Illumination (Paul Weller album)

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
Studio album by
Released16 September 2002
StudioBlack Barn Studio & Wheeler end
GenreRock
Length47:39
LabelIndependiente Records
ProducerPaul Weller, Simon Dine (engineered by Jan "Stan" Kybert & Charles Rees)
Paul Weller chronology
Days of Speed
(2001)
Illumination
(2002)
Fly on the Wall - B Sides and Rarities
(2003)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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:

  1. "Going Places" – 3:34
  2. "A Bullet for Everyone" – 4:11
  3. "Leafy Mysteries" – 3:07
  4. "It's Written in the Stars" – 3:11
  5. "Who Brings Joy" – 3:30
  6. "Now the Night Is Here" (Simon Dine, Paul Weller) – 3:53
  7. "Spring (At Last)" – 2:28
  8. "One X One" – 5:35
  9. "Bag Man" – 3:22
  10. "All Good Books" – 3:25
  11. "Call Me No.5" (Kelly Jones, Paul Weller) – 3:28
  12. "Standing Out in the Universe" – 4:50
  13. "Illumination" – 3:06

The deluxe CD release featured three additional tracks:

  1. "Horseshoe Drama" – 3:38
  2. "Push Button, Automatic" – 3:21
  3. "Talisman" – 3:46

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[9]114

References



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