Greatest Hits

by The Style Council

Overview

Greatest Hits indeed. It cannot be argued that Paul Weller and Mick Talbot of the Style Council were not capable of creating irresistible hit singles. All of those are collected here in the course of 18 cuts. That said, there are plenty more songs here that hardly qualify as "greatest hits," and are more like filler. The killer early cuts are all stacked up: "Speak Like a Child," "Money Go Round, Pts. 1-2," the short version of "Long Hot Summer" (the band's true peak and a genuine classic), "Walls Come Tumbling Down!," "Shout to the Top!," and "My Ever Changing Moods." But "Promised Land"? "Life at a Top Peoples Health Farm"? C'mon. These last two feel like padding, as do nearly a handful of others -- "The Big Boss Groove" included. This would have made a great 12-song comp -- unbeatable -- but it feels watered down by excess. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	08/09/2004
Label:	Fontana / Hip-O / Polydor / Polygram / Universal
UPC:	0731455790023
Rank:	105567

Tracks

1. Speak Like a Child
2. Money Go Round, Pts. 1-2
3. Long Hot Summer
4. A Solid Bond in Your Heart
5. My Ever Changing Moods
6. You're the Best Thing
7. The Big Boss Groove
8. Shout to the Top!
9. Walls Come Tumbling Down!
10. Come to Milton Keynes
11. The Lodgers
12. Have You Ever Had It Blue
13. It Didn't Matter
14. Waiting
15. Wanted
16. Life at a Top Peoples Health Farm
17. How She Threw It All Away
18. Promised Land

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Style Council   Primary Artist
Dee C. Lee   Primary Artist
Mick Talbot   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Paul Weller   Guitar

Technical Credits

Paul Weller   Producer,Composer
Joe Smooth   Composer
Peter Wilson   Arranger,Producer
Mick Talbot   Composer,Producer
The Style Council   Producer
Nick Knight   Cover Photo
Paolo Hewitt   Liner Notes
Simon Halfon   Design,Photography