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Popped in Souled Out
Popped in Souled Out
Studio album by Wet Wet Wet
Released	21 September 1987
Recorded	January 1986 – 1987
Genre	Soft rock; sophisti-pop; blue-eyed soul;
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Wet Wet Wet; Axel Kröll; JWWWL; Michael Baker; Wilf Smarties;
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Singles from Popped in Souled Out
	"Wishing I Was Lucky"; Released: 16 March 1987; "Sweet Little Mystery"; Released: 13 July 1987; "Angel Eyes"; Released: 23 November 1987; "Temptation"; Released: 7 March 1988;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Number One	^[6] ^[7]
Record Mirror	^[8]

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.^[9]

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

Track listing

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
14.	"I Remember" (Long version)	7:20
15.	"Home and Away" (Original version)	4:20

*Popped In Souled Out* — 30th Anniversary edition
No.	Title	Length
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

Vocals by Wet Wet Wet and Graeme Duffin.

Marti Pellow – Vocals
Graeme Clark – Bass
Neil Mitchell – Synthesizers
Tommy Cunningham – Drums
Graeme Duffin – Guitar

Charts

Chart performance for *Popped In Souled Out*
Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	13
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	1
US Billboard 200^[16]	123

Certifications

Certifications for *Popped In Souled Out*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[17]	Gold	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[18]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	5× Platinum	1,500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Wet Wet Wet: "We're all coming up to 50 now and no-one's died!"". Cambridge News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
^ "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wet Wet Wet". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
^ Mawer, Sharon. "Wet Wet Wet – Popped in Souled Out". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ Allmusic review
^ Giles, David (3 October 1987). "Review: Wet Wet Wet — Popped in Souled Out (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 224. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 51. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via Flickr.
^ "Review: Wet Wet Wet — Popped in Souled Out (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 287. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. 14 December 1988. p. 36. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via Flickr.
^ Levy, Eleanor (26 September 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Official Charts Company : ALL THE No.1 ALBUMS
^ "Wet Wet Wet ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 14 June 2024". Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Billboard 200: Week of July 30, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Popped In Souled Out in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[1] "Wet Wet Wet: "We're all coming up to 50 now and no-one's died!"". Cambridge News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

[2] "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

[3] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wet Wet Wet". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

[4] Mawer, Sharon. "Wet Wet Wet – Popped in Souled Out". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[5] Allmusic review

[Giles-6] Giles, David (3 October 1987). "Review: Wet Wet Wet — Popped in Souled Out (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 224. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 51. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via Flickr.

[NumberOneReview-7] "Review: Wet Wet Wet — Popped in Souled Out (Phonogram)". Number One. No. 287. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. 14 December 1988. p. 36. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via Flickr.

[8] Levy, Eleanor (26 September 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804.

[9] Official Charts Company : ALL THE No.1 ALBUMS

[10] "Wet Wet Wet ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 14 June 2024". Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

[ac_Netherlands_Wet_Wet_Wet-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[ac_Germany4_Wet_Wet_Wet-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Wet_Wet_Wet-13] "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Wet_Wet_Wet-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[16] "Billboard 200: Week of July 30, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[NetherlandsWet_Wet_WetPopped_In_Souled_OutalbumCertRef-17] "Dutch album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Popped In Souled Out in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[New_ZealandWet_Wet_WetPopped_In_Souled_OutalbumCertRef-18] "New Zealand album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[United_KingdomWet_Wet_WetPopped_In_Souled_OutalbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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Popped In Souled Out

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

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