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.
Illumination | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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) | |||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
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.[4]
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
Year-end charts
Chart (2002) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 114 |