Introducing The Style Council

Introducing The Style Council
Introducing The Style Council
Studio album by the Style Council
Released	1983
Recorded	June 1983
Studio	La Studio Grande Armée (Paris)
Genre	Pop; new wave; soul;
Length	31:21
Label	Polydor
Producer	Paul Weller; Peter Wilson;
The Style Council chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
Uncut	7/10^[4]
The Village Voice	B^[5]

Introducing The Style Council is a mini-LP^[5] by the English band the Style Council, released in 1983. It was released only in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands. Though not officially released in the United Kingdom, the Dutch release was heavily imported.^{[citation needed]}

Introducing The Style Council includes tracks from the band's first three UK single releases, as well as the club mix version of "Long Hot Summer". The band's official, full-length studio album, Café Bleu, was released the following year.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Hot Summer"		7:04
2.	"Headstart for Happiness"		2:52
3.	"Speak Like a Child"		3:20
4.	"Long Hot Summer" (club mix)		6:57
5.	"The Paris Match"		3:50
6.	"Mick's Up"	Mick Talbot	3:13
7.	"Money-Go-Round" (club mix)		7:45
Total length:			35:00

New Zealand cassette edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Party Chambers"	3:20
2.	"Le Depart"	2:47
Total length:		41:07

Personnel

Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, production
Mick Talbot – keyboards
Zeke Manyika – drums
Steve White – drums
Tracie Young – backing vocals
Peter Wilson – production
Bert Bevans – remixing (tracks 4 and 7)

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[6]	29
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[7]	44
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	6
US Billboard 200^[10]	172

References

^ Floyd, John. "Introducing the Style Council – The Style Council". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ Quantick, David (September 2017). "Vogue Trader". Q. No. 376. p. 118.
^ Fricke, David (24 November 1983). "The Style Council: Introducing the Style Council". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ Troussé, Stephen (October 2017). "The Style Council". Uncut. No. 245. pp. 42–44.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (21 February 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6720a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
^ "Charts.nz – The Style Council – Introducing The Style Council". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "The Style Council Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

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[1] Floyd, John. "Introducing the Style Council – The Style Council". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[2] Quantick, David (September 2017). "Vogue Trader". Q. No. 376. p. 118.

[3] Fricke, David (24 November 1983). "The Style Council: Introducing the Style Council". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[4] Troussé, Stephen (October 2017). "The Style Council". Uncut. No. 245. pp. 42–44.

[Christgau-5] Christgau, Robert (21 February 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6720a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[8] Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Style_Council-9] "Charts.nz – The Style Council – Introducing The Style Council". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Style_Council-10] "The Style Council Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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v t e The Style Council
Paul Weller Mick Talbot Dee C Lee Steve White
Studio albums	Introducing The Style Council Café Bleu Our Favourite Shop The Cost of Loving Confessions of a Pop Group Modernism: A New Decade
Live albums	Home and Abroad
Compilations	The Singular Adventures of The Style Council Here's Some That Got Away The Complete Adventures of The Style Council Greatest Hits
Singles	"Speak Like a Child" "Long Hot Summer" "A Solid Bond in Your Heart "You're the Best Thing" "My Ever Changing Moods" "Shout to the Top!" "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" "Come to Milton Keynes" "The Lodgers" "Boy Who Cried Wolf" "It Didn't Matter" "Promised Land"
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