Wild Wood [Translucent Green Vinyl]

by Paul Weller

Overview

Paul Weller deservedly regained his status as the Modfather with his second solo album, Wild Wood. Actually, the album is only tangentially related to mod, since Weller picks up on the classicism of his debut, adding heavy elements of pastoral British folk and Traffic-styled trippiness. Add to that a yearning introspection and a clean production that nevertheless feels a little rustic, even homemade, and the result is his first true masterwork since ending the Jam. The great irony of the record is that many of the songs -- "Has My Fire Really Gone Out?," "Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)" -- question his motivation and, as is apparent in his spirited performances, he reawakened his music by writing these searching songs. Though this isn't as adventurous as the Style Council, it succeeds on its own terms, and winds up being a great testament from an artist entering middle age. And, it helped kick off the trad rock that dominated British music during the '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	Umr / Universal
UPC:	0602455777669

Tracks

1. Sunflower
2. Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)
3. Wild Wood
4. Instrumental, Pt. 1
5. All the Pictures on the Wall
6. Has My Fire Really Gone Out?
7. Country
8. 5th Season
9. The Weaver
10. Instrumental, Pt. 2
11. Foot of the Mountain
12. Shadow of the Sun
13. Holy Man (Reprise)
14. Moon on Your Pyjamas

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Weller   Primary Artist,Band,Harp,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Strings,Tamboura,Keyboards,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Percussion,Handclapping,Organ (Hammond),Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Multi Instruments
Portishead   Primary Artist
Brendan Lynch   Handclapping,Moog Synthesizer,Mellotron,Mini Moog,Percussion,Stylophone
Yolanda Charles   Bass
Steve Cradock   Guitar
Mick Talbot   Organ (Hammond)
Robert Howard   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Helen Turner   Organ
David Liddle   Guitar
Maxton G. Beesley, Jr.   Vocals,Wurlitzer,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Marco Nelson   Band,Bass,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mellotron,Guitar (Bass)
Steve White   Band,Drums,Percussion
Simon Fowler   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jacko Peake   Horn,Flute
Dee C. Lee   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ben Darlow   Assistant Engineer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Ronnie Lane   Composer
Nelson   Composer
Clive Sparkman   Assistant Engineer
Simon Halfon   Design
Mark Nelson   Composer,Composer,Composer
Lawrence Watson   Photography
Martin "Max" Heyes   Engineer,Mixing
Neil Young   Composer
Tim Hardin   Composer
Brendan Lynch   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jason Clift   Assistant Engineer
Steve White   Composer
Tim Young   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Paul Rodgers   Composer
Paul Weller   Design,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Steve Marriott   Composer