ''A Town Like ...
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# The Jam – "
Going Underground
"Going Underground" is a single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top.
"Going Underground" was the first of four number one singles the band were to achieve throug ...
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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, previousl ...
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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'' soun ...
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Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...
– "From the Floorboards Up" - 2:29
# The Jam – "
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" is a single by The Jam, and was the second single from their third album, '' All Mod Cons''. Released in October 1978, it reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was backed by a cover version of T ...
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# Paul Weller – "
Peacock Suit" - 3:07
# Paul Weller – "
The Changingman
"The Changingman" is a song released in the spring of 1995 by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller as the lead single from his album, '' Stanley Road''. It charted at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song featuring backgrounds loop from EL ...
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# The Jam – "
The Eton Rifles
"The Eton Rifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album ''Setting Sons''. Released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the ...
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# Paul Weller – "Come On/Let's Go!" - 3:18
# Paul Weller – "
Sunflower
The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...
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# The Jam – "
Beat Surrender
"Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single, and was released on 22 November 1982. It became the band's fourth and last No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1982.
Title
The song's title was a play on words combining the ti ...
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# The Style Council – "
Walls Come Tumbling Down!" - 3:25
# The Jam – "
That's Entertainment" - 3:16
# Paul Weller – "
Broken Stones
"Broken Stones" is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in September 1995 as the fourth single from his third solo album, ''Stanley Road'' (1995). It reached 20 on the UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently ...
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# Paul Weller – "
Out of the Sinking
"Out of the Sinking" is a song by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in 1994 as the first single from his third solo album, ''Stanley Road''. Weller wrote the song and produced it with Brendan Lynch. The B-side to the single is a co ...
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# The Style Council – "
Long Hot Summer" - 3:48
# The Style Council – "
You're the Best Thing
"You're the Best Thing" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their sixth single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studios, and was released in 1984. It is the s ...
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# Paul Weller – "
Wild Wood
''Wild Wood'' is the second solo studio album by Paul Weller, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and contained four UK hits: " Wild Wood", which reached number 14 on the UK charts, " Sunflower", which re ...
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# Paul Weller – "
You Do Something To Me" - 3:38
# Paul Weller – "
Hung Up
"Hung Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005). Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October ...
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# The Style Council – "
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 Studio ...
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# The Style Council – "
Speak Like a Child" - 3:14
# The Jam – "
Start!
"Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/" Dreams of Children". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number o ...
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Box set
Disc 1 (
The Jam
The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 198 ...
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In the City"
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All Around the World"
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The Modern World"
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News of the World
The ''News of the World'' was a weekly national Tabloid journalism#Red tops, red top Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the world's highest-selling En ...
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David Watts"
# "A Bomb in Wardour Street"
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Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" is a single by The Jam, and was the second single from their third album, '' All Mod Cons''. Released in October 1978, it reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was backed by a cover version of T ...
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Strange Town
"Strange Town" is a 1979 single by the Jam. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 April.
In 1983 it was certified Silver for 250,000 sales
This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned "The But ...
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When You're Young"
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The Eton Rifles
"The Eton Rifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album ''Setting Sons''. Released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the ...
"
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Going Underground
"Going Underground" is a single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top.
"Going Underground" was the first of four number one singles the band were to achieve throug ...
"
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Dreams of Children"
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Start!
"Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/" Dreams of Children". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number o ...
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That's Entertainment"
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Funeral Pyre
A pyre ( grc, πυρά; ''pyrá'', from , ''pyr'', "fire"), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the ...
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Absolute Beginners"
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Town Called Malice
"Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by British band the Jam from the album '' The Gift''. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982.
Overview
The title is a play on words of the 1950 Nevil Shute novel ''A Town Like ...
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Precious"
# "Just Who is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"
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The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" is a single that was released by The Jam in September 1982. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks, unable to dislodge "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Pass t ...
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Beat Surrender
"Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single, and was released on 22 November 1982. It became the band's fourth and last No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1982.
Title
The song's title was a play on words combining the ti ...
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Disc 2 (
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, previousl ...
)
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Speak Like a Child"
# "Money Go Round"
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Long Hot Summer"
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Solid Bond in Your Heart"
# "My Ever Changing Moods"
# "You're the Best Thing"
# "Big Boss Groove"
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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'' soun ...
"
# "Walls Come Tumbling Down"
# "Come to Milton Keynes"
# "The Lodgers"
# "Have You Ever Had It Blue"
# "It Didn't Matter"
# "Waiting"
# "Wanted"
# "Life at a Top People's Health Farm"
# "How She Threw It All Away"
# "Promised Land"
Disc 3 (
Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...
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# "Into Tomorrow"
# "Uh-Huh Oh-Yeh"
# "Above the Clouds"
# "Sunflower"
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Wild Wood
''Wild Wood'' is the second solo studio album by Paul Weller, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and contained four UK hits: " Wild Wood", which reached number 14 on the UK charts, " Sunflower", which re ...
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# "The Weaver"
# "Hung Up"
# "Out of the Sinking"
# "The Changingman"
# "
You Do Something To Me"
# "Broken Stones"
# "Peacock Suit"
# "Brushed"
# "Friday Street"
# "Mermaids"
Disc 4 (Paul Weller)
# "Brand New Start"
# "He's the Keeper"
# "Sweet Pea, My Sweet Pea"
# "It's Written in the Stars"
# "Leafy Mysteries"
# "The Bottle"
# "Wishing on a Star"
# "Thinking of You"
# "Early Morning Rain"
# "From the Floorboards Up"
# "Come On/Let's Go!"
# "Here's the Good News"
# "Blink & You'll Miss It"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2006 compilation albums
Paul Weller compilation albums
The Jam