''On Sunset'' is the fifteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter

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. It was originally scheduled for release on 12 June 2020, but was delayed until 3 July 2020 due to the

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. It was the first album in several years to feature Weller's former Style Council bandmate Mick Talbot, who played on several tracks.

Critical reception

''On Sunset'' was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 5 reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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proclaimed that ''On Sunset'' felt "fresh" and "distinctly belonging to Weller".

Track listing

"Failed" was later re-recorded for the album '' Fat Pop (Volume 1).''

Musicians

- Lead Vocal (1-10), Backing Vocal (1-10), Electric Guitar (1-6,8-10), Acoustic Guitar (1,3-7,10), Piano (1-5,7-10), Rhodes (1,4,8,9), Synths (1,8,9), Mellotron (1,5,7,8,10), Mad Hammond (1,7,10), Percussion (2,5), Bass (3-5,8,9), Mellotron Vibes (3,4,6), Claps (3,5), Wurly (4), Mellotron Strings (4), Monotron (4), Samples (8), Electric Sitar (9), Philicorda (9), Hammond Organ (9) *Dave Boraston - Trumpet (3,5) *Steve Brookes - Lead Guitar (2), Electric Guitar (8) *Col3trane - Additional Vocal (9) * Steve Cradock - Electric Guitar (1,6,7,10), Acoustic Guitar (1), Moog (1) * Andy Crofts - Bass (1,2,6,7,10), Moog (1,6), Backing Vocals (1,6-9), Mellotron (2,8) *Izzi Dunn - Cello (5), Backing Vocals (5) *Anthony Gaylard - Tenor Saxophone (3,5) *Ben Gordelier - Drums (1-10), Percussion (1-10), Drum Programming (3), Electric Guitar (9) *Julie Gros - Lead Vocals (5), Backing Vocals (5) *Jessamy Holder - Baritone Saxophone (2,6-8,10) *Jim Jupp - Synths (9) *Jan Stan Kybert - Drum Programming (1,3-5), Keys Programming (1), Glockenspiel (1), Sound Effects (1,2,4,8-10), Claps (3,5), Loops (4), Synth Bass (4), Yak (5), Synths (8,9), Bells (8), Bass Synths (9), Canon (10), Drum Fills (10) * Jim Lea - Violin (7) *Magic Mod - Claps (3) *Josh McClorey - Electric Guitar (5), Acoustic Guitar (5) *Stella Page - Viola (5), Backing Vocals (5) *Antonio Pagulatos - Violin (5), Backing Vocals (5) * Paraorchestra - Orchestra (4,9,10) *

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- Orchestrations and Conducting (4,5,6,9,10,14 - Deluxe edition) *Steve Pilgrim - Acoustic Guitar (1), Backing Vocals (1) *Charles Rees - Eminent Organ (1), Moog (3), Mad Hammond (5), Ambient FX (10) *Andy Ross - Backward Flute (5), Flute (6) *Kotono Sato - Violin (5), Backing Vocals (5) *Paul Speare - Flute (3,5) *

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(credited as Camilla Staveley-Taylor, Emily Staveley-Taylor and Jessica Staveley-Taylor) - Backing Vocals (6,8,9) *Chris Storr - Trumpet (2,6-8,10), Flugel (6), Post Horn (8) *

Mick Talbot Michael Talbot (born 11 September 1958) is an English keyboardist. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Talbot is probably best known as co-founder of the Style Council. He has been a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Merton Parkas and ...

- Hammond Organ (2,4,8) *

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- Trumpet (6-8,10), Flugel (6) * Lee Thompson - Saxophone Solo (8) *Steve Trigg - Trumpet (3,5) *Tom Van Heel - Piano (1), Backing Vocals (1,8,9), Drum Fills (8) *Phil Veacock - Tenor Saxophone (2,6-8,10), Soprano Saxophone (7), Clarinet (7) *Alistair White - Trombone (2,6-8,10), Bass Trombone (7), Euphonium (7)

Charts

References

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