Café Bleu

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Café Bleu is the official debut album released by the band The Style Council in March 1984, reaching number 2 in the UK charts. It followed the compilation Introducing The Style Council, which was released only in the Netherlands, Canada and Japan.

Café Bleu was renamed My Ever Changing Moods in the United States to capitalise on the success of that single. Café Bleu included a large number of extra musicians, known as Honorary Councillors, including Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt from Everything But The Girl.

It was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Paul Weller, except where noted.

1. "Mick's Blessings" 1:15 (Mick Talbot)
2. "The Whole Point of No Return" 2:40
3. "Me Ship Came In!" 3:06
4. "Blue Café" 2:15
5. "The Paris Match" 4:25
6. "My Ever Changing Moods" 3:37
7. "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" 3:15 (Weller, Talbot)
8. "A Gospel" 4:44
9. "Strength of Your Nature" 4:20
10. "You're the Best Thing" 5:40
11. "Here's One That Got Away" 2:35
12. "Headstart for Happiness" 3:20
13. "Council Meetin'" 2:29 (Weller, Talbot)

US Track listing

1. "My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)"
2. "The Whole Point of No Return"
3. "Blue Café"
4. "The Paris Match"
5. "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse"
6. "A Solid Bond In Your Heart"
7. "You're the Best Thing" (edited to 4:35)
8. "A Gospel"
9. "Strength of Your Nature"
10. "Here's One That Got Away"
11. "Headstart for Happiness"
12. "Mick's Blessings"

The cassette contained two additional tracks, "Me Ship Came In!" and "Council Meetin'".

The track listing for the US cassette version was as follows:

Side 1:

1. "My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)"
2. "The Whole Point of No Return"
3. "Blue Café"
4. "The Paris Match"
5. "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse"
6. "A Solid Bond In Your Heart"
7. "Me Ship Came In!"

Side 2:

1. "You're the Best Thing"
2. "A Gospel"
3. "Strength of Your Nature"
4. "Here's One That Got Away"
5. "Headstart for Happiness"
6. "Mick's Blessings"
7. "Council Meetin'"

Personnel

• Paul Weller - Vocals/Guitar
• Mick Talbot - Keyboards/Piano/Hammond organ
• Steve White - Drums
• Billy Chapman - Saxophone
• Barbara Snow - Trumpet
• Ben Watt - Guitar
• Tracey Thorn - Vocals
• Chris Bostock - Double Bass
• Dizzy Hites - Rap
• Hilary Seabrook - Saxophone
• Dee C. Lee - Vocals
• Bobby Valentine - Violin

External links

• "Café Bleu" at discogs