A Paean to Wilson

A Paean to Wilson is the 26th studio album by English band The Durutti Column. It was released in January 2010, through Kooky Records.^[1] Its title refers to Tony Wilson, the co-founder and owner of Factory Records, who was a personal friend of Vini Reilly, and had passed away three years prior to its release.^[2][3] Reilly had been at the hospital the day Wilson died.^[4] The second CD (Heaven Sent), had previously been released on F4 Records, another of Wilson's record labels, in March 2004.^[5]

A Paean to Wilson
Studio album by The Durutti Column
Released	25 January 2010 (2010-01-25)
Recorded	2010
Studio	Inch Studio Manchester
Genre	Ambient indie rock neoclassical
Length	100:50
Label	Kooky Records
Producer	Bruce Mitchell
The Durutti Column chronology
Love in the Time of Recession (2019) A Paean to Wilson (2010) Chronicle (2011)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	8/10[7]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[8]
Record Collector	[9]

The album was positively received, and noted as a return to form, and as the band's best album in 20 years.^[1] It was noted that Reilly's choice not to sing in any of the songs may have been a deliberate choice to honour Wilson, who had long urged Reilly to not include his vocals and allow his guitar to sing for him.^[10][11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vini Reilly, Keir Stewart, and Bruce Mitchell.

A Paean to Wilson (CD1)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Or Are You Just A Technician"	0:57
2.	"Chant"	10:34
3.	"Quatro"	3:21
4.	"Requiem"	8:07
5.	"Stuki"	7:11
6.	"Along Came Poppy"	4:20
7.	"Brother"	8:36
8.	"Duet With Piano"	3:17
9.	"Darkness Here"	2:29
10.	"Catos Revisited"	8:24
11.	"The Truth"	4:12
12.	"How Unbelievable"	11:40

Heaven Sent (It was called digital. It was Heaven sent) (CD2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bruce"	4:55
2.	"Mike"	4:19
3.	"Keir"	4:31
4.	"Alan"	5:05
5.	"Neil"	5:01
6.	"Anthony"	3:51
Total length:		100:50 (total)