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Žanr: Pop, Rok
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Studio album by the Style Council
Released 16 March 1984
Recorded October 1983 – January 1984
Studio
Solid Bond (London, UK)
CBS (London, UK) (strings)
Genre Sophisti-pop[1][2]
Length 43.57
Label
PolydorGeffen (US)
Producer
Paul WellerPeter Wilson
The Style Council chronology
Introducing The Style Council
(1983) Café Bleu
(1984) Our Favourite Shop
(1985)

Café Bleu is the debut studio album by the English band the Style Council. It was released on 16 March 1984,[3] on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. It followed four non-album singles in the UK, the first three of which (and their B-sides) were released outside the UK as the album Introducing The Style Council in North America, Australasia, Japan and some European countries. The album was mainly recorded at Solid Bond Studios (owned by Weller) except for the strings which were recorded at CBS.[4]

Café Bleu included a large number of extra musicians, known as Honorary Councillors, including Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt from Everything but the Girl. 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. The album received mixed reviews on its release, but became the band`s biggest success on the UK Albums Chart, spending 38 weeks on the chart.[5] The singles `My Ever Changing Moods` and `You`re the Best Thing` both reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] The single version of `My Ever Changing Moods` is a different recording to the album version.

Café Bleu was renamed My Ever Changing Moods in the United States to capitalise on the success of the single of the same name, and featured a slightly different track listing.

All songs written by Paul Weller, except where noted.

Side one

`Mick`s Blessings` (Mick Talbot) – 1:15
`The Whole Point of No Return` – 2:40
`Me Ship Came In!` – 3:06
`Blue Café` – 2:15
`The Paris Match` – 4:25
`My Ever Changing Moods` – 3:37
`Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse` (Weller, Talbot) – 3:15
Side two

`A Gospel` – 4:44
`Strength of Your Nature` – 4:20
`You`re the Best Thing` – 5:40
`Here`s One That Got Away` – 2:35
`Headstart for Happiness` – 3:20
`Council Meetin" (Weller, Talbot) – 2:29

Personnel
The Style Council
Paul Weller – vocals, guitar; bass guitar on `Me Ship Came In!`, `Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse` and `Council Meetin", synthesiser on `Strength of Your Nature`, flute on `Council Meetin"
Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ; brass synthesiser on `Strength of Your Nature`, bass synthesiser on `You`re the Best Thing`, brass sound on `Headstart for Happiness`, Clavinet on `Council Meetin"
Steve White – drums, percussion
with:

Billy Chapman – saxophone on `Me Ship Came In!`, `You`re the Best Thing` and `Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse`
Barbara Snow – trumpet on `Me Ship Came In!`, `Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse`, `A Gospel` and `Headstart for Happiness`
Randy Anderson – guitar
Tracey Thorn – vocals on `The Paris Match`
Chris Bostock – double bass on `The Paris Match`, bass on `Here`s One That Got Away`
Ben Watt – guitar on `The Paris Match`
Dizzi Heights (Brian Beaton) – rap on `A Gospel`
Hilary Seabrook – saxophone on `A Gospel` and `Headstart for Happiness`
Dee C. Lee – backing vocals on `Strength of Your Nature` and co-vocals on `Headstart for Happiness`
Bobby Valentino – violin on `Here`s One That Got Away`
Pete Wilson – drum programming on `A Gospel` and `Strength of Your Nature`