 
REAL
NAME:
James Blount
BIRTHDAY: February 22, 1974
BIGGEST
SINGLE:
"You're Beautiful" (2006)
BIGGEST
LP: Back
To Bedlam
(2005)
GRAMMY
AWARDS:
0
Before breaking out into music, James Blunt studied
aerospace manufacturing, engineering and sociology at
Bristol University and spent time in the Army in
Kosovo for 4 years. He eventually landed in LA in
2003 to give music a shot and working with producer
Linda Perry to work on his debut LP.
Blunt released his debut LP Back
To Bedlam
in the UK.
Blunt topped the UK LP charts with Back
To Bedlam
and the UK singles charts with "You're Beautiful."
James contributed the track "I Want You" to
the Listen
To Bob Dylan: A Tribute Album compilation.
Blunt released his debut Back
To Bedlam
in the US.
Blunt won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act.
Blunt hit the Top 40 with "You're Beautiful."
Blunt performed on Saturday Night Live.
Back
To Bedlam
became the #1 LP of the year in the UK.
Back
To Bedlam
was certified gold.
Blunt hit the Top 10 with "You're Beautiful."
Back
To Bedlam
was certified platinum.
The single "You're Beautiful" was certified 2x
platinum.
Blunt won 2 Brit Awards for Best Pop Act and Best
British Male Solo Artist.
February 4: Blunt topped the Billboard
Digital Albums chart for 1 week with Back
To Bedlam.
February 18: Blunt topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 4 weeks and Digital Tracks
chart for 4 weeks with "You're Beautiful."
Back
To Bedlam
topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart,
Top Rock Albums chart, and Top Digital Albums chart.
March 4: Blunt topped the Billboard
Pop 100 chart with 2 weeks and Adult Top 40 chart for
5 weeks with "You're Beautiful."
March 11: Blunt topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 1 week with "You're Beautiful."
March 18: Blunt topped the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart for 7 weeks with "You're Beautiful."
Blunt hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 with "You're Beautiful."
Back
To Bedlam
was certified 2x platinum.
Blunt hit the Top 40 with "High."
The video for "You're Beautiful" won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best
Male Video and
Best Cinematography, and was nominated for Best New Artist.
Back
To Bedlam
was the 6th biggest-selling LP in the US for the year
with sales during the year topping 2.1 million.
Blunt topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot Adult
Contemporary Track ("You're Beautiful").
Blunt was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards incuding Record of the Year, Song
of the Year (with Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek)
(awarded to the songwriter), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("You're Beautiful"), Best Pop Vocal Album (Back
To Bedlam),
and Best New Artist. Blunt performed at the
ceremony.
On July 7th, Blunt performed at the Live Earth concert in the UK. The
7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought
together over 100 artists to perform and raise the
world's awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and the
world.
Blunt's next LP All
The Lost Souls was released.
Blunt topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with All
The Lost Souls.
All
The Lost Souls was certified gold.
The single "You're Beautiful" was certified 2x
platinum.
Blunt released Some
Kind Of Trouble.
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Back
To Bedlam
Released: October 4, 2005
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
B
Tracks: "High" - "You're Beautiful" -
"Wisemen" - "Goodbye My
Lover" - "Tears And Rain" -
"Out Of My Mind" - "So Long
Jimmy" - "Billy" -
"Cry" - "No Bravery"
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All
The Lost Souls
Released:
September 18, 2007
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 7
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "1973" -
"One Of The Brightest Stars" -
"I'll Take Everything" - "Same
Mistake" - "Carry You Home" -
"Give Me Some Love" - "I
Really Want You" - "Shine On"
- "Annie" - "I Can't Hear The
Music"
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Some
Kind Of Trouble
Released:
January, 2011
Billboard peak: # 11
Tracks: "Stay The
Night" - "Dangerous" -
"Best Laid Plans" - "So Far
Gone" - "No Tears" -
"Superstar" - "These Are The
Words" - "Calling Out Your
Name" - "Heart Of Gold" -
"I'll Be Your Man" - "If Time
Is All I Have" - "Empty Track"
- "Turn Me On"
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Moon
Landing
Released:
November 5, 2013
Tracks: "Face The
Sun" - "Satellites" -
"Bonfire Heart" - "Heart To
Heart" - "Miss America" -
"The Only One" - "Sun On
Sunday" - "Bones" -
"Always Hate Me" -
"Postcards" - "Blue On
Blue" - "Miss America"
(acoustic)
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The
Afterlove
Released:
March 24, 2017
Tracks: "Love Me
Better" - "Bartender" -
"Lose My Number" - "Don't Give
Me Those Eyes" - "Someone Singing
Along" - "California" -
"Make Me Better" - "Time Of
Our Lives" - "Heartbeat"
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Once
Upon A Mind
Released:
October 25, 2019
Tracks: "The Truth"
- "Cold" - "Champions" -
"Monsters" - "Youngster"
- "5 Miles" - "How It Feels To
Be Alive" - "I Told You" -
"Halfway" - "Stop The
Clock" - "The Greatest"
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The
Stars Beneath My Feet 2004 - 2021
Released:
November 19, 2021
Tracks: "Love Under
Pressure" - "1973" -
"Wisemen" - "Same
Mistake" - "You're Beautiful" -
"Monsters" - "Tears And
Rain" - "Bonfire Heart" -
"I Really Want You" (live) -
"The Truth" - "Heart To
Heart" - "Champions" -
"Postcards" - "No
Bravery" (live) - "Adrenaline"
- "Smoke Signals" -
"Unstoppable" - "Goodbye Me
Lover" - "Coz I Love You"
(live) - "So Long, Jimmy" -
"Carry You Home" - "The
Greatest" - "High" - "Don't
Give Me Those Eyes" - "OK"
(with Robin Schulz) - "Stay The
Night" - "Bartender" -
"Cold" - "Where Is My
Mind?" (live) - "I Care For
Love"
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Who
We Used To Be
Released:
October 27, 2023
Tracks: "Saving A
Life" - "Some Kind Of
Beautiful" - "Beside You" -
"Last Dance" - "All The Love
That I Ever Needed" - "The Girl
That Never Was" - "Cold
Shoulder" - "I Won't Die With
You" - "Dark Thought" -
"Glow"
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