Popped In Souled Out

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Popped in Souled Out
Studio album by
Wet Wet Wet
Released21 September 1987[1]
RecordedJanuary 1986 – 1987
Genre
LabelMercury Records
Producer
  • Wet Wet Wet
  • Axel Kröll
  • JWWWL
  • Michael Baker
  • Wilf Smarties
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Popped in Souled Out
(1987) 		The Memphis Sessions
(1988)
Singles from Popped in Souled Out
  1. "Wishing I Was Lucky"
    Released: 16 March 1987
  2. "Sweet Little Mystery"
    Released: 13 July 1987
  3. "Angel Eyes"
    Released: 23 November 1987
  4. "Temptation"
    Released: 7 March 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Popped in Souled Out is the debut studio album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet. It was released on 21 September 1987. Its offspring singles were "Wishing I Was Lucky", "Sweet Little Mystery", "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" and "Temptation". Upon release, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off top spot by Michael Jackson's Bad. It reached number one on 16 January 1988. A 5-CD 30th Anniversary Edition was released on 22 September 2017.[10]

The vinyl issue of the album only contained the first 9 tracks.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" by James Taylor & "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow & Difford.

No.TitleLength
1."Wishing I Was Lucky"3:52
2."East of the River"3:24
3."I Remember"4:44
4."Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"5:13
5."Sweet Little Mystery"3:43
6."I Don't Believe (Sonny's Letter)"4:39
7."Temptation"4:59
8."I Can Give You Everything"4:05
9."The Moment You Left Me"5:02
10."Words of Wisdom"3:50
11."Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"3:43
12."World in Another"3:05
13."Wishing I Was Lucky" (Recorded live on The Wendy May Show – Capital Radio)3:49
Popped In Souled Out — Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
14."I Remember" (Long version)7:20
15."Home and Away" (Original version)4:20
Popped In Souled Out — 30th Anniversary edition
No.TitleLength
14."Sweet Little Mystery" (Recorded live on The Wendy May Show – Capital Radio)3:52
15."HTHDTGT" (Recorded live on The Wendy May Show – Capital Radio)3:13
16."Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (single version)4:30
17."Temptation" (single version)3:59
18."Sweet Little Mystery" (single version)3:45

Credits and personnel

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Vocals by Wet Wet Wet and Graeme Duffin.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Popped In Souled Out
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[19] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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