Saturns Pattern is the twelfth solo album by English singer-songwriter and musician Paul Weller, released on 18 May 2015.[7] The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Saturns Pattern
Studio album by
Released18 May 2015
Genre
LabelParlophone, Warner Bros. Records
Producer
Paul Weller chronology
More Modern Classics
(2014)
Saturns Pattern
(2015)
A Kind Revolution
(2017)
Singles from Saturns Pattern
  1. "White Sky"
    Released: 11 February 2015[2]
  2. "Saturns Pattern"
    Released: 11 May 2015
  3. "Going My Way"
    Released: 24 July 2015
  4. "I'm Where I Should Be"
    Released: 9 October 2015
  5. "Pick it Up"
    Released: 18 December 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[4]
NME7/10[5]
Q
The Telegraph
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Track listing

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All tracks composed by Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert; except where indicated

No.TitleLength
1."White Sky"4:56
2."Saturns Pattern"3:24
3."Going My Way"4:15
4."Long Time"2:12
5."Pick It Up"6:16
6."I'm Where I Should Be"3:26
7."Phoenix"5:56
8."In the Car..."4:44
9."These City Streets"8:24
Total length:43.31
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleLength
10."(I'm A) Roadrunner"2:48
11."Dusk Til Dawn"2:04
12."White Sky" (Prof. Kybert vs. The Moons Remix)4:36
Japanese bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleLength
13."I Work in the Clouds"5:39
14."Praise If You Wanna"1:39

Personnel

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  • Paul Weller - Vocals (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), Acoustic Guitar (3,6,7,8), Electric Guitars (1,2,3,4,6,8), Guitars (5,9), Bass (1,5,6,7,8,9), Piano (2,3,6,7,8), Hammond Organ (1,8), Rhodes (7), Mellotron (9), Philicorda (7), Keyboards (5,6), Synths (4), Moog (3), Harmonica (2), Percussion (2), Hand Claps (3), Finger Snaps (3), Strings (9), Backing Vocals (1,3,5,6,7)
  • The Amorphous Androgynous - Programming and Psychedelicization of Synths, Tape Loops, Drums, Harp, Strings, Guitar (1)
  • Syd Arthur - Backing Vocals (5)
  • Steve Brookes - Electric Guitar (9), Slide Guitar (8)
  • Raven Bush - Violin (9)
  • Steve Cradock - Electric Guitar (7), Guitars (5,9), Moog (9)
  • Andy Crofts - Electric Guitar (1), Bass (3), Piano (3), Mellotron (2), Keyboards (5,8,9), Keys (2), Moog (2), Backing Vocals (1,3,5,6,7,8,9)
  • Ben Gordelier - Drums (1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9), Percussion (3,7,8)
  • Jan Stan Kybert - Electric Guitar (6), Bass (2), Keyboards (5,6), Moog (9), Programming (2,6)
  • Josh McClorey - Slide Guitar (4)
  • Steve Pilgrim - Backing Vocals (2)
  • Charles Rees - Bass (4), Egg Whisk (4)
  • Stuart Rowe - Electric Guitar (1)
  • Tom Van Heel - Drums (4)
  • Hannah Weller - Backing Vocals (1,5,7)
  • Bill Wheeler - Guitar (4)

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 58
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 97
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 35
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 33
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 83
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 2
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[21] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 37

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Greco, Teresa. "Paul Weller - Saturns Pattern". Sentireascoltare. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "White Sky, Paul Weller".
  3. ^ "Saturns Pattern - Paul Weller". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ Gill, Andy (8 May 2015). "Paul Weller 'Saturn's Pattern' review: exploratory, albeit within a constrained setting". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ^ Huggett, Stuart (28 April 2015). "Paul Weller - 'Saturns Pattern'". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ Dennis, Jon (14 May 2015). "Paul Weller: Saturns Pattern review – another style-hopping triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Paul Weller announces details of 12th solo album Saturn's Pattern | Music | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. ^ "iTunes - Music - Saturns Pattern (Deluxe Edition) by Paul Weller". Apple Inc. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ^ "iTunes - ミュージック - ポール・ウェラー「Saturns Pattern (Deluxe Edition)」". Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (23 May 2015). "ARIA Albums: Hermitude Dark Night Sweet Light Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Paul Weller Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.