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True Meanings is the fourteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released on 14 September 2018.[1]

True Meanings

Studio album by

Paul Weller

Released

14 September 2018

Genre

Folk rock

Length

54:54

Label

Parlophone

Producer

Paul Weller

Paul Weller chronology

A Kind Revolution
(2017)

True Meanings
(2018)

On Sunset
(2020)

Music

True Meanings has been noted for its stripped-back, acoustic sound.[2][3] The album's sound has been described as folk rock.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	[8]
The Telegraph	[9]

According to Metacritic, the album has received a score of 79/100 based on 11 reviews from critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Weller, except track 1 (Weller/O'Brien), tracks 8,9 & 14 (Weller/Cooper) and track 12 (Weller/Brown/Doyle).[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Soul Searchers"	5:02
2.	"Glide"	2:18
3.	"Mayfly"	4:00
4.	"Gravity"	2:33
5.	"Old Castles"	3:20
6.	"What Would He Say?"	4:00
7.	"Aspects"	4:33
8.	"Bowie"	3:53
9.	"Wishing Well"	4:36
10.	"Come Along"	3:03
11.	"Books"	4:35
12.	"Movin' On"	4:31
13.	"May Love Travel with You"	3:01
14.	"White Horses"	5:26
Total length:		54:54

Personnel

Paul Weller – Vocals (1-14), Acoustic Guitar (1,3,5,7), Electric Guitar (1,3), Wurlitzer (1), Guitar (2,4,6,8-14), Piano (3,5,8,9,12), Hammond (3,14), Mellotron (6,9,14), Backing Vocals (7), Harmonium (8), Vibes (9), Melodica (10), Hand Pump Organ (11), Bells (11)
Jo Allen - Strings (4)
Rod Argent - Hammond Solo (1), Mellotron (14), Piano (14)
Lizzie Ball - Strings (4)
Natalia Bonner - Strings (4)
Maxine Boxall - BVs (1)
Steve Brooks - Lead Guitar (3)
Anth Brown - Bass (12), Acoustic Guitar (12)
Barrie Cadogan - Lead Guitar (5)
Martin Carthy - Backing Vocals (10), Guitar (10)
Erland Cooper - Backing Vocals (7-9,14)
Jessica Cox - Strings (2)
Steve Cradock - 12 String Guitar (2,6), Autoharp (2), Acoustic Guitar (7)
Andy Crofts - Backing Vocals (4,7), String Arrangement (4,5), Bass (5,6), Acoustic Guitar (7), Nashville Tuned Guitar (7)
Rosie Danvers - Strings (4)
Paloma Deike - Strings (2)
Tom Doyle - Drums (12), Wurlitzer (12), Mellotron (12), Hammond (12)
Isabelle Dunn - Strings (1,5,8-10,12,14), Extra Cello (7)
Noel Gallagher – Harmonium (11), Space Hammond (14)
Danielle Ganeva - Vibraphone (12)
Ben Gordelier - Drums (5,6)
Tom Heel - Backing Vocals (1,6,12), Rhodes Piano (6)
Becky Jones - Strings (4)
Jan Stan Kybert - Percussion (1), Glockenspiel (14)
Sheema Murkajee - Sitar (11),Tampoura (11), Vocals (11)
Conor O'Brien - Vocals (1), Bass (1), Drums (1), Mini-Moog (1), Rhodes (1)
Stella Page - Strings (1,5,8-10,12,14)
Antonia Pagulatos - Strings (1,5,8-10,12,14)
Hannah Peel - String Arrangements and conducting (1,5,7-10,12,14), Strings performer (7)
Steve Pilgrim - Vocals (2), Guitar (2,4,6), Backing Vocals (4,6,7), Acoustic Guitar (7)
Hayley Pomfrett - Strings (4)
Charles Rees - Programming (3), Electric Organ (5), Bass Synth (9)
Lucy Rose - Vocals (11)
Katono Sato - Strings (1,4,5,8-10,12,14), Solo Violin (2)
Kamalbir Singh Nandra - Violin (11)
Amy Stanford - Strings (2)
Ellie Stanford - Strings (4)
Laura Stanford - String Arrangement (2), Strings (2)
Chris Storr - Trumpet (3,12,14), Flugel (3,6,12,14)
The Stuart Kennedy Orchestra - String Arrangement (13), Strings (13)
Danny Thompson - Double Bass (10)
Phil Veacock - Horn Arrangement (3,12,14), Tenor Saxophone (3,12,14), Baritone Saxophone (3,12,14)
Alistair White - Trombone (3,12,14)
White Label - String Arrangement (12), Horn Arrangement (12)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[11]	39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	19
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17]	40
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18]	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19]	29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21]	38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	51
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	90

References

Moore, Sam (11 July 2018). "Paul Weller announces new album 'True Meanings'". NME. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Slate, Jeff. "Searching for 'True Meanings' with Paul Weller (Album Review/Q&A)". ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
Watts, Peter (18 September 2018). "Paul Weller – True Meanings". Uncut. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
Hodgkinson, Will (14 September 2018). "Pop review: Paul Weller: True Meanings". The Times. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
"True Meanings by Paul Weller". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "True Meanings - Paul Weller". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
Mongredien, Phil (16 September 2018). "Paul Weller: True Meanings review – a gently introspective set | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Beaumont, Mark (14 September 2018). "Paul Weller – 'True Meanings' review". NME. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
McCormick, Neil (14 September 2018). "Paul Weller, True Meanings, review: an album of beauty and depth". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Album sleeve notes
"ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"Austriancharts.at – Paul Weller – True Meanings" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
"Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – True Meanings" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
"Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – True Meanings" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – True Meanings" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Weller – True Meanings" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"Eminem scores third week at Irish albums Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"Album – Classifica settimanale WK 38 (dal 2018-09-14 al 2018-09-20)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 38: del 14.9.2018 al 20.9.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
"Swisscharts.com – Paul Weller – True Meanings". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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Discography
Studio albums	Paul Weller Wild Wood Stanley Road Heavy Soul Heliocentric Illumination Studio 150 As Is Now 22 Dreams Wake Up the Nation Sonik Kicks Saturns Pattern A Kind Revolution True Meanings On Sunset Fat Pop (Volume 1)
Live albums	Live Wood Days of Speed Catch-Flame! Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Compilation albums	Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits Fly on the Wall: B Sides & Rarities Hit Parade Weller at the BBC More Modern Classics
Singles	"Sunflower" "Wild Wood" "Hung Up" "Out of the Sinking" "The Changingman" "You Do Something to Me" "Broken Stones" "Peacock Suit" "Wishing on a Star" "Thinking of You" "Early Morning Rain" "Come Together" "Birthday" "Saturns Pattern"
Touring musicians	Steve White Steve Cradock Edgar Jones Steve Pilgrim Andy Lewis
Related articles	The Jam The Style Council Island Records Go! Discs

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