James Blunt 'Back to Bedlam' album

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1. High

2. You're Beautiful

3. Wisemen

4. Goodbye My Lover

5. Tears and Rain

6. Out of My Mind

7. So Long Jimmy

8. Billy

9. Cry

10. No Bravery

James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

"BACK TO BEDLAM" has proven a sensation in the 28-year-old singer/songwriter's native Great Britain. Released in the U.K. in October 2004, it recently spent a stunning nine weeks at #1 on the nation's album chart (where it bumped Coldplay's "X & Y" from the pole position). In addition, "You're Beautiful" was the undisputed single of the summer, spending five weeks in the top spot. The dual successes marked the first time that a male solo artist has ruled both charts at the same time for four weeks running since Rod Stewart did it thirty years ago.

The building success of "BACK TO BEDLAM" over the past year prompted Music Week to state that "the artist development story of 2005, perhaps, is that of James Blunt." To date, "BACK TO BEDLAM" has earned 6x-platinum certification in the U.K. with sales exceeding 1.8 million.

Blunt and "BACK TO BEDLAM" have already begun drawing acclaim Stateside. Rolling Stone declared Blunt one of their "Ten to Watch," praising him as "a lady-killing U.K. singer-songwriter who's more than a pretty face," while USA Today lauded Blunt's "sturdy sense of craftsmanship" and "open-hearted yearning," noting that "the pretty melodies and graceful but meaty arrangements... should endear him to classic and modern rock fans alike."

Noting Blunt's "deft songwriting," Billboard went on to state, "Though of a decidedly different sensibility, 'BACK TO BEDLAM' is as powerful in its own way as Tracy Chapman's 1988 self-titled debut and Alanis Morissette's 1995 set, 'JAGGED LITTLE PILL.'"

Produced by Tom Rothrock (Beck, Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy), "BACK TO BEDLAM" is a remarkable collection of musical stories, vignettes, and snatched moments, all told in Blunt's passionate and unique voice.

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James Blunt - Back to Bedlam