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Introducing The Style Council by The Style Council
Introducing The Style Council is an album by The Style Council, released in 1983. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Long Hot Summer”, on 7 lists with a best position of #51.
Introducing The Style Council was a first look at Paul Weller's new band for fans abroad, a 1983 mini-LP gathering tracks from the group's first three UK singles plus a club mix of "Long Hot Summer". Oddly, Britain never got it: it came out in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, Japan and the Netherlands, and the Dutch pressing was snapped up on import back home.
Weller had only just walked away from the Jam, and with keyboardist Mick Talbot he was chasing something smoother and more cosmopolitan, pop and soul with a sharp suit on. "Speak Like a Child" bounces with bright-eyed energy, and "Long Hot Summer" slows things to a sultry, languid shimmer. It was a calling card more than a statement; the proper full-length album, Café Bleu, followed the next year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Introducing The Style Council on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Hot Summer | 7 | #51 | – | 1983–2023 | |
| 2 | Speak Like a Child | 3 | #414 | – | 2003–2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.