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A full-fledged soul album, The Cost of Loving illustrated why Paul Weller's star was rapidly declining in the late '80s. Filled with bland, professional soul-pop, few of the songs have memorable melodies and the band tends to meander through the slick arrangments. Weller's lyrics were self-important and under-developed, with only the hit single "It Didn't Matter" making a lasting impression among the undistinguished songs that comprised the majority of the album.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Valentine Brothers, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jeremy Wakefield, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dynamic Three, Participant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mathew Kasha, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Curtis Mayfield, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dee C. Lee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Moten, ComposerLyricist - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sandra E. Sully, ComposerLyricist - Richard L. Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Valentine Brothers, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Carl Beatty, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Valentine, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Leeming, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Style Council, MainArtist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
A full-fledged soul album, The Cost of Loving illustrated why Paul Weller's star was rapidly declining in the late '80s. Filled with bland, professional soul-pop, few of the songs have memorable melodies and the band tends to meander through the slick arrangments. Weller's lyrics were self-important and under-developed, with only the hit single "It Didn't Matter" making a lasting impression among the undistinguished songs that comprised the majority of the album.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:03
- Main artists: The Style Council
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 1987 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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