Fat Pop (Volume 1)

Fat Pop (Volume 1) is the sixteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller. It was released on 14 May 2021 through Polydor Records and Solid Bond, in both a standard and deluxe edition.[12] It was supported by the single "Shades of Blue".[13]

Fat Pop (Volume 1)
Studio album by
Paul Weller
Released14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)
Recorded2020
StudioBlack Barn Studios, Surrey
Length38:40
Label
Paul Weller chronology
On Sunset
(2020)		 Fat Pop (Volume 1)
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Financial Times[5]
The Guardian[6]
i[7]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME[10]
RTÉ[11]

Critical reception

On Metacritic, the album has a score of 82 out of 100 from 10 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Commercial performance

Fat Pop (Volume 1) debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 21 May 2021 with over 26,000 chart sales, becoming Weller's sixth UK number-one album.[14]

Track listing
Fat Pop (Volume 1) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cosmic Fringes"2:20
2."True" (featuring Lia Metcalfe)2:07
3."Fat Pop"3:19
4."Shades of Blue"3:06
5."Glad Times"4:03
6."Cobweb / Connections"2:56
7."Testify"2:53
8."That Pleasure"3:32
9."Failed"2:43
10."Moving Canvas"2:54
11."In Better Times"4:47
12."Still Glides the Stream"4:07
Total length:38:40
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Round the Floor" 
2."Serafina" 
3."Crowboy" 
4."Into the Sea" 
5."Pure Sound" 
6."Fat Mix" 

Charts
Chart performance for Fat Pop (Volume 1)
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 8
Irish Albums (OCC)[20] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 74
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 1
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 1

References
  1. "Fat Pop, Vol.1 by Paul WellerF Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fat Pop, Vol.1 – Paul Weller | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. Horowitz, Hal (13 May 2021). "Review: Paul Weller's 'Fat Pop (Volume 1)' Is Another Hefty Entry In His Already Bulging Catalog". American Songwriter. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. Murray, Robin (10 May 2021). "Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1) | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (14 May 2021). "Paul Weller: Fat Pop (Volume 1) — lockdown songs without the ennui". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. Mongredien, Phil (17 May 2021). "Paul Weller: Fat Pop (Volume 1) review – more earnest than exciting". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. Solomon, Kate (13 May 2021). "Paul Weller, Fat Pop (Volume 1), review: packed with ideas and energy, this will surprise and delight". i. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. Macadie, Kieran (13 May 2021). "Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I) | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. Murphy, John (13 May 2021). "Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1) | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. Clarke, Patrick (10 May 2021). "Paul Weller – 'Fat Pop (Volume 1)' review: the Modfather's purple patch continues". NME. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. Corr, Alan (14 May 2021). "Paul Weller: Whoop! He did it again . . ". RTÉ. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. "Paul Weller / Fat Pop (Volume 1) – SuperDeluxeEdition". Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. Lanham, Tom (14 May 2021). "Paul Weller Ages Gracefully, If at All, on Fat Pop". Paste. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. Griffiths, George (21 May 2021). "Paul Weller scores sixth Number 1 on Official Albums Chart: "I never take it for granted"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – Paul Weller – Fat Pop" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  17. "Ultratop.be – Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  21. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 14.5.2021 al 20.5.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  22. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-05-24" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  24. "Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 20" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  25. "Swisscharts.com – Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume I)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  26. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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