Wild Wood

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:	11/18/2016
Label:	Island
UPC:	0602547978257
Rank:	2241

Tracks

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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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