"My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)". and also restores the two dropped tracks, "Me Ship Came In!" and "Council Meetin'". The cassette contains the complete US LP. US cassette track listing (My Ever Changing Moods) However, there is no indication of the different version anywhere on the album jacket (as the album sleeve for these editions of My Ever Changing Moods still lists a song length of 5:45, and the saxophone solo that adorns the single version is uncredited in the liner notes). ^ Certain releases of the My Ever Changing Moods album include the single version of "You're the Best Thing" (4:18) instead of the full-length album version (5:45) originally featured on Café Bleu. "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" – 3:16. "My Ever Changing Moods (12-inch version)" – 5:42. The US LP, retitled My Ever Changing Moods, drops two tracks ("Me Ship Came In!" and "Council Meetin'"), adds one (" A Solid Bond in Your Heart"), and substitutes an extended version of "My Ever Changing Moods" for the shorter UK LP version. "Council Meetin'" (Weller, Talbot) – 2:29Īdditional track listing US LP track listing (My Ever Changing Moods). "Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse" (Weller, Talbot) – 3:15. "Mick's Blessings" ( Mick Talbot) – 1:15. Treble included it in a 2014 list of 10 essential sophisti-pop albums, saying that while it does not feature synthesizers like the other albums on the list, "a mix of blue-eyed soul, jazz, and modern influences (for the time at least) made this record a sophisticated, progressive piece of pop." Track listing Īll songs written by Paul Weller, except where noted. 
In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that Café Bleu, although being indicative of "the group's fatal flaw – a tendency to be too eclectic and overambitious", is nonetheless "one of their better efforts", praising Weller's "solid soul-tinged pop songs, including ' My Ever Changing Moods,' 'Headstart for Happiness,' ' You're the Best Thing,' and 'Here's One That Got Away.'" Ĭafé Bleu was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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The album represented a huge shift away from Weller's previous group The Jam and towards incorporating his favoured elements of classic soul, jazz and rap.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores
Café Bleu included a large number of extra musicians, known as Honorary Councillors, including Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt from Everything but the Girl. Ĭafé Bleu was renamed My Ever Changing Moods in the United States to capitalise on the success of the single of the same name. The album was mainly recorded at Solid Bond Studios (owned by Weller) except for the strings which were recorded at CBS. It followed the compilation Introducing The Style Council, which was released only in the Netherlands, Canada and Japan. It was released on 16 March 1984, on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. Café Bleu is the official debut album released by the English band The Style Council.
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