Illumination | ||||
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Released | 16 September 2002 | |||
Studio | 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) | |||
Paul Weller chronology | ||||
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Illumination is the sixth solo studio 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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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.
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
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
- Noel Gallagher – special guest (bass, drums, percussion)
- Simon Dine – effects, brass
- Steve Cradock – guitar
- Seamus Beaghen - Keyboards
- Kelly Jones – vocals
- Gem Archer – acoustic guitar
- Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
- Aziz Ibrahim – guitar, sarod, tamboura
- Carleen Anderson – backing vocals
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Steve White – drums
Charts
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References
- ^ Illumination at AllMusic
- ^ "CD: Paul Weller, Illumination". The Guardian. 13 September 2002. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Paul Weller:Illumination (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – Illumination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Paul Weller | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 July 2021.