Stanley Road

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Stanley Road is Paul Weller's third solo album and was released on 15 May 1995 on Go! Discs. The title refers to the street in Woking where he grew up. Brendan Lynch, who had also produced the two previous solo albums, was co-producer. Noel Gallagher of Oasis plays acoustic guitar on I Walk on Gilded Splinters, Steve Winwood plays on Woodcutter's Son and Pink on White Walls, and old comrades such as Steve Cradock and Steve White are there too. The cover collage is by Peter Blake, co-designer of the Sgt Pepper cover.

Critical reception was mixed. NME found the record stubbornly retro and straightforward, with just enough bite. Rolling Stone saw in it a link between generations of British rock and soul, with funky grooves, but thought some of the bombast overdone. In 1998 readers of Q voted the album number 46 of the greatest of all time.

Listening

Track list

1. 1The Changingman4:02Apple Music ↗
2. 2Porcelain Gods, Pt. 14:52Apple Music ↗
3. 3I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Incl. Hidden Track "Porcelain Gods, Pt. 2")5:24Apple Music ↗
4. 4You Do Something to Me3:39Apple Music ↗
5. 5Woodcutter's Son4:44Apple Music ↗
6. 6Time Passes (Incl. Hidden Track "Steam")4:57Apple Music ↗
7. 7Stanley Road4:19Apple Music ↗
8. 8Broken Stones3:17Apple Music ↗
9. 9Out of the Sinking3:52Apple Music ↗
10. 10Pink on White Walls2:39Apple Music ↗
11. 11Whirlpool's End7:12Apple Music ↗
12. 12Wings of Speed3:14Apple Music ↗

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