Paul Weller

Weller at the Cactus Festival in Bruges (2009)

Paul Weller (* 25. May 1958 in Woking , Surrey , England as John William Weller ) is a British singer , musician , composer and fashion designer . Paul Weller is generally known as the “ Godfather of Britpop ” and an eternal mod .

Life

Paul Weller became known as the singer and guitarist of the British band The Jam (1972–1982). After their dissolution, he founded the band The Style Council (1983-1989) together with Mick Talbot . Since 1992 he has been working as a solo artist; his best-known solo albums are Wild Wood (1993) and Stanley Road (1995), which achieved quadruple platinum status in the UK .

The other releases were not quite as successful, but still achieved good chart positions in the UK. In 2004 the album Studio 150 was released , which consisted exclusively of cover versions . With his album As Is Now , released in 2005, Weller again delivered his own compositions, which received consistently very good reviews.

At the BRIT Awards 2006 Paul Weller was honored for his "Outstanding Contribution to British Music". The award is considered to be the highest distinction that the UK record industry can bestow. In 2009 Paul Weller was again honored with a BRIT Award for best male solo artist.

Paul Weller is known for his often harsh criticism of the British establishment - he was one of the harshest critics of fox hunting as early as the 1980s -, his sharp-tongued, publicly expressed comments on the grievances in his home country, because of his radical pacifist views and because of his uncompromisingly socialist character political opinion in Great Britain is not undisputed. In the 1980s, he and Billy Bragg founded the “Red Wedge” project, the aim of which was to interest young people in (social democratic) politics and political engagement.

He designed polo shirts for the traditional English brand Fred Perry . They are reminiscent of shirts that Weller wore as a member of The Jam in the 1970s. The limited models are made on the original looms from back then. Paul Weller designed his first own collection in 2011 for Pretty Green , the fashion label of singer friend Liam Gallagher .

From 1985 to 1998 Weller was married to the British singer Dee C Lee , who worked for Wham! From 1982 to 1983 . and sang the backing vocals for The Style Council from 1985 to 1987 . Weller and Lee have a son (Natt) and a daughter (Leah) together. Another daughter (Dylan) emerges from the short-term relationship with make-up artist Lucy. Two other children connect him with Samantha Stock, with whom Weller was in a relationship from the mid-1990s to 2008. In September 2010, Weller married Hannah Andrews, who can be heard as the backing singer on the album 22 Dreams . The couple have two sons.

Discography

Only the solo releases since 1992 are listed here. The releases with The Jam and Style Council can be found in the respective band articles.

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1992	Paul Weller	-	-	-	UK8th gold (7 weeks)UK	-
1993	Wild Wood	-	-	-	UK2 platinum (51 weeks)UK	-
1994	Live Wood	-	-	-	UK13 gold (5 weeks)UK	-	Live album
1995	Stanley Road	-	-	-	UK1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (87 weeks)UK	-
1997	Heavy soul	-	-	-	UK2 gold (13 weeks)UK	-
1998	Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK7th × 2 Double platinum (23 weeks)UK	-	Best of album
2000	Heliocentric	DE90 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK2 gold (8 weeks)UK	-
2001	Days of Speed	-	-	-	UK3 platinum (16 weeks)UK	-	Live album
2002	Illumination	DE69 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK1 gold (7 weeks)UK	-
2003	Fly on the Wall - B-Sides & Rarities	-	-	-	UK22 (3 weeks) UK	-	compilation
2004	Studio 150	DE35 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK2 gold (13 weeks)UK	-	Cover versions
2005	Stanley Road - 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition	-	-	-	UK51 silver (1 week)UK	-	Double CD with original album, B-sides, demos and unreleased recordings plus documentation on DVD
2005	As is now	DE27 (2 weeks) DE	AT66 (1 week) AT	-	UK4th gold (9 weeks)UK	-
2006	Catch flame	DE61 (1 week) DE	AT73 (1 week) AT	-	UK17 (2 weeks) UK	-	Live album recorded at Alexandra Palace in London
2006	Hit parade	-	-	-	UK7th × 2 Double platinum (18 weeks)UK	-	Best of album with hits from The Jam , Style Council and Paul Weller solo
2008	22 dreams	DE30 (5 weeks) DE	AT49 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK1 gold (15 weeks)UK	-
2008	Paul Weller at the BBC	-	-	-	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-	Live compilation
2010	Wake up the nation	DE30 (2 weeks) DE	AT80 (1 week) AT	-	UK2 gold (13 weeks)UK	-
2010	Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2010	-	-	-	UK72 (1 week) UK	-	Live album
2012	Sonik kicks	DE57 (1 week) DE	AT74 (1 week) AT	-	UK1 silver (7 weeks)UK	US166 (1 week) US
2014	More Modern Classics	DE85 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK6 (5 weeks) UK	-	Best of album
2015	Saturn's pattern	DE35 (1 week) DE	AT58 (1 week) AT	CH83 (1 week) CH	UK2 (9 weeks) UK	-
2017	Jawbone	-	-	-	UK44 (1 week) UK	-	Soundtrack
2017	A child revolution	DE49 (1 week) DE	AT45 (1 week) AT	-	UK5 (6 weeks) UK	-
2018	True meanings	DE19 (1 week) DE	AT28 (1 week) AT	CH51 (1 week) CH	UK2 silver (16 weeks)UK	-
2019	Other Aspects - Live at the Royal Festival Hall	DE36 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK10 (2 weeks) UK	-	Live album
2020	On sunset	DE11 (2 weeks) DE	AT20 (... weeks) AT	CH15 (1 week) CH	UK1 (... week) UK	-

More albums

More Wood (Little Splinters) (Compilation, 1994)
The Best of Paul Weller (Best-of-Album, 1998)
Under the Influence (compiled by Weller, 2003)

Video albums

Paul Weller Live Wood (1998)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000, UK:gold)
Two Classic Performances (2002, UK:gold)
Live at Braehead (2003)
Studio 150 (2004, UK:gold)
Modern Classics on Film 90–01 (2004, UK:gold)
As Is Now! (2006)
Hit Parade (2006)
At the BBC (2008)
Find the Torch, Burn the Plans (live at Royal Albert Hall , 2010)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	UK	Remarks
1991	Into Tomorrow Paul Weller	UK36 (3 weeks) UK
1992	Uh Huh Oh Yeh Paul Weller	UK18 (5 weeks) UK
1992	Above the Clouds Paul Weller	UK47 (2 weeks) UK
1993	Sunflower Wild Wood	UK16 (5 weeks) UK
	Wild Wood Wild Wood	UK14 (3 weeks) UK
	The Weaver (EP)	UK18 (3 weeks) UK
1994	Hung Up	UK11 (3 weeks) UK
1994	Out of the Sinking Stanley Road	UK16 (5 weeks) UK
1995	The Changingman Stanley Road	UK7 (4 weeks) UK
	You Do Something to Me Stanley Road	UK9 gold (6 weeks)UK
	Broken Stones Stanley Road	UK20th silver (4 weeks)UK
1996	Peacock Suit Heavy Soul	UK5 (5 weeks) UK
1997	Brushed heavy soul	UK14 (3 weeks) UK
	Friday Street Heavy Soul	UK21 (2 weeks) UK
	Mermaids Heavy Soul	UK30 (2 weeks) UK
1998	Brand New Start	UK16 (3 weeks) UK
1999	Wild Wood Wild Wood	UK22 (3 weeks) UK
2000	Sweet Pea, My Sweet Pea Helioscentric	UK44 (1 week) UK
2002	It's Written in the Stars Illumination	UK7 (3 weeks) UK
2002	Leafy Mysteries Illumination	UK23 (2 weeks) UK
2004	The Bottle Studio 150	UK13 (3 weeks) UK
	Wishing on a Star Studio 150	UK11 (5 weeks) UK
	Thinking of You Studio 150	UK18 (3 weeks) UK
2005	Early Morning Rain Studio 150	UK40 (1 week) UK
	From the Floorboards Up As Is Now	UK6 (4 weeks) UK
	Come On / Let's Go As Is Now	UK15 (2 weeks) UK
	Here's the Good News As Is Now	UK21 (2 weeks) UK
2006	Wild Blue Yonder	UK22 (2 weeks) UK
2007	This Old Town	UK39 (2 weeks) UK	Paul Weller & Graham Coxon
2007	Are You Trying to Be Lonely	UK31 (1 week) UK	Andy Lewis & Paul Weller
2008	Have You Made Up Your Mind / Echoes Around the Sun 22 Dreams	UK19 (2 weeks) UK
	All I Wanna Do / Push It Along 22 Dreams	UK28 (1 week) UK
	Sea Spray / 22 Dreams 22 Dreams	UK59 (1 week) UK
2010	Wake Up the Nation / No Tears to Cry Wake Up the Nation	UK26 (2 weeks) UK
2010	Find the Torch, Burn the Plans, Wake Up the Nation	UK68 (1 week) UK
2012	That Dangerous Age Sonic Kicks	UK66 (1 week) UK
2012	Birthday	UK64 (1 week) UK

More singles

He's the Keeper (2000)
7 & 3 Is the Striker's Name (2009)
Fast Car / Slow Traffic (2010)
Starlite (2011)
Around the Lake (2011)
The Attic (2012)
Flame-Out! / The Olde Original (2013)
Brand New Toy (2014)

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	14 × gold14th	10 × platinum10	4,780,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	14 × gold14th	10 × platinum10

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^ Biography of Paul Weller
↑ tsort.info: Chart Entries .
↑ ^a ^b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
↑ Stanley Road (Deluxe Edition) (album) at Discogs
↑ Out of the Sinking reached number 20 in 1994 (3 weeks in the charts), two years later the single rose to number 16 after being re-released with a new B-side ( single info at Discogs )

Web links

Commons : Paul Weller - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website
Extensive biographical essay in Telepolis ( Memento from May 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Paul Weller at Allmusic (English)
Paul Weller at Discogs (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Weller, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weller, John William (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British pop musician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 25, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Woking , Surrey , England

[1] Biography of Paul Weller

[2] tsort.info: Chart Entries .

[charts-3] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK

[4] Stanley Road (Deluxe Edition) (album) at Discogs

[5] Out of the Sinking reached number 20 in 1994 (3 weeks in the charts), two years later the single rose to number 16 after being re-released with a new B-side ( single info at Discogs )