''Illumination'' is the sixth album by English singer-songwriter

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 ...

, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with

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, and "One X One" features

Gem Archer Colin Murray Archer (born 7 December 1966) is an English musician and singer, best known as a member of the English rock bands Oasis, Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, making him, alongside Chris Sharrock, one of the only member ...

on acoustic guitar and

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on drums, percussion and bass.

Reception

Initial critical response to ''Illumination'' was positive. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an

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score of 79, based on 12 reviews.

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,

) – 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" (

, Paul Weller) – 3:28 #"Standing Out in the Universe" – 4:50 #"Illumination" – 3:06 The deluxe CD release featured three additional tracks: #"Horseshoe Drama" – 3:38 #"Push Button, Automatic" – 3:21 #"Talisman" – 3:46

Personnel

*Paul Weller – vocals, guitar *

– special guest (bass, drums, percussion) *Simon Dine – effects, brass * Steve Cradock – guitar *

– vocals *

– acoustic guitar *

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– backing vocals *

Aziz Ibrahim Aziz-Ur-Rahman Ibrahim (born 16 March 1964) is a British guitarist. He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post- John Squire) and their former vo ...

– guitar, sarod, tamboura *

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– backing vocals *Damon Minchella – bass * Steve White – drums

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References

2002 albums Paul Weller albums Independiente Records albums Albums recorded at Wheeler End Studios {{2002-rock-album-stub