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REAL
NAME:
James Blount
BIRTHDAY: February 22, 1974
BIGGEST
SINGLE:
"You're Beautiful" (2006)
BIGGEST
LP: Back
To Bedlam
(2005)
GRAMMY
AWARDS:
0
![James Blunt](pix/jamesblunt_01.jpg)
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.
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![James Blunt - "Wisemen" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds04.jpg)
Blunt released his debut LP Back
To Bedlam
in the UK.
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Blunt topped the UK LP charts with Back
To Bedlam
and the UK singles charts with "You're Beautiful."
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
![James Blunt - 'Back To Bedlam'](pix/jamesblunt_lp01.jpg)
James contributed the track "I Want You" to
the Listen
To Bob Dylan: A Tribute Album compilation.
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Blunt released his debut Back
To Bedlam
in the US.
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Blunt won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act.
![December](../graphics/december.gif)
![James Blunt - "Goodbye My Lover" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds03.jpg)
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.
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Back
To Bedlam
was certified gold.
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![James Blunt - "You're Beautiful" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds01.jpg)
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."
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![James Blunt - "High" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds02.jpg)
Blunt hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 with "You're Beautiful."
Back
To Bedlam
was certified 2x platinum.
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Blunt hit the Top 40 with "High."
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
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.
![December](../graphics/december.gif)
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").
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![February](../graphics/february.gif)
![James Blunt - "1973" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds05.jpg)
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.
![James Blunt - "Same Mistake" (Single)](pix/jamesblunt_cds06.jpg)
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.
![James Blunt - 'All The Lost Souls'](pix/jamesblunt_lp02.jpg)
Blunt's next LP All
The Lost Souls was released.
Blunt topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with All
The Lost Souls.
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All
The Lost Souls was certified gold.
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![James Blunt - 'Some Kind Of Trouble'](pix/jamesblunt_lp03.jpg)
The single "You're Beautiful" was certified 2x
platinum.
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![January](../graphics/january.gif)
![James Blunt - 'Moon Landing'](pix/jamesblunt_lp04.jpg)
Blunt released Some
Kind Of Trouble.
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![James Blunt - 'Back To Bedlam'](pix/jamesblunt_lp01.jpg)
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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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![James Blunt - 'All The Lost Souls'](pix/jamesblunt_lp02.jpg)
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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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![James Blunt - 'Some Kind Of Trouble'](pix/jamesblunt_lp03.jpg)
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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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![James Blunt - 'Moon Landing'](pix/jamesblunt_lp04.jpg)
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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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![James Blunt - 'The Afterlove'](pix/jamesblunt_lp05.jpg) |
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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![James Blunt - 'Once Upon A Mind'](pix/jamesblunt_lp06.jpg)
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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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![James Blunt - 'The Stars Beneath My Feet 2004 - 2021'](pix/jamesblunt_lp07.jpg)
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vinyl |
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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![James Blunt - 'Who We Used To Be'](pix/jamesblunt_lp08.jpg) |
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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