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The style council album covers1/5/2024 ![]() ^ "British album certifications – Style Council – Cafe Bleu".^ "The Style Council Chart History ( Billboard 200)".^ "Charts.nz – The Style Council – Café Bleu".Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. ^ " – The Style Council – Café Bleu" (in Dutch).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). ^ The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (LP release).1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Mr Cool's Dream: The Complete History of the Style Council (ebook ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). ^ Wilson, Lois Shirley, Ian (June 2020).^ "Interview with Peter Wilson (Producer: Café-Bleu)".^ a b Terich, Jeff Blyweiss, Adam Bossenger, A.Pete Wilson – drum programming on "A Gospel" and "Strength of Your Nature".Bobby Valentino – violin on "Here's One That Got Away".Lee – vocals "Strength of Your Nature" and "Headstart for Happiness" Hilary Seabrook – saxophone on "A Gospel" and "Headstart for Happiness".Dizzi Heights (Brian Beaton) – rap on "A Gospel".Chris Bostock – double bass on "The Paris Match", bass on "Here's One That Got Away".Tracey Thorn – vocals on "The Paris Match".Barbara Snow – trumpet on "Me Ship Came In!", "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse", "A Gospel" and "Headstart for Happiness".Billy Chapman – saxophone on "Me Ship Came In!" and "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse".Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ brass synthesizer on "Strength of Your Nature", bass synthesizer on "You're the Best Thing", brass sound on "Headstart for Happiness", Clavinet on "Council Meetin'".Paul Weller – vocals, guitar bass on "Me Ship Came In!", "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" and "Council Meetin'", synthesizer on "Strength of Your Nature" and "You're the Best Thing", flute sound on "Council Meetin'". ![]() "My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)".and also restores the two dropped tracks, "Me Ship Came In!" and "Council Meetin'". The cassette contains the complete US LP. US cassette track listing (My Ever Changing Moods) However, there is no indication of the different version anywhere on the album jacket (as the album sleeve for these editions of My Ever Changing Moods still lists a song length of 5:45, and the saxophone solo that adorns the single version is uncredited in the liner notes). ^ Certain releases of the My Ever Changing Moods album include the single version of "You're the Best Thing" (4:18) instead of the full-length album version (5:45) originally featured on Café Bleu. "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" – 3:16."My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)" – 5:42.The US LP, retitled My Ever Changing Moods, drops two tracks ("Me Ship Came In!" and "Council Meetin'"), adds one (" A Solid Bond in Your Heart"), and substitutes an extended version of "My Ever Changing Moods" for the shorter UK LP version. "Council Meetin'" (Weller, Talbot) – 2:29Īdditional track listing US LP track listing (My Ever Changing Moods)."Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" (Weller, Talbot) – 3:15."Mick's Blessings" ( Mick Talbot) – 1:15.Treble included it in a 2014 list of 10 essential sophisti-pop albums, saying that while it does not feature synthesizers like the other albums on the list, "a mix of blue-eyed soul, jazz, and modern influences (for the time at least) made this record a sophisticated, progressive piece of pop." Track listing Īll songs written by Paul Weller, except where noted. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that Café Bleu, although being indicative of "the group's fatal flaw – a tendency to be too eclectic and overambitious", is nonetheless "one of their better efforts", praising Weller's "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.'" Ĭafé Bleu was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores
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