Illumination (Paul Weller album)

Illumination
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released	16 September 2002
Studio	Black Barn Studio & Wheeler end
Genre	Rock
Length	47:39
Label	Independiente Records
Producer	Paul Weller, Simon Dine (engineered by Jan "Stan" Kybert & Charles Rees)
Paul Weller chronology
Days of Speed (2001) Illumination (2002) Fly on the Wall - B Sides and Rarities (2003)

Illumination is the sixth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and "One X One" features Gem Archer on acoustic guitar and Noel Gallagher of Oasis on drums, percussion and bass.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Initial critical response to Illumination was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Weller, unless stated otherwise:

1. "Going Places" – 3:34
2. "A Bullet for Everyone" – 4:11
3. "Leafy Mysteries" – 3:07
4. "It's Written in the Stars" – 3:11
5. "Who Brings Joy" – 3:30
6. "Now the Night Is Here" (Simon Dine, Paul Weller) – 3:53
7. "Spring (At Last)" – 2:28
8. "One X One" – 5:35
9. "Bag Man" – 3:22
10. "All Good Books" – 3:25
11. "Call Me No.5" (Kelly Jones, Paul Weller) – 3:28
12. "Standing Out in the Universe" – 4:50
13. "Illumination" – 3:06

The deluxe CD release featured three additional tracks:

1. "Horseshoe Drama" – 3:38
2. "Push Button, Automatic" – 3:21
3. "Talisman" – 3:46

Personnel

• Paul Weller – vocals, guitar
• Noel Gallagher  – special guest (bass, drums, percussion)
• Simon Dine – effects, brass
• Steve Cradock  – guitar
• Seamus Beaghen – keyboards
• Kelly Jones  – vocals
• Gem Archer  – acoustic guitar
• Jocelyn Brown  – backing vocals
• Aziz Ibrahim  – guitar, sarod, tamboura
• Carleen Anderson  – backing vocals
• Damon Minchella – bass
• Steve White  – drums

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 74 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 69 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 69 UK Albums (OCC) [8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Albums (OCC) [9] 114

References

1. Illumination at AllMusic
2. "CD: Paul Weller, Illumination". The Guardian . 13 September 2002. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "Paul Weller:Illumination (2003): Reviews". Metacritic . CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – Illumination" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
7. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
8. "Paul Weller | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
9. "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 19 July 2021.