Stanley Road

Stanley Road
Studio album by Paul Weller
Released	May 1995
Studio	The Manor Studios (Oxfordshire)
Length	52:10
Label	Go! Discs
Producer	Paul Weller Brendan Lynch
Paul Weller chronology
Live Wood (1994) Stanley Road (1995) Heavy Soul (1997)
Paul Weller chronology
Studio 150 (2004) Stanley Road (10th Anniversary Edition) (2005) As Is Now (2005)

Stanley Road track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Changingman"	Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller	4:02
2.	"Porcelain Gods"		4:51
3.	"I Walk on Gilded Splinters"	John Creaux (Dr. John)	5:24
4.	"You Do Something to Me"		3:38
5.	"Woodcutter's Son"		4:43
6.	"Time Passes..."		4:56
7.	"Stanley Road"		4:18
8.	"Broken Stones"		3:16
9.	"Out of the Sinking"		3:51
10.	"Pink on White Walls"		2:39
11.	"Whirlpools' End"		7:11
12.	"Wings of Speed"		3:13

10th anniversary edition (Disc 1: Bonus Tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Sexy Sadie"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:41
14.	"I'd Rather Go Blind"	Bill Foster, Ellington Jordan	4:09
15.	"It's a New Day, Baby"		2:12
16.	"I Didn't Mean to Hurt You" (Live)		3:51
17.	"My Whole World Is Falling Down" (BBC Radio 1 The Evening Sessions version)	Bettye Crutcher, Booker T. Jones	3:21
18.	"A Year Late"		4:18
19.	"Woodcutter's Son" (BBC Radio 1 The Evening Sessions version)		4:20

10th anniversary edition (Disc 2: B-Sides and Demos)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trident Jam" (Take 3)	Paul Weller, Steve White	1:37
2.	"Pink on White Walls" (Demo 2)		3:25
3.	"Porcelain Gods" (8 track demo)		4:46
4.	"Broken Stones" (Demo 1)		3:06
5.	"Wings of Speed" (8 track demo)		2:42
6.	"The Changingman" (8 track demo)	Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller	4:21
7.	"Everyone Must Have a Purpose"		2:38
8.	"You Do Something to Me" (Demo 3)		3:32
9.	"A Year Late" (Demo 1)		4:11
10.	"Whirlpools' End/Steam" (Alternative version)	Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller	4:00
11.	"Gtr + Moog Jam" (Demo)		1:25
12.	"Corrina, Corrina"	Traditional, arranged by Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal	2:52
13.	"Out on the Weekend"	Neil Young	2:58
14.	"Time Passes..." (Demo 2)		3:21
15.	"Time Passes..." (Demo 3)		3:33
16.	"Wings of Speed" (Demo 2)		3:14
17.	"Stanley Road" (Demo 1)		5:15
18.	"Woodcutter's Son" (8 track demo)		3:48
19.	"Porcelain Gods" (Instrumental)		5:33

10th anniversary edition (Disc 3: Broke 'n' Stoned – Stanley Road Revisited)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Broke 'n' Stoned"	30:15
2.	"Out of the Sinking"	3:59
3.	"The Changingman"	3:28
4.	"You Do Something to Me"	3:44
5.	"Broken Stones"	3:22

Vinyl version

All songs written by Paul Weller, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Changingman"	Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller	4:02
2.	"Porcelain Gods"		4:51
3.	"I Walk on Gilded Splinters"	John Creaux	5:24
4.	"You Do Something to Me"		3:38
5.	"Woodcutter's Son"		4:43
6.	"Time Passes..."		4:56

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stanley Road"	4:18
2.	"Broken Stones"	3:16
3.	"Out of the Sinking"	3:51
4.	"Pink on White Walls"	2:39
5.	"Whirlpools' End"	7:11
6.	"Wings of Speed"	3:13

Personnel

• Paul Weller – vocals (1–12), guitar (1–7, 9–11), piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12), percussion (1, 3, 5), Hammond organ (3, 5, 8, 10), Novatron (4), Wurlitzer (8, 9)
• Dr. Robert  – bass (1, 2, 6, 11), backing vocals (1, 2)
• Mark Nelson – bass (3, 5, 8, 10)
• Yolanda Charles  – bass (4, 7, 9)
• Steve White  – drums (1–11), percussion (3, 5)
• Steve Cradock  – guitar (1, 2, 6), backing vocals (1, 11), acoustic and electric guitar (11)
• Brendan Lynch  – Cyremin (1, 11), Mini-Moog (7), tambourine and accordion (8), finger cymbals (10)
• Carleen Anderson  – backing vocals (1, 5, 8), vocals (9, 12)
• Noel Gallagher  – acoustic guitar (3)
• Constantine Wier – voodoo vocal (3)
• Helen Turner – Hammond organ (4, 6, 9), Novatron strings (6, 7, 9, 11)
• Steve Winwood  – piano (5, 10), Hammond organ and Wurlitzer (5)
• David Liddle – acoustic slide guitar (5)
• Mick Talbot  – Fender Rhodes (8), Hammond organ and pipe organ (12)
• Joy Hawley – cello (12)

Charts

Chart performance for Stanley Road

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14]	65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16]	37
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	1

Certifications

Sales certifications for Stanley Road

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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