Illumination (Paul Weller album)

Illumination
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released	16 September 2002
Recorded	Black Barn Studio & Wheeler end
Genre	Rock
Length	47:39
Label	Independiente Records
Producer	Paul Weller, Simon Dine (engineered by Jan "Stan" Kybert & Charles Rees)
Paul Weller chronology
Days of Speed (2001) Illumination (2002) Fly on the Wall - B Sides and Rarities (2003)

Illumination is the sixth album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and "One X One" features Gem Archer on acoustic guitar and Noel Gallagher of Oasis on drums, percussion and bass.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Initial critical response to Illumination was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Weller, unless stated otherwise:

1. "Going Places" - 3:34
2. "A Bullet for Everyone" - 4:11
3. "Leafy Mysteries" - 3:07
4. "It's Written in the Stars" - 3:11
5. "Who Brings Joy" - 3:30
6. "Now the Night Is Here" (Simon Dine, Paul Weller) - 3:53
7. "Spring (At Last)" - 2:28
8. "One X One" - 5:35
9. "Bag Man" - 3:22
10. "All Good Books" - 3:25
11. "Call Me No.5" (Kelly Jones, Paul Weller) - 3:28
12. "Standing Out in the Universe" - 4:50
13. "Illumination" - 3:06

Personnel

• Paul Weller – vocals, guitar
• Noel Gallagher – special guest (bass, drums, percussion)
• Simon Dine – effects, brass
• Steve Cradock – guitar
• Kelly Jones – vocals
• Gem Archer – acoustic guitar
• Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
• Aziz Ibrahim – guitar, sarod, tamboura
• Carleen Anderson – backing vocals
• Damon Minchella – bass
• Steve White – drums

References

1. ↑ Illumination at AllMusic
2. ↑ The Guardian review
3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
4. ↑ "Paul Weller:Illumination (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-02.