| True Meanings | ||||
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| Released | 14 September 2018 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 54:54 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Paul Weller | |||
| Paul Weller chronology | ||||
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True Meanings is the fourteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 14 September 2018. [1]
True Meanings has been noted for its stripped-back, acoustic sound. [2] [3] The album's sound has been described as folk rock. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| NME | [8] |
| The Telegraph | [9] |
According to Metacritic, the album has received a score of 79/100 based on 11 reviews from critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]
All songs written by Paul Weller, except track 1 (Weller/O'Brien), tracks 8,9 & 14 (Weller/Cooper) and track 12 (Weller/Brown/Doyle). [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Soul Searchers" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Glide" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Mayfly" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Gravity" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Old Castles" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "What Would He Say?" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Aspects" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Bowie" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Wishing Well" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Come Along" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Books" | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Movin' On" | 4:31 |
| 13. | "May Love Travel with You" | 3:01 |
| 14. | "White Horses" | 5:26 |
| Total length: | 54:54 | |
| Year-end charts
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