22 Dreams

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22 Dreams
Paul Weller 22 Dreams Album Cover.JPG
Studio album by
Paul Weller
Released2 June 2008
Recorded2007–2008
Genre Indie rock, neo-psychedelia
Length68:45
Label UK, EU Island/UMG, US Yep Roc
Producer
Paul Weller chronology
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2008)		22 Dreams
(2008)		 Weller at the BBC
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
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Billboard (positive) [3]
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Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

22 Dreams is the ninth solo studio album by Paul Weller. It was released on 2 June 2008. [11]

Contents

The album was released on double LP and single CD, as well as a deluxe edition CD, featuring a bonus CD with outtakes and extra tracks. Oasis stars Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer feature on the album, as does Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.[ citation needed ] The song "One Bright Star" features former member of The Jam, Steve Brookes, on Spanish guitar, the first time the childhood friends had worked together since Brookes left the band before they gained a recording contract, more than 30 years before.

The album features Little Barrie and former The Stone Roses member Aziz Ibrahim. The first release from the album was the double a-sided single "Echoes Round the Sun" - featuring Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer from Oasis, and "Have You Made Up Your Mind". [12] It became his first Top 20 single since 2005, peaking at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart.

It received almost unanimous critical acclaim and was featured on many Best of 2008 lists. Critics called it one of Weller's best albums to date.

The album includes "Black River," a song previously used on the b-side to "This Old Town". [11]

It went straight to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart on Sunday, 8 June, making it Weller's third number-one solo album.

Track listing

Deluxe Edition CD 1 / Standard Edition

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Light Nights" 3:45
2."22 Dreams"Weller, Simon Dine2:48
3."All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You)" (released as a single) 4:36
4."Have You Made Up Your Mind" (released as a single) 3:15
5."Empty Ring"Weller, Simon Dine3:03
6."Invisible" 4:07
7."Song For Alice"Weller, Simon Dine, Steve Cradock3:38
8."Cold Moments" 5:00
9."The Dark Pages of September Lead to the New Leaves of Spring"Simon Dine, Weller0:45
10."Black River" 3:48
11."Why Walk When You Can Run" 4:14
12."Push It Along"Weller, Simon Dine2:53
13."A Dream Reprise"Simon Dine, Weller1:09
14."Echoes Round the Sun"Weller, Noel Gallagher3:09
15."One Bright Star"Weller, Simon Dine2:58
16."Lullaby Für Kinder" 2:23
17."Where'er Ye Go" 2:47
18."God" 2:03
19."111"Weller, Simon Dine, Steve Cradock2:24
20."Sea Spray" (released as a single)Weller, Hannah Andrews3:55
21."Night Lights"Weller, Steve Cradock, Charles Rees, Hannah Andrews6:07
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
22."Echoes Round the Sun [13] " (Live)Weller, Noel Gallagher2:55

Deluxe Edition Disc 2

  1. "22 Dreams [original demo]"
  2. "Rip the Pages Up"
  3. "Light Nights [original demo]"
  4. "Cold Moments [original demo]"
  5. "Love's Got Me Crazy"
  6. "Invisible [Marco version]"
  7. "Big Brass Buttons [instrumental]"
  8. "22 Dreams [instrumental]" (Weller, Simon Dine)

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for 22 Dreams
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [21] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 2
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 1

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