# Fat Pop (Volume 1)

Fat Pop (Volume 1) is the sixteenth solo 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. It was supported by the single "Shades of Blue".

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Financial Times | |
| The Guardian | |
| i | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6/10 |
| musicOMH | |
| NME | |
| RTÉ | |
On Metacritic, the album has a score of 82 out of 100 from 10 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

## 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 solo UK number one album.

## Track listing

Notes
* indicates an additional producer

## Personnel

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

Chart performance for Fat Pop (Volume 1) :
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 51 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 47 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 8 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 74 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 36 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 14 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 69 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 1 |