Modern Classics

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Album: Modern Classics: Greatest Hits Paul Weller
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Out Of The Sinking Album Version	More Info...	3:51
2)	Peacock Suit Single / Album Version	More Info...	3:08
3)	Sunflower	More Info...	4:11
4)	The Weaver Album Version	More Info...	3:45
5)	Wild Wood	More Info...	3:23
6)	Above The Clouds Album / Single Version	More Info...	3:52
7)	Uh Huh Oh Yeh! (Always There To Fool You!)	More Info...	3:21
8)	Brushed	More Info...	3:31
9)	The Changingman Single Edit	More Info...	3:32
10)	Friday Street	More Info...	2:20
11)	You Do Something To Me	More Info...	3:39
12)	Brand New Start	More Info...	4:08
13)	Hung Up	More Info...	2:42
14)	Mermaids	More Info...	3:04
15)	Broken Stones	More Info...	3:22
16)	Into Tomorrow Album Version	More Info...	3:12

Album: Modern Classics: Greatest Hits Paul Weller
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Out Of The Sinking Album Version	More Info...	3:51
2)	Peacock Suit Single / Album Version	More Info...	3:08
3)	Sunflower	More Info...	4:11
4)	The Weaver Album Version	More Info...	3:45
5)	Wild Wood	More Info...	3:23
6)	Above The Clouds Album / Single Version	More Info...	3:52
7)	Uh Huh Oh Yeh! (Always There To Fool You!)	More Info...	3:21
8)	Brushed	More Info...	3:31
9)	The Changingman Single Edit	More Info...	3:32
10)	Friday Street	More Info...	2:20
11)	You Do Something To Me	More Info...	3:39
12)	Brand New Start	More Info...	4:08
13)	Hung Up	More Info...	2:42
14)	Mermaids	More Info...	3:04
15)	Broken Stones	More Info...	3:22
16)	Into Tomorrow Album Version	More Info...	3:12

Performer Notes

Personnel: Paul Weller (vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, Mellotron, Moog & Mini-Moog synthesizers, novatron, bass, percussion); Chris Bangs (various instruments); Carleen Anderson (vocals); Steve Cradock, Dr. Robert (guitar, bass, background vocals); The Wired Strings (strings); Mark Nelson (sitar, bass); Jacko Peake (flute, saxophone); Brendan Lynch (accordion); Mick Talbot (Fender Rhodes); Helen Turner (organ, novatron); Max Beasley (organ); Brendan Lynch (Mellotron, Mini-Moog synthesizer, cyremin); Yolanda Charles (bass); Steve White (drums, percussion); Simon Fowler (background vocals).
Producers: Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller, Chris Bangs.
Personnel: Steve White (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, percussion); Chris Bangs (vocals, guitar, electric piano, bass guitar); Carleen Anderson (vocals, accordion, bass guitar); Jamie Johnson (strings); Simon Fowler (accordion); Brendan Lynch (Fender Rhodes piano, bass guitar); Max Beasley (organ); Dr. Robert, Steve Cradock, Yolanda Charles (drums).
Recording information: Comfort Place East Grinstead; Manor Studios Oxford; Rockfield Studios Wales; Solid Bond Studios London; Studio Two Abbey Road London; Wool Hall Studios Bath.
Photographer: Lawrence Watson.
For the U.S. market, the word "classics" is perhaps employed here with a certain irony, given that the vast majority of American listeners continue to turn the proverbial deaf ear to Weller's work. (of course, back in England, where he's a god, of course, these songs really were hits.) In any case, MODERN CLASSICS collects the best cuts from Weller's four solo albums released between 1992 and '97, the period when the former Jam-meister finally forged a coherent style out of his love for late-'60s artists like Traffic, the Small Faces, the Move, et al. What's particularly impressive is how the whole thing coheres. Despite the varying recording locations, dates, and personnel, the songs here sound like they were all bashed at one marathon all-night session.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (12/11/98, p.80) - "It's easy to gripe that '90s pop has become pasteurized and fake, but proto-mod Weller has spent the decade crafting simple, heartfelt, old-fashioned rock-soul that stands apart from the bogus phenomenettes foisted upon the market..." - Rating: A-

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