A Kind Revolution

A Kind Revolution
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released	12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	42:54
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Paul Weller
Paul Weller chronology
Saturns Pattern (2015) A Kind Revolution (2017) True Meanings (2018)
Singles from A Kind Revolution
"Long Long Road" Released: 30 March 2017 "Nova" Released: 30 March 2017 "Woo Sé Mama" Released: 25 August 2017 "The Cranes Are Back" Released: 22 September 2017 "One Tear" Released: 10 November 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Independent	[4]
Mojo	[1]
PopMatters	9/10 [5]
Slant	[6]
Uncut	[1]

A Kind Revolution is the thirteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released 12 May 2017. It contains a collaboration with Robert Wyatt in the song "She Moves with the Fayre". ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except as indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Woo Sé Mama"	Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert	3:44
2.	"Nova"		3:58
3.	"Long Long Road"		3:24
4.	"She Moves with the Fayre"		4:23
5.	"The Cranes Are Back"		4:23
6.	"Hopper"		3:15
7.	"New York"		4:43
8.	"One Tear"	Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert	6:07
9.	"Satellite Kid"		5:17
10.	"The Impossible Idea"		3:40
Total length:			42:54

Personnel

• P.P. Arnold - Backing Vocals (1)
• Madeline Bell - Backing Vocals (1)
• Boy George - Lead Vocals (8)
• Jessica Cox - Strings (4,7,8,10)
• Steve Cradock - Acoustic Guitar (6), Electric Guitar (1–3,7), Percussion (7)
• Andy Crofts - Electric Guitar (1,3,6,9,10), Bass Guitar (1,2,5,6,8,10), Organ (9), Hammond (2,3,6,7), Philicorda (1,2), Moog (2,8), Mini Moog (5), Backing Vocals (1–10)
• Paloma Deike - Strings (3,4,7,8,10)
• Ben Gordelier - Drums (1–10), Percussion (1–4,6,7,9,10)
• Jan Stan Kybert - Keyboards (1), Programming (5,8)
• Josh McClorey - Electric Guitar (8), Lead Guitar (1,2,9), Moog (9)
• Steve Pilgrim - Acoustic Guitar (5,8), Backing Vocals (1,2,4,5,8–10)
• Charles Rees - Drums (4)
• Jon Scott - Trumpet (6)
• Amy Stanford - Strings (4,7,8,10)
• Laura Stanford - Strings (3,4,7,8,10)
• Chris Storr - Trumpet (6)
• Phil Veacock - Saxophone (2), Tenor Saxophone (6), Baritone Saxophone (6)
• Hannah Weller - Backing Vocals (5)
• Paul Weller - Lead Vocals (1–10), Acoustic Guitar (3,6,10), Electric Guitar (1,2,4–10), Bass Guitar (1,3,4,7,9), Piano (1,3–10), Hammond (1,3,5,9), Mellotron (4), Keyboards (5), Synths (7), Harmonium (6), Glockenspiel (9), Backing Vocals (3,5,7–10)
• Alistair White - Trombone (6)
• Robert Wyatt - Vocals (4), Trumpet (4)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8]	45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10]	72
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11]	45
Italian Albums (FIMI) [12]	24
Irish Albums (OCC) [13]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	49
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [16]	40
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	5

References

1. "Reviews and Tracks for A Kind Revolution by Paul Weller". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Kind Revolution". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
3. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution review – robustly written and emotionally satisfying". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
4. Gill, Andy (10 May 2017). "Album reviews: Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution, Afghan Whigs – In Spades, Vieux Farka Toure – Samba, and more" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
5. Ingalls, Chris. "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
6. Hurst, Josh (9 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution". Slant. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
7. Mongredien, Phil (14 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution review – rich in warmth and optimism". The Guardian.
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13. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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