A Kind Revolution

2017 studio album by Paul Weller

A Kind Revolution

Studio album by

Paul Weller

Released

12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)

Genre

Pop rock

Length

42:54

Label

Parlophone

Producer

Paul Weller

Paul Weller chronology

Saturns Pattern
(2015)

A Kind Revolution
(2017)

True Meanings
(2018)

Singles from A Kind Revolution

"Long Long Road"
Released: 30 March 2017
"Nova"
Released: 30 March 2017
"Woo Sé Mama"
Released: 25 August 2017
"The Cranes Are Back"
Released: 22 September 2017
"One Tear"
Released: 10 November 2017

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Guardian	^[3]
The Independent	^[4]
Mojo	^[1]
PopMatters	9/10^[5]
Slant	^[6]
Uncut	^[1]

A Kind Revolution is the thirteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released 12 May 2017. It contains a collaboration with Robert Wyatt in the song "She Moves with the Fayre".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except as indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Woo Sé Mama"	Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert	3:44
2.	"Nova"		3:58
3.	"Long Long Road"		3:24
4.	"She Moves with the Fayre"		4:23
5.	"The Cranes Are Back"		4:23
6.	"Hopper"		3:15
7.	"New York"		4:43
8.	"One Tear"	Paul Weller and Jan Stan Kybert	6:07
9.	"Satellite Kid"		5:17
10.	"The Impossible Idea"		3:40
Total length:			42:54

Personnel

P.P. Arnold - Backing Vocals (1)
Madeline Bell - Backing Vocals (1)
Boy George - Lead Vocals (8)
Jessica Cox - Strings (4,7,8,10)
Steve Cradock - Acoustic Guitar (6), Electric Guitar (1-3,7), Percussion (7)
Andy Crofts - Electric Guitar (1,3,6,9,10), Bass Guitar (1,2,5,6,8,10), Organ (9), Hammond (2,3,6,7), Philicorda (1,2), Moog (2,8), Mini Moog (5), Backing Vocals (1-10)
Paloma Deike - Strings (3,4,7,8,10)
Ben Gordelier - Drums (1-10), Percussion (1-4,6,7,9,10)
Jan Stan Kybert - Keyboards (1), Programming (5,8)
Josh McClorey - Electric Guitar (8), Lead Guitar (1,2,9), Moog (9)
Steve Pilgrim - Acoustic Guitar (5,8), Backing Vocals (1,2,4,5,8-10)
Charles Rees - Drums (4)
Jon Scott - Trumpet (6)
Amy Stanford - Strings (4,7,8,10)
Laura Stanford - Strings (3,4,7,8,10)
Chris Storr - Trumpet (6)
Phil Veacock - Saxophone (2), Tenor Saxophone (6), Baritone Saxophone (6)
Hannah Weller - Backing Vocals (5)
Paul Weller - Lead Vocals (1-10), Acoustic Guitar (3,6,10), Electric Guitar (1,2,4-10), Bass Guitar (1,3,4,7,9), Piano (1,3-10), Hammond (1,3,5,9), Mellotron (4), Keyboards (5), Synths (7), Harmonium (6), Glockenspiel (9), Backing Vocals (3,5,7-10)
Alistair White - Trombone (6)
Robert Wyatt - Vocals (4), Trumpet (4)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	72
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	45
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	49
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	40
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	5

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Reviews and Tracks for A Kind Revolution by Paul Weller". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Kind Revolution". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution review – robustly written and emotionally satisfying". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ Gill, Andy (10 May 2017). "Album reviews: Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution, Afghan Whigs – In Spades, Vieux Farka Toure – Samba, and more". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Ingalls, Chris. "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Hurst, Josh (9 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution". Slant. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Mongredien, Phil (14 May 2017). "Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution review – rich in warmth and optimism". The Guardian.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2019.