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The Style Council / Café Bleu (1984)

Ambiciozan projekt i album prvijenac benda The Style Council donosi zaokret u odnosu na prethodni Wellerov punk rock/new wave/mod revival projekt The Jam. Bio je šokovit za kritičare, a posebno za fanove the Jam-a. Osobni favorit za putešestije raznih vrsta, na repeat, nikada ne dosadi.

Tracklist:

1. Mick’s Blessings (Mick Talbot)
2. The Whole Point of No Return (Paul Weller)
3. Me Ship Came In! (Paul Weller)
4. Blue Café (Paul Weller)
5. The Paris Match (Paul Weller)
6. My Ever Changing Moods (Paul Weller)
7. Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse (Weller, Talbot)
8. A Gospel (Paul Weller)
9. Strength of Your Nature (Paul Weller)
10. You’re the Best Thing (Paul Weller)
11. Here’s One That Got Away (Paul Weller)
12. Headstart for Happiness (Paul Weller)
13. Council Meetin’ (Weller, Talbot)

Personell:

• Paul Weller – vocals, guitar
• Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
• Steve White – drums, percussion
• Billy Chapman – saxophone
• Barbara Snow – trumpet on “A Gospel” and “Headstart for Happiness”
• Randy Anderson – guitar
• Tracey Thorn – vocals on “The Paris Match”
• Chris Bostock – double bass on “The Paris Match”, bass on “Here’s One That Got Away”
• Ben Watt – guitar on “The Paris Match”
• Dizzy Hites – rap on “A Gospel”
• Hillary Seabrook – saxophone on “A Gospel” and “Headstart for Happiness”
• Dee C. Lee – vocals “Strength of Your Nature” and “Headstart for Happiness”
• Bobby Valentino – violin on “Here’s One That Got Away”
• Pete Wilson – drum programming on “A Gospel” and “Strength of Your Nature”