The Style Council - The Singular Adventures Of The Style Council: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1989)

Paul Weller's group after The Jam disbanded, this new group with a fantastic band name was active until 1989 and then Weller would begin releasing solo albums. The Style Council blended soul, jazz, pop, and R&B, often with socially conscious lyrics. Like their sophisti-pop contemporaries Simply Red, the group released music that is heavily polished and strongly influenced by '60s Motown. The group was much better received in their native UK than in the United States.

I completely missed The Style Council back in the '80s as I was listening to more jazz and classical music at the time when I was pursuing a music degree. That's a shame because 20 year old Mark would have loved this stuff.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart (#3 in UK)

Tracks:

	Title	Year	UK	US
1	You're The Best Thing	1984	5	76
2	Have You Ever Had It Blue (12" Version)	1986	14
3	Money Go Round (Parts 1 & 2)	1983	11
4	My Ever Changing Moods (12" Version)	1984	5	29
5	Long Hot Summer (12" Version)	1983	3
6	The Lodgers	1985	13
7	Walls Come Tumbling Down	1985	6
8	Shout To The Top!	1984	7
9	Wanted	1987	20
10	It Didn't Matter	1987	9
11	Speak Like A Child	1983	4
12	A Solid Bond In Your Heart	1983	11
13	Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm	1988	28
14	Promised Land	1989	27
15	How She Threw It All Away	1988
16	Waiting	1987	52

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None.