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.
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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) | |||
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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
editAll 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
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