CAFE BLEU

By The Style Council
Released 

REVIEW

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." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

 

TRACKS

1	Mick's Blessings	Talbot	1:17
2	Whole Point of No Return	Weller	2:42
3	Me Ship Came In!	Weller	3:06
4	Blue Café	Weller	2:17
5	Paris Match	Weller	4:27
6	My Ever Changing Moods	Weller	3:38
7	Dropping Bombs on the White House	Weller/Talbot	3:14
8	Gospel	Weller	4:44
9	Strength of Your Nature	Weller	4:21
10	You're the Best Thing	Weller	5:40
11	Here's One That Got Away	Weller	2:36
12	Headstart for Happiness	Weller	3:20
13	Council Meetin'	Weller/Talbot	2:35

PERFORMERS

Bass	Chris Bostock Paul Weller
Brass	Mick Talbot
Clavinet	Mick Talbot
Double Bass	Chris Bostock Peter Wilson
Drums	Peter Wilson
Flute	Paul Weller
Guitar	Ben Watt Paul Weller
Keyboards	Mick Talbot
Organ	Mick Talbot
Organ (Hammond)	Mick Talbot
Piano	Mick Talbot
Rap	Dizzy Hite
Sax (Tenor)	Hilary Seabrook
Saxophone	Billy Chapman Hilary Seabrook
Synthesizer	Paul Weller
Synthesizer Bass	Mick Talbot Paul Weller
Synthesizer Brass	Mick Talbot
Trumpet	Barbara Snow
Violin	Bobby Valentino
Vocals	D.C. Lee Mick Talbot Paul Weller Tracey Thorn