Heavy Soul (Paul Weller album)

Heavy Soul
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released 23 June 1997
Recorded Woolhall Studios, Bath
Genre Rock, Rhythm and blues, Blue-eyed soul
Length 40:44
Label Island
Producer Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch
Paul Weller chronology

Stanley Road
(1995)		 Heavy Soul
(1997)		 Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau C[2]
Pitchfork Media 8.6/10[3]
Rolling Stone [4]


Heavy Soul is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, originally released on 23 June 1997 (5 August in the US). The album received largely favourable reviews. It sold enough to be the number one album on its week of release, however it was denied this position on a technicality - five images within the album's booklet were replaced with postcards of the images in the Special Edition release, meaning that sales of the Special Edition did not count towards the album's sales as they were defined as free gifts.

Track listing

  1. "Heavy Soul (Pt 1)"
  2. "Peacock Suit"
  3. "Up in Suzes' Room"
  4. "Brushed"
  5. "Driving Nowhere"
  6. "I Should Have Been There to Inspire You"
  7. "Heavy Soul (Pt 2)"
  8. "Friday Street"
  9. "Science"
  10. "Golden Sands"
  11. "As You Lean Into the Light"
  12. "Mermaids"

The Japanese edition included a bonus track, "Eye of the Storm".

References

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  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2 December 1997). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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