Paul Weller

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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
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1992 Paul Weller - - - UK8th
gold
gold

(7 weeks)UK
-
1993 Wild Wood - - - UK2
platinum
platinum

(51 weeks)UK
-
1994 Live Wood - - - UK13
gold
gold

(5 weeks)UK
-
Live album
1995 Stanley Road - - - UK1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(87 weeks)UK
-
1997 Heavy soul - - - UK2
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
-
1998 Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits - - - UK7th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(23 weeks)UK
-
Best of album
2000 Heliocentric DE90 (1 week)
DE
- - UK2
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK
-
2001 Days of Speed - - - UK3
platinum
platinum

(16 weeks)UK
-
Live album
2002 Illumination DE69 (2 weeks)
DE
- - UK1
gold
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
gold

(13 weeks)UK
-
Cover versions
2005 Stanley Road - 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - - - UK51
silver
silver

(1 week)UK
-
Double CD with original album, B-sides, demos and unreleased recordings plus documentation on DVD
As is now DE27 (2 weeks)
DE
AT66 (1 week)
AT
- UK4th
gold
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
Hit parade - - - UK7th
Double platinum
× 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
gold

(15 weeks)UK
-
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
gold

(13 weeks)UK
-
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
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
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
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)
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CH15 (1 week)
CH
UK1 (... week)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2020UK
-

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:goldgold)
  • Two Classic Performances (2002, UK:goldgold)
  • Live at Braehead (2003)
  • Studio 150 (2004, UK:goldgold)
  • Modern Classics on Film 90–01 (2004, UK:goldgold)
  • 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
UK UK
1991 Into Tomorrow
Paul Weller
UK36 (3 weeks)
UK
1992 Uh Huh Oh Yeh
Paul Weller
UK18 (5 weeks)
UK
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
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
gold

(6 weeks)UK
Broken Stones
Stanley Road
UK20th
silver
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
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
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
Find the Torch, Burn the Plans,
Wake Up the Nation
UK68 (1 week)
UK
2012 That Dangerous Age
Sonic Kicks
UK66 (1 week)
UK
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 record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 4 × silver4th Gold record icon.svg 14 × gold14th Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10 4,780,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 4 × silver4th Gold record icon.svg 14 × gold14th Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10

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  1. ^ Biography of Paul Weller
  2. tsort.info: Chart Entries .
  3. a b 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 )

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