Studio 150
Studio 150 |
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Studio album by Paul Weller |
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Released |
14 September 2004 |
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Genre |
Rock |
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Length |
45:51 |
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Label |
V2 Records |
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Producer |
Paul Weller, Jan Kybert |
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Paul Weller chronology |
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Allmusic |
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Music Box |
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Studio 150 is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Weller's myriad musical influences. It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded. It entered the charts at #2.
Track listing
- "If I Could Only Be Sure" (Gabriel Mekler, Nolan Porter)
- "Wishing on a Star" (Billie Rae Calvin)
- "Don't Make Promises" (Tim Hardin)
- "The Bottle" (Gil Scott-Heron)
- "Black Is the Colour" (Traditional)
- "Close To You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Early Morning Rain" (Gordon Lightfoot)
- "One Way Road" (Noel Gallagher)
- "Hercules" (Allen Toussaint)
- "Thinking of You" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)
- "All Along The Watchtower" (Bob Dylan)
- "Birds" (Neil Young)
Personnel
- Paul Weller - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Lorre Trytten - violin
- Louk Boudesteijn - trombone
- Eliza Carthy - violin
- Damon Minchella - bass
- Mieke Honingh - viola
- Williem Friede - string arrangements
- Jan Van Duikeren - flugelhorn
- Benjamin Herman - saxophone, flute, horn arrangements
- Steve "Supe" White - drums
- The Stands - background vocals
- Petra Rosa - harp
- Sam Leigh Brown - background vocals
- Herman Van Haaren - violin
- Bastiaan Van Der Werf - cello
- Stefan Schmid - Moog synthesizer
- Ray Bruinsma - trumpet
- Aimee Versloot - viola
- Frans Cornelissen - tuba
- Claudia Fontaine - background vocals
- Jan Van Duikeren - trumpet
- Martin de Ruiter - violin
- Carleen Anderson - background vocals
- Ray Bruinsma - flugelhorn
- Joeri DeVente - French horn
- Steve Cradock - guitar
- Pauline Terlow - violin
- Sarah Koch - violin
- Bill Newsinger - mandolin
- Seya Teeuwen - violin
Singles
The singles, with B-sides, from Studio 150 were:
- "The Bottle" (2004) - #13 UK
- "Wishing on a Star" (2004) - #11 UK
- "Family Affair" originally by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Let It Be Me" originally by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler
- "Thinking of You" (2004) - #18 UK
- "Don't Go To Strangers" originally by Etta Jones
- "Needles And Pins" originally by Jackie De Shannon
- "Early Morning Rain" (2004) - #40 UK
DVD
Besides the Studio 150 album, there was also a DVD release featuring a studio concert Weller gave at the Riverside Studios in London in 2004. The DVD features most songs from the album and some songs Weller wrote during his career, including a song of The Jam and The Style Council.
It also includes interviews and the video promo for Wishing On A Star.
- "Hercules" originally by Aaron Neville
- "One Way Road" originally by Oasis
- "Wishing on a Star" originally by Rose Royce
- "Close To You" originally by Richard Chamberlain
- "Hung Up" originally by Paul Weller
- "Early Morning Rain" originally by Gordon Lightfoot
- "Tales From The Riverbank" originally by The Jam
- "Thinking of You" originally by Sister Sledge
- "Amongst Butterflies" originally by Paul Weller
- "All Along the Watchtower" originally by Bob Dylan
- "Birds" originally by Neil Young
- "If I Could Only Be Sure" originally by Nolan Porter
- "My Ever Changing Moods" originally by The Style Council
- "Broken Stones" originally by Paul Weller
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