Musicians •
Paul Weller – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1–4, 6, 7, 9–12, 23–28), background vocals (1–12, 23, 25, 27), drums (1, 28), electric guitar (1, 3–5, 8–10, 27, 28), percussion (1, 4, 6–8, 10, 23, 25), piano (1–4, 6–8, 10–12, 23, 26, 28),
Mellotron (2, 5, 8, 23, 25, 27, 28), bass (3, 8, 10, 27),
Hammond organ (3, 6–8, 10, 11), clapping (6, 10),
Rhodes (10, 28), harp (11, 27), guitar (13–22),
Wurlitzer electric piano (27, 28), synthesizer (28) • Charles Rees – drum
programming (1), synthesizer (1, 3, 28),
Moog bass (5), synth bass (5), Hammond organ (25), Mellotron (25, 28); percussion, sound effects (28) •
Steve Cradock – electric guitar (1, 7–9, 11, 23, 25, 28); harp, percussion,
timpani,
tubular bells (4, 10, 12); acoustic guitar (6, 25, 26), bass (10, 12), string arrangement (12), guitar (13–22),
lap steel guitar (23),
slide guitar (25) •
Andy Crofts – background vocals (2, 4, 6–12, 25), bass (2, 6–11, 13–15, 25), electric guitar, keyboards,
melodica, timpani (4); clapping (6), synthesizer (9),
acoustic bass guitar (11); guitar, organ,
zither (23) •
Paul Speare –
baritone saxophone (2, 10, 12, 28) • Ben Gordelier – drums (2–5, 7–12, 23, 25, 27, 28), percussion (3–5, 7, 8, 10–12, 23, 25, 28), clapping (10) • Steve Trigg – horn arrangement (2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 28), trumpet (2, 5, 10, 12, 28) • Anthony Gaylard –
tenor saxophone (2, 10, 12, 28) • Dave Boraston – trumpet (2, 5, 10, 12, 28) • Lia Metcalfe – vocals (2) • Tom Heel – background vocals (3, 4, 7, 8, 10–23, 25, 27), Moog bass (3) • Jan Kybert – Hammond organ (3), programming (3, 8), synthesizer (3, 28), percussion (6); Mellotron, sound effects (28) • Leah Weller – background vocals (4) • Tom Doyle – drum programming, keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano (5) • Anthony Brown – electric guitar (5) •
Paraorchestra – orchestra (5, 8, 12) • Paul Wright –
sarangi (5) •
Hannah Peel – conducting and string arrangements (5, 6, 8, 12, 23, 24, 28) • White Label – string arrangement (5) •
Steve Pilgrim – background vocals (6, 7, 10–12), drums (6, 13–22, 28); clapping,
conga (10); acoustic guitar (11, 28); electric guitar, piano (11) • Katy Cox – cello (6, 24, 28) • Stella Page – viola (6, 24, 28) • Antonia Pagulatos – violin (6, 24, 28) • Kotono Sato – violin (6, 24, 28) •
Andy Fairweather Low – vocals, background vocals (7) • Jacko Peake –
flute (7, 12–15);
soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (7) • Steve Brookes – slide guitar (9) • Phil Veacock – saxophone (11)
Technical •
Matt Colton –
mastering • Jan Kybert –
mixing (1–12, 23–28) • Charles Rees – mixing (13–22),
engineering (1–22),
editing (1–12, 23–28) • Fiona Cruickshank – engineering (5, 8, 12) ==Charts==