Sonik Kicks Explained

Sonik Kicks is the eleventh studio album from Paul Weller, an English singer-songwriter and former member of The Jam; it was released on 19 March 2012. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart beating David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat to the top spot by just 250 copies.^[2]

Singles

"Starlite" was the first single released from the album, as a download and vinyl 12" in August 2011, it reached #113 in the UK Singles Chart.

"That Dangerous Age" was released in March 2012 as a CD, vinyl 7" and download, peaking at #66 in the UK. It was performed live on The Jonathan Ross Show.

"Birthday" was released as a non-album download single in August 2012, peaking at #64 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Standard listing

1. "Green" (Weller, Dine) - 3:03
2. "The Attic" (Weller, Dine) - 2:15
3. "Kling I Klang" (Weller, Dine) - 3:14
4. "Sleep of the Serene" (Weller, Ibrahim, Rees) - 2:00
5. "By The Waters" (Weller, Ibrahim) - 3:29
6. "That Dangerous Age" (Weller, Dine) - 2:30
7. "Study in Blue" (Weller, Dine) - 6:37
8. "Dragonfly" (Paul Weller, Jasmine Weller, Dine) - 3:41
9. "When Your Garden's Overgrown" (Weller, Dine) - 3:11
10. "Around The Lake" (Weller, Dine) - 2:11
11. "Twilight" (Weller, Cradock) - 0:20
12. "Drifters" (Weller, Cradock, Dine) - 3:07
13. "Paperchase" (Weller, Dine) - 5:01
14. "Be Happy Children" (Weller, Dine) - 2:45

Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition)

1. "Starlite" (Weller, Dine) - 3:41
2. "Devotion" (Weller) - 4:01

Personnel

• Paul Weller - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, Piano, Mellotron, Hammond, Farfisa, Moogs, Percussion, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Graham Coxon - Electric Guitars
• Steve Cradock - Electric Guitars, Drums, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Andy Crofts - Electric Guitars, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Celeste, Vibes, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Farfisa, Backing Vocals, String Arrangements
• Simon Dine - Electric Guitars, Loops, FX, Electronic Strings
• Noel Gallagher - Electric Guitars, Bass, Acoustic Guitars
• Ben Gordelier - Drums
• Aziz Ibrahim - Acoustic Guitars
• Jan "Stan" Kybert - Programming
• Andy Lewis - Bass, Celeste, Vibes, Glockenspiel
• Marco Nelson - Bass
• David Nock - Drums
• Roger "Trotwood" Nowell - Bass
• Sean O'Hagan - String Arrangements
• Steve Pilgrim - Drums, Backing Vocals
• Charles Rees - Drums, Percussion
• Hannah Weller - Backing Vocals
• Leah Weller - Backing Vocals
• Mac Weller - Backing Vocals

Technical

• Charles Rees, Jamie Johnson - engineer, recording
• Alex Hutchinson, Paul Weller - design
• Julian Broad - photography

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

• Sonik Kicks at Amazon
• Sonik Kicks at Discogs.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sonik Kicks. Pitchfork.
2. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a373060/paul-weller-narrowly-beats-david-guetta-to-score-album-no1.html Paul Weller narrowly beats David Guetta to score album No.1 - Music News - Digital Spy
3. Web site: End of Year 2012. UKChartsPlus. 28 November 2021.