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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; 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;

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Popped In Souled Out

1987 studio album by Wet Wet Wet

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]

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

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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

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I Remember" (Long version)	7:20
15.	"Home and Away" (Original version)	4:20

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

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)^[10]	67
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

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.

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Popped In Souled Out

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