Confessions of a Pop Group

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 June 1988
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:56
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Morgan, Little Jo Ruocco, John Mealing, Jezar, Steve White, Paul Weller, Dee C. Lee, Camelle Hinds, The Swingle Singers, Dick Morrissey, Frank Ricotti

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Abandoning the infectious blue-eyed soul of their earlier hits, Paul Weller's ensemble delivered a remarkably challenging and polarizing suite of modern classical and avant-garde jazz pop. The deeply cynical, politically charged lyricism and complex orchestral arrangements alienated much of their pop fanbase while remaining a fascinatingly uncompromising artistic pivot.

Genres

Descriptors: political, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. It's A Very Deep Sea (5:32)
  2. The Story Of Someones Shoe (3:40)
  3. Changing Of The Guard (2:49)
  4. (a) The Little Boy In A Castle / (b) A Dove Flew Down From The Elephant (3:01)
  5. Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm (4:18)
  6. Why I Went Missing (4:43)
  7. How She Threw It All Away (4:17)
  8. Iwasadoledadstoyboy (4:27)
  9. Confessions 1, 2 & 3 (4:43)
  10. Confessions Of A Pop Group (9:26)

Credits

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