Caf¿¿ Bleu

by The Style Council

Overview

Style Council's first proper album Cafe Bleu was one of their better efforts, but it indicated the group's fatal flaw -- a tendency to be too eclectic and overambitious. Amidst the lazy jazz instrumentals, many of them courtesy of Mick Talbot, Paul Weller inserted several solid soul-tinged pop songs, including "My Ever Changing Moods," "Headstart for Happiness," "You're the Best Thing," and "Here's One That Got Away." However, that doesn't excuse the rap experiment, "A Gospel." The album was later released with a slightly different running order as My Ever Changing Moods in the U.S.; the American edition included the U.K. hit "A Solid Bond in Your Heart." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/30/1998
Label:	Polygram / Polygram
UPC:	0731455791525

Tracks

1. Mick's Blessings
2. Whole Point of No Return
3. Me Ship Came In
4. Blue Cafe
5. Paris Match
6. My Ever Changing Moods
7. Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse
8. Gospel
9. Strength of Your Nature
10. You're the Best Thing
11. Here's One That Got Away
12. Headstart For Happiness
13. Council Meetin

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Style Council   Primary Artist
Tracey Thorn   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Weller   Flute,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass,Bass
Ben Watt   Guitar
Peter Wilson   Drums,Double Bass
Mick Talbot   Brass,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond),Synthesizer Bass,Synthesizer Brass,Clavinet
Billy Chapman   Saxophone
Bobby Valentino   Violin
Dizzy Hite   Rap
Chris Bostock   Bass,Double Bass
Barbara Snow   Trumpet
Hilary Seabrook   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
D.C. Lee   Vocals

Technical Credits

Paul Weller   Design,Composer,Producer
Peter Wilson   Producer,Drum Programming,String Arrangements
Roger Wake   Remastering,Digital Remastering
Steve White   Producer
Mick Talbot   Composer
Simon Halfon   Design
Pete Wilson   Drum Programming
Jean Paul Marat   Liner Notes
Dennis Munday   Producer,Remastering Producer
John Reed   Liner Notes
Peter Anderson   Photography