Wild Wood

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Wild Wood
Paul Weller Wild Wood.JPG
Studio album by
Paul Weller
Released6 September 1993
RecordedApril–May 1993
Studio The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire
Genre Rock
Length54:04
Label Go! Discs
Producer
Paul Weller chronology
Paul Weller
(1992)		Wild Wood
(1993)		 Live Wood
(1994)
Hit Parade
(2006)
Wild Wood – Deluxe Edition
(2007)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Select 4/5 [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]

Wild Wood is the second solo studio album by Paul Weller, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and contained four UK hits: "Wild Wood", which reached number 14 on the UK charts, "Sunflower", which reached number 16, "The Weaver" which reached number 18 as "The Weaver EP" and "Hung Up", which reached number 11.

Contents

In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 77 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever, and it was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .

The original 1993 UK and European CD included 15 tracks. When issued in the US, and reissued in the UK in 1994, a 16th track was added. A two-disc deluxe edition was released on 22 October 2007.

The title track, "Wild Wood", was released as a single in 1993, with "Ends of the Earth" as the B-side. [12] It reached no. 14 on the UK charts in September 1993. [13]

Uncut magazine rated "Wild Wood" as Weller's ninth best ever song and the best of his solo career, with the Smiths' bassist Andy Rourke praising it as a "very easy, kicking-back sort of song". [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunflower" Paul Weller 4:06
2."Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)"Weller3:41
3."Wild Wood"Weller3:22
4."Instrumental (Pt 1)"Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White 1:37
5."All the Pictures on the Wall"Weller3:56
6."Has My Fire Really Gone Out?"Weller3:50
7."Country"Weller3:39
8."Instrumental Two"Weller, Lynch, White0:50
9."5th Season"Weller4:54
10."The Weaver"Weller3:43
11."Instrumental One (Pt 2)"Weller, Lynch, White0:34
12."Foot of the Mountain"Weller3:37
13."Shadow of the Sun"Weller7:36
14."Holy Man (reprise)"Weller1:50
15."Moon on Your Pyjamas"Weller4:00
16."Hung Up"Weller2:49
Deluxe edition box set bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Wild Wood" (Sheared Wood (Mix/ Remix) / Paul Weller VS Portishead)3:28
18."Magic Bus" (contains medley of Bull Rush)5:29
19."Ends of the Earth"2:24
20."This Is No Time" (Royal Albert Hall live version)6:02
21."Another New Day"3:19
22."The Loved"3:00
Deluxe edition box set bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Sunflower" (demo)4:13
2."Wildwood" (demo)4:02
3."All the Pictures on the Wall" (demo)4:49
4."Country" (demo)3:32
5."5th Season" (demo)5:57
6."The Weaver" (demo)4:15
7."Shadow of the Sun" (demo)5:30
8."Moon on Your Pyjamas" (demo)3:45
9."Ends of the Earth" (demo)2:56
10."Love of the Loved" (demo)4:41
11."Price to Pay" (demo)3:36
12."Changes" (demo)2:50
13."I'm Only Dreaming" (previously unreleased)2:54
14."Ohio" (demo)3:34
15."Oh Happy Day" (previously unreleased)3:28
16."Greetings" (previously unreleased)3:32
17."Wild Wood" (demo)3:34
18."Weaver of Dreams" (demo version 2)3:27
19."Foot of the Mountain" (exclusive BBC recording)3:35
20."Hung Up" (exclusive BBC recording)2:57
21."Black Sheep Boy" (exclusive BBC recording)2:10

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Wild Wood
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 42
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 2

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for Wild Wood
Chart (1993)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 58

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  4. ↑ "Paul Weller: Wild Wood". Mojo : 121. Wild Wood remains Paul Weller's most exquisitely balanced album, with soul stirrings, pastoral folk-rock vibes and stinging Revolver guitars dissolving into an elegant and exciting sonic hybrid.
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