The Style Council - Cafe Bleu (1984) [Remastered 2010]
Artist: The Style Council
Title: Cafe Bleu
Year Of Release: 2010 [1984]
Label: Polydor [UIGY-9055]
Genre: Soul-Jazz, Sophisti-Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks, scans)
Total Time: 44:10
Total Size: 109 mb / 273 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Cafe Bleu
Year Of Release: 2010 [1984]
Label: Polydor [UIGY-9055]
Genre: Soul-Jazz, Sophisti-Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks, scans)
Total Time: 44:10
Total Size: 109 mb / 273 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Style Council's first proper album Cafe Bleu was one of their better efforts, but it indicated the group's fatal flaw -- a tendency to be too eclectic and overambitious. Amidst the lazy jazz instrumentals, many of them courtesy of Mick Talbot, Paul Weller inserted several solid soul-tinged pop songs, including "My Ever Changing Moods," "Headstart for Happiness," "You're the Best Thing," and "Here's One That Got Away." However, that doesn't excuse the rap experiment, "A Gospel." The album was later released with a slightly different running order as My Ever Changing Moods in the U.S.; the American edition included the U.K. hit "A Solid Bond in Your Heart."
TRACKLIST:
1 Mick's Blessings 01:15
2 The Whole Point Of No Return 02:43
3 Me Ship Came In! 03:07
4 Blue Café 02:17
5 The Paris Match 04:28
6 My Ever Changing Moods 03:39
7 Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse 03:15
8 A Gospel 04:45
9 Strength Of Your Nature 04:22
10 You're The Best Thing 05:42
11 Here's One That Got Away 02:37
12 Headstart For Happiness 03:21
13 Council Meetin' 02:31
Paul Weller – Vocals/Guitar
Mick Talbot – Keyboards/Piano/Hammond organ
Steve White – Drums
Billy Chapman – Saxophone
Barbara Snow – Trumpet
Randy Anderson – Guitar
Tracey Thorn – Vocals
Chris Bostock – Double Bass
Dizzy Hites – Rap
Hilary Seabrook – Saxophone
Dee C. Lee – Vocals
Bobby Valentino – Violin