Illumination | ||||
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Studio album by Paul Weller | ||||
Released | 16 September 2002 | |||
Recorded | Black Barn Studio & Wheeler end | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 47:39 | |||
Label | Independiente Records | |||
Producer | Paul Weller, Simon Dine (engineered by Jan "Stan" Kybert & Charles Rees) | |||
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Illumination is the sixth album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 16 September 2002. "Call Me No.5" is a duet with Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and "One X One" features Gem Archer on acoustic guitar and Noel Gallagher of Oasis on drums, percussion and bass.
Initial critical response to Illumination was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.
All songs written by Paul Weller, unless stated otherwise: