On May 9, 1985, “Polydor” label released “Our Favourite Shop”, the second Style Council (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1984 – March 1985, and was produced by Peter Wilson and Paul Weller. The album cover was designed by Paul Weller and Simon Halfon.
Personnel:
- Paul Weller– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synth, design
- Mick Talbot– Hammond organ, keyboards
- Camille Hinds– bass
- Steve White– drums, percussion
- Helen Turner – piano
- Peter Wilson – keyboard sequencing
- Kevin Miller – bass
- Clark Kent – contra bass
- Gary Wallis– percussion
- Dee C. Lee– vocals
- Lenny Henry– vocals
- Tracie Young– vocals
- Alison Limerick– vocals
- Stewart Prosser – trumpet, flugelhorn
- David DeFries– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mike Mower – flute, saxophone
- Chris Lawrence – trombone
- Patrick Grundy-White – French horn
- Steve Dawson – trumpet
- Billy Chapman – saxophone
- John Mealing– orchestration, string arrangement
- Anne Stephenson – violin
- Charlie Buchanan – violin
- Jocelyn Pook– viola
- Audrey Riley– cello
- Simon Halfon – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Weller.
- Homebreakers – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
- All Gone Away
- Come to Milton Keynes
- Internationalists – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
- A Stones Throw Away
- The Stand Up Comic’s InstructionsBoy Who Cried Wolf
- A Man of Great Promise
- Down in the Seine
- The Lodgers (or She Was Only a Shopkeeper’s Daughter) – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
- Luck – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
- With Everything to Lose – Steve White, Paul Weller
- Our Favourite Shop – Mick Talbot
- Walls Come Tumbling Down! – Paul Weller
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