Stanley Road

Stanley Road is the third album by Paul Weller, released by Go! Discs in 1995. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 46th greatest album of all time. Weller claimed on a BBC special that he hopes he can one day create an album as perfect as this one, stating that all the stars were aligned during the writing and recording period of Stanley Road

This album has class and it sees Paul Weller once again firmly in control of every aspect: he wrote all the songs bar a cover of Dr. John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters"; he co-produced it and, apart from his earthy vocals, he plays guitar, piano, organ and percussion. All the tracks are special, but it's the three hits--"Changingman", "Broken Stones" and the truly wonderful "You Do Something To Me"--that really stand out, as does "Porcelain Gods", which has something of the old Style Council about it. Soulful, the style is underlined by Carleen Anderson's rich backing vocals on five of the tracks. Weller is also joined by some of his other musical chums: Noel Gallagher, Steve Craddock and Steve Winwood.

Track List:


"The Changingman" (Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller, Lee Mavers) ΓÇô 4:02
"Porcelain Gods" ΓÇô 4:51
"I Walk on Gilded Splinters" (Dr. John) ΓÇô 5:24
"You Do Something to Me" ΓÇô 3:38
"Woodcutter's Son" ΓÇô 4:43
"Time Passes..." ΓÇô 4:56
"Stanley Road" ΓÇô 4:18
"Broken Stones" ΓÇô 3:16
"Out of the Sinking" ΓÇô 3:51
"Pink on White Walls" ΓÇô 2:39
"Whirlpools' End" ΓÇô 7:11
"Wings of Speed" ΓÇô 3:13