"-" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. James Blunt - Back to Bedlam (Album 2004) Best Songs Of James Blunt 2020 James Blunt Greatest Hits. He has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.Īlbums Studio albums List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications It debuted and peaked at number two in the UK.
Blunt's fourth studio album Moon Landing, was released in October 2013. He attended Harrow, a large, well-known public school for boys. Blunt's third album, Some Kind of Trouble was released in November 2010 and debuted at number four in the UK. James Blunt was born on Februin Tidworth, Wiltshire, England as James Hillier Blount. The album was less successful than Back to Bedlam, but still managed to top the charts around the world. Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls, was released in September 2007 and contained the singles " 1973", " Same Mistake", " Carry You Home", " I Really Want You" and " Love, Love, Love". Blunts debut album, Back to Bedlam, was released by Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom in October 2004 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2005 and within the top five across most of Europe. It also peaked at number two in Australia and Germany.Ĭhasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions, a live album and DVD package, was released in February 2006. The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, eleven extended plays and twenty eight singles.
The most successful single released from the album, " You're Beautiful", went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart, Dutch Top 40 and the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Back to Bedlam produced the singles " High", " Wisemen" and " Goodbye My Lover". I usually end up making my own mixes on iTunes because listening to one artist gets monotonous its unusual for me to find entire albums that have a. The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide and has been certified 11× Platinum in the UK. James Blunt - It (Letra e msica para ouvir) - I dont believe in what they say / I dont believe in the morals they. It also peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and number two on the Billboard 200 in the United States. James Blunts 2005 album Back to Bedlam is the biggest selling album of all time by a British male solo artist and spent 10 weeks at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. The discography of James Blunt, a British pop rock singer, contains six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, eleven extended plays and twenty eight singles.īlunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam, was released by Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom in October 2004 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2005 and within the top five across most of Europe. Blunt recounts his harrowing experiences as part of the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo on the closer, "No Bravery," and it's a shock to hear all of the romantic lyricism that informed Bedlam up to this point reduced to "Old men kneel and accept their fate/Wives and daughters cut and raped/A generation drenched in hate," but it's damn effective - as is the majority of this fine debut.James Blunt performing at Reading Festival in 2008 It's a pace that would sink some records, but Bedlam's perfectly rendered, under 40-minute run time ensures that the listener doesn't suffer from a melancholy overdose. Opening track "High" sets a determined midtempo pace that rarely wanes - it's like an acoustic version of "Drive" by the Cars with a Coldplay chorus. Predictable but effective four-chord guitar motifs are the chosen vehicle for the ex-Royal Armed Forces soldier, and when they connect ("Wiseman," "Goodbye My Lover," "You Are Beautiful"), it's like a "Dear John" letter from a lover who you know will remain a close but ultimately guarded friend. While his parched and effeminate falsetto recalls Gasoline Alley-era Rod Stewart with a healthy dose of Antony and the Johnsons, it's the late Elliott Smith who casts the largest shadow on Back to Bedlam.
Soulful British crooner James Blunt's wistful debut infuses the listener - in order - with rainy-day hope, the wistful comfort of unattainable love, and finally, world-weary resignation. A thoughtful performer with a distinctive voice and a knack for crafting melodic contemporary soft rock tunes, James Blunt is best known for his international chart-topping single 'Youre Beautiful,' a mournful ode to unrequited love.