![]() The album features fourteen original compositions (eight by Paul Weller, four co-written by Weller and Mick Talbot, and one co-written by Weller with Steve White), with one instrumental from Talbot, in its original British form. Our Favourite Shop was its culmination." I meant every word, and felt every action. "I had a total belief in the Style Council. The cover, depicting the band posing inside a shop, was designed by Paul Weller and British artist Simon Halfon. ![]() The multigenre album incorporates diverse stylistic influences, including soul, rap, jazz and rock styles. According to the BPI, the record sold over 100,000 copies, and was certified gold. The album was the Style Council's only number one album in the UK. Style Council's most commercially successful album, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, and remained at the top of the charts for one week, displacing Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The album was released as Internationalists in the United States, with a reconfigured track listing. ![]() The three singles that were released in the UK all reached the top 40 on the UK charts. The album contained " Come to Milton Keynes", " The Lodgers", " Boy Who Cried Wolf", and " Walls Come Tumbling Down!" which were all released as singles, with corresponding music videos. It features guest vocalists, including Lenny Henry, Tracie Young, and Dee C Lee. ![]() It was released on 8 June 1985, on Polydor, and was recorded ten months after the band's debut Café Bleu. Our Favourite Shop is the second studio album by the English group the Style Council. Paul Weller (for Solid Bond Productions).Lee, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer: Paul Weller, Written-By: Mick Talbot, Written-By: Paul Weller, Written-By: Steve White (3), Bass: Camelle Hinds, Saxophone: Mike Mower, Trombone: Chris Lawrence, Trumpet: David Defries, Trumpet: Stuart Prosser, Double Bass : Clark Kent (4), Flute: Mike Mower, Percussion: Gary Wallis, Orchestrated By: John Mealing, Bass: Camelle Hinds, Arranged By : John Mealing, Cello: Audrey Riley, Viola: Jocelyn Pook, Violin: Anne Stephenson, Violin: Charlie Buchanan, Bass: Camelle Hinds, Vocals: Lenny Henry, Arranged By : John Mealing, Sequenced By : Jeremy Wakefield, Sequenced By : Peter Wilson, Vocals: Tracie Young, Flugelhorn: David Defries, Flugelhorn: Stuart Prosser, French Horn: Patrick Grundy-White, Trombone: Chris Lawrence, Double Bass : Clark Kent (4), Translated By : Paul Renee, Translated By : Sara Silver, Percussion, Congas: Steve Sidelnyk, Trombone: Ashley Slater, Trombone: Chris Lawrence, Trombone: Pete Thams, Trumpet: Guy Barker, Trumpet: Luke Tunney, Trumpet: Roddy Lorimer, Bass: Kevin Millar, Flute: Mike Mower, Saxophone: Billy Chapman, Trumpet: Steve Dawson (4), Piano: Helen Turner, Saxophone: Mike Mower, Trombone: Chris Lawrence, Trumpet: David Defries, Trumpet: Stuart Prosser, Remix: Jay Mark, Labelcode POLK559050.2 (559 050-2), Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor Ltd. Design: Paul Weller, Design: Simon Halfon, Drums, Percussion: Steve White (3), Liner Notes: Pat Gilbert, Liner Notes: The Cappuccino Kid, Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals: Mick Talbot, Other : Lynne Easton, Photography By : Olly Ball, Photography By : Nick Knight, Producer: Paul Weller, Producer: Peter Wilson, Producer : Dennis Munday, Remastered By: Roger Wake, Strings, Strings : John Mealing, Vocals: Dee C. ![]()
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