A Kind Revolution

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A Kind Revolution
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Studio album by
Released12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
Genre Pop rock
Length42:54
Label Parlophone
Producer Paul Weller
Paul Weller chronology
Saturns Pattern
(2015)
A Kind Revolution
(2017)
True Meanings
(2018)
Singles from A Kind Revolution
  1. "Long Long Road"
    Released: 30 March 2017
  2. "Nova"
    Released: 30 March 2017
  3. "Woo Sé Mama"
    Released: 25 August 2017
  4. "The Cranes Are Back"
    Released: 22 September 2017
  5. "One Tear"
    Released: 10 November 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
PopMatters 9/10 [5]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except as indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Woo Sé Mama"Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert3:44
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 Kybert6:07
9."Satellite Kid" 5:17
10."The Impossible Idea" 3:40
Total length:42:54

Personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
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
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 49
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 5

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