Introducing The Style Council was the debut, studio compilation LP by the band The Style Council

The Style Council

The Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...

, released in 1983. The compilation album was released only in Australia, New Zealand, North America, the Netherlands and Japan - though the European release was heavily 'imported to' the United Kingdom. The album is a compilation of tracks from the band's first three UK single releases. The club mix version of "Long Hot Summer" is exclusive to this particular compilation album. The band's first and official debut album, Café Bleu

Café Bleu

Café Bleu is the official debut album released by the band The Style Council in March 1984, reaching number 2 in the UK charts. It followed the compilation Introducing The Style Council, which was released only in the Netherlands, Canada and Japan....

, was released the following year.

Track listing

• All Songs written by Paul Weller
  Paul Weller
  Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
  
  , except where noted.

1. "Long Hot Summer" - 7:04
2. "Headstart for Happiness" - 2:52
3. "Speak Like a Child
   Speak Like a Child
   "Speak Like a Child" was the debut single from The Style Council and was included on the album, Introducing The Style Council in 1983 . Backed with "Party Chambers", it became a big hit, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. Paul Weller and Mick Talbot were already well-known from their previous...
   
   " - 3:20
4. "Long Hot Summer" (Club mix) - 6:57
5. "The Paris Match" - 3:50
6. "Mick's Up" (Mick Talbot
   Mick Talbot
   Michael 'Mick' Talbot is a British keyboardist. He played with the late 1970s mod revivalists The Merton Parkas; Dexys Midnight Runners; The Bureau, and later with Paul Weller in The Style Council....
   
   ) - 3:13
7. "Money-Go-Round, pts. 1 & 2" - 7:45

Personnel

• Paul Weller - Vocals
• Mick Talbot
  Mick Talbot
  Michael 'Mick' Talbot is a British keyboardist. He played with the late 1970s mod revivalists The Merton Parkas; Dexys Midnight Runners; The Bureau, and later with Paul Weller in The Style Council....
  
   - Keyboard
• Steve White - Drums
• Tracie Young
  Tracie Young
  Tracie Young was a pop singer in the 1980s. She achieved success after becoming a protégée of Paul Weller.-Career:...
  
  - Backing vocals

External links

• "Introducing The Style Council" at discogs