James Morrison (singer)
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James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole in 1984) is a singer/songwriter from Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He says that his musical influences include Al Green, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens and the Kinks.
In 2006, he débuted with single You Give Me Something, which became a hit single around Europe and Japan. His debut album, Undiscovered, went straight to number one in the UK and has sold more than 500,000 copies world wide (As of November 10 2006).
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[edit] Early Life
James Morrison was born in 1984 in Rugby, England. At age 13, Morrison began to learn guitar when his uncle showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he lived in Porth, near Newquay, in Cornwall. After years of playing other musicians' songs, he eventually started to write his own.
[edit] Music Career
Polydor Productions took the change and signed him. He became the supporting artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on her tour supporting her debut album.
But he got his worldwide success with his début single "You Give Me Something" which reached the #2 spot in Holland and the #5 spot in the UK. He came with his debut album Undiscovered on the July 31, 2006. He got great reviews from different papers.- -There isn't a bad track on it (The Sun),
- -Undiscovered may prove to be the least apposite album title for years (The Times)
It topped the UK album chart in its first week of its release. The album has sold over 500,000 copies around the world (as of November 12, 2006).
The second single released from the album is "Wonderful World," which has already been a top 10 hit in the UK reaching the #8 spot.
He also performed at the 2006 V Festival. He was due to only play one of the smaller tents but, due to the amount of people wanting to get into the tent, he had a ten-minute set on the main stage before Hard-Fi came on (Hylands Park).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Cover | Album | Chart positions
<ref name="United World Charts">United World Album Chart. officialukcharts.uk.co. Retrieved on 2006-09-31.</ref> <ref name="UK Charts">UK Official Album chart. Official UK charts. Retrieved on 2006-09-31.</ref> <ref name="Dutch Album chart">Ducth Megacharts singles/albums. Megacharts.nl. Retrieved on 2006-09-31.</ref> <ref name="Swedish">Swedish Album chart. Sr.se. Retrieved on 2006-9-31.</ref> <ref name="Norway">Norway Album Top 40. lista.no. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.</ref> <ref name="Denmark">Denmark Album Top 40. hit-listen.dk. Retrieved on 2006-09-31.</ref> <ref name="Ireland Chart">Irelands Top 100. Irma.ir. Retrieved on 2006-09-31.</ref> | Sales | ||||||||
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| UWC | UK | AUS | NL | NZ | NO | DK | IR | GER | ||||
| 2006 | Undiscovered | | <center>#1 (2) | <center>#17 | <center>#5 | <center>#4 | <center>#14 | <center>#6 | <center>#13 | <center>#13 | Sales worldwide: 574,000 | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Cover | Single | Chart positions | ||||
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| UWC | UK | AUS | NL | NO | |||
| 2006 | Image:Yougivemesomething.jpg | "You Give Me Something"
| <center>#16 | <center>#5 | <center>#7 | <center>#2 | <center>#17 |
| 2006 | Image:WonderfulWorld.jpg | "Wonderful World"
| <center>TBA | <center>#8 | <center>TBA | <center>TBA | <center>TBA |
| 2006 | "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore"
| <center> | <center> | <center> | <center> | <center> | |
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- James Morrison's Official Website
- James Fan Foto Album with "Undiscovered" album prelistening and competition
- James Morrison's Myspace
- You Give Me Something' Video Clip
- James Morrison interview on I Like Music
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