True Meanings

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True Meanings
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Studio album by
Released14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
Genre Folk rock
Length54:54
Label Parlophone
Producer Paul Weller
Paul Weller chronology
A Kind Revolution
(2017)
True Meanings
(2018)
On Sunset
(2020)

True Meanings is the fourteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 14 September 2018. [1]

Contents

Music

True Meanings has been noted for its stripped-back, acoustic sound. [2] [3] The album's sound has been described as folk rock. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]

According to Metacritic, the album has received a score of 79/100 based on 11 reviews from critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Track listing

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.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Charts

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