Studio 150


Studio 150 is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Weller's myriad musical influences. It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded. It entered the charts at #2.

Track listing

  1. "If I Could Only Be Sure"
  2. "Wishing on a Star"
  3. "Don't Make Promises"
  4. "The Bottle"
  5. "Black Is the Colour"
  6. "Close to You"
  7. "Early Morning Rain"
  8. "One Way Road"
  9. "Hercules"
  10. "Thinking of You"
  11. "All Along the Watchtower"
  12. "Birds"

    Original versions

  13. "If I Could Only Be Sure", a Northern soul song from 1972 by Nolan Porter
  14. "Wishing on a Star", originally a 1978 hit single by funk band Rose Royce
  15. "Don't Make Promises", from Tim Hardin's 1966 debut album
  16. "The Bottle", from Scott-Heron's 1974 album Winter in America
  17. "Black Is the Color ", Appalachian folk song with Scottish origins, popularised by Pete Seeger, Nina Simone and Joan Baez around 1960
  18. "Close to You", originally sung by Richard Chamberlain in 1963, popularised by The Carpenters in 1970
  19. "Early Morning Rain", by Gordon Lightfoot from his 1966 debut album Lightfoot!
  20. "One Way Road", originally appeared as a b-side on Oasis' 2000 single "Who Feels Love?"
  21. "Hercules", recorded in 1973 by Aaron Neville for a single release
  22. "Thinking of You", originally by Sister Sledge from 1979, became a UK hit in 1984
  23. "All Along the Watchtower", originally recorded for Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding: Weller's version is based on Jimi Hendrix's arrangement of the song from his 1968 album Electric Ladyland
  24. "Birds", originally from Neil Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush

    Personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

The singles, with B-sides, from Studio 150 were:
Besides the Studio 150 album, there was also a DVD release featuring a studio concert Weller gave at the Riverside Studios in London in 2004. The DVD features most songs from the album and some songs Weller wrote during his career, including a song of The Jam and The Style Council.
It also includes interviews and the video promo for "Wishing on a Star".