The veteran artist revisits songs "I've carried with me for years,” he says. “They’ve taken on new shapes over time. And now felt like the moment to share them.”
Find El Dorado marks a new chapter in Weller's career as a return to Warner Records/Parlophone Records, the label behind his critically acclaimed run of albums from 2015 to 2019 which include Saturns Pattern, A Kind Revolution, True Meanings, JAWBONE - Music From The Film and Other Aspects - Live At The Royal Festival Hall.
Less a covers album and more a map of his emotional and musical DNA, these are songs that shaped his inner world—and now, through a mix of intimate arrangements and collaborations with Robert Plant, Noel Gallagher, and others, he’s passing them on.
Two songs from the album are released as digital singles: Track 1 is “Lawdy Rolla,” which was originally by an obscure French studio band called The Guerrillas, who featured African jazz star Manu Dibango in their ranks. A video for “Lawdy Rolla” will be released soon; listen to the track and watch the visualizer HERE.
The second track, and arguably one of the most familiar on the album, is Brian Protheroe’s 1974 hit “Pinball,” reimagined here with a saxophone contribution from Weller band member Jacko Peake.
Find El Dorado will be available in the following formats: Double black 180g vinyl LP. D2C exclusive Coke Bottle Green double vinyl LP. Amazon exclusive double black vinyl with alternative artwork. CD and digital album available from all DSP’s.
Weller band guitarist Steve Cradock produced, arranged and co-engineered the album.
Weller band guitarist Steve Cradock produced, arranged and co-engineered the album.
Track list and the artists that originally recorded them:
1. Handouts in the Rain (Richie Havens)
2. Small Town Talk (Bobby Charles)
3. El Dorado (Eamon Friel)
4. White Line Fever (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
5. One Last Cold Kiss (Christy Moore)
6. When you are a King (White Plains)
7. Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
8. Where there’s Smoke, There’s Fire (Willie Griffin)
9. I Started a Joke (Bee Gees)
10. Never the Same (Lal and Mike Waterson)
11. Lawdy Rolla (The Guerrillas)
12. Nobody’s Fool (The Kinks)
13. Journey (Duncan Browne)
14. Daltry Street (Jake Fletcher / PP Arnold)
15. Clive’s Song (Hamish Imlach)
3. El Dorado (Eamon Friel)
4. White Line Fever (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
5. One Last Cold Kiss (Christy Moore)
6. When you are a King (White Plains)
7. Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
8. Where there’s Smoke, There’s Fire (Willie Griffin)
9. I Started a Joke (Bee Gees)
10. Never the Same (Lal and Mike Waterson)
11. Lawdy Rolla (The Guerrillas)
12. Nobody’s Fool (The Kinks)
13. Journey (Duncan Browne)
14. Daltry Street (Jake Fletcher / PP Arnold)
15. Clive’s Song (Hamish Imlach)
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