Wild Wood was Paul Weller's second solo record, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 in the UK charts, and contained three UK hits: "Wild Wood", which reached #14 in the UK charts, "Sunflower", which reached #16 and "Hung Up", which reached #11.
The original 1993 UK and European CD included 15 tracks. When issued in the US, and reissued in the UK in 1994, a 16th track was added.
In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 77 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever and was also featured in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
A two disc deluxe edition was released on 22 October 2007.
[edit] Track listing
| Track # |
Title |
Composer |
Length |
| 1 |
"Sunflower" |
Paul Weller |
4:06 |
| 2 |
"Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)" |
Paul Weller |
3:41 |
| 3 |
"Wild Wood" |
Paul Weller |
3:22 |
| 4 |
"Instrumental One (Part 1)" |
Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller, Steve White |
1:37 |
| 5 |
"All the Pictures on the Wall" |
Paul Weller |
3:56 |
| 6 |
"Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" |
Paul Weller |
3:50 |
| 7 |
"Country" |
Paul Weller |
3:39 |
| 8 |
"Instrumental Two" |
Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller, Steve White |
0:50 |
| 9 |
"5th Season" |
Paul Weller |
4:54 |
| 10 |
"The Weaver" |
Paul Weller |
3:43 |
| 11 |
"Instrumental One (Part 2)" |
Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller, Steve White |
0:34 |
| 12 |
"Foot of the Mountain" |
Paul Weller |
3:37 |
| 13 |
"Shadow of the Sun" |
Paul Weller |
7:36 |
| 14 |
"Holy Man" |
Paul Weller |
1:50 |
| 15 |
"Moon on Your Pyjamas" |
Paul Weller |
4:00 |
| 16 |
"Hung Up" |
Paul Weller |
2:49 |
[edit] Deluxe Edition
[edit] Disc One
- "Sunflower"
- "Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)"
- "Wild Wood "
- "Instrumental One (Part 1)"
- "All The Pictures On The Wall"
- "Has My Fire Really Gone Out?"
- "Country"
- "Instrumental Two"
- "5th Season"
- "The Weaver"
- "Instrumental One (Part 2)"
- "Foot of the Mountain"
- "Shadow of the Sun"
- "Holy Man (Reprise)"
- "Moon on Your Pyjamas"
- "Hung Up"
- "Wild Wood [Sheared Wood Remix]"
- "Magic Bus" (The Who)
- "Ends of the Earth"
- "This Is No Time [Live]"
- "Another New Day"
- "The Loved"
[edit] Disc Two
- "Sunflower" [Demo]
- "Wildwood" [Demo]
- "All the Pictures on the Wall" [Demo]
- "Country" [Demo]
- "5th Season" [Demo]
- "The Weaver" [Demo]
- "Shadow of the Sun" [Demo]
- "Moon on Your Pyjamas" [Demo]
- "Ends of the Earth" [Demo]
- "Love of the Loved" [Demo]
- "Price to Pay" [Demo]
- "Changes" [Demo]
- "I'm Only Dreaming" [Previously Unreleased] (Small Faces)
- "Ohio" [Demo] (Neil Young)
- "Oh Happy Day" [Previously Unreleased]
- "Greeting" [Previously Unreleased]
- "Wild Wood" [Demo]
- "Weaver of Dreams" [Demo]
- "Foot of the Mountain" [Exclusive BBC Recording]
- "Hung Up" [Exclusive BBC Recording]
- "Black Sheep Boy" [Exclusive BBC Recording]
[edit] Personnel
- Paul Weller - Vocals (1-3,5-7,9,10,12-16), Guitar (1-6,8,9,11,13-16), Mellotron (1,2,13,14), Moog (1,4,11), Piano (2,7,9,10,13,14), Hammond (2,5,14), Bass (2,5,14), Handclaps (2,14), Percussion (2,14), Hammond Organ (6), Wurlitzer (6), Tambourine (6), Acoustic Guitar (7,10,12), Strings (7), Blues Harp (9), Lead Guitar (10)
- Jacko Peake - Flute (1,2,14), Horns (2,4,9,11,14)
- Dee C. Lee - Extra Vocals (9,13,15)
- David Liddle - Lead Guitar (9)
- Brendan Lynch - Handclaps (2,14), Percussion (2,14), Mellotron (3,13), Mini-Moog (3,9,13), Stylophone (7)
- Maxton G. Beesley, Jr. - Handclaps (2,14), Percussion (2,14), Extra Vocals (6), Wurlitzer (15)
- Marco Nelson - Bass (1,3,4,6,9,10,11,13,15), Extra Vocals (6)
- Helen Turner - Organ (3)
- Steve White - Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,13,14,15,16), Percussion (4,8,11)
- Robert Howard - Guitar (6), Acoustic Guitar (7)
- Steve Cradock - Guitar (10)
- Simon Fowler - Extra Vocals (10)
- Yolanda Charles - Bass (16)
- Mick Talbot - Hammond Organ (9)
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