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James Morrison

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 debuted with his single You Give Me Something which became a hit single around Europe and Japan. And James proves that he isn't a one-day-fly. His debut album Undiscovered went straight to #1 in the UK and has sold more then 500,000 copies world wide (As of November 10 2006.

Early Life

James Morrison was born in 1984 in Rugby, England. At 13 Morrison began to learn guitar when his uncle showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he lived at Porth near Newquay, in Cornwall. After years of playing other musicians' songs, he eventually started to write his own.

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 debut single "You Give Me Something" which reached the #2 spot in Holland and the #5 spot in the UK.

Cover of Undiscovered (2006).

To show the world that he was more he came with his debut album Undiscovered on the July 31, 2006. He got great reviews from different papers.

  1. -There isn't a bad track on it (The Sun),
  2. -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 is set to be the opening act, along with Nylon and Jesse McCartney, on chart topping girl band Joie's forthcoming arena tour. 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).

Discography

Albums

Year Cover Album Chart positions

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Sales
UWC UK AUS NL NZ NO DK IR GER
2006
Undiscovered
#13
#1 (2)
#17
#5
#4
#14
#6
#13
#13
Sales worldwide: 517,000

Singles

Year Cover Single Chart positions
UWC UK AUS NL NO
2006 "You Give Me Something"
#16
#5
#7
#2
#17
2006 "Wonderful World"
TBA
#8
TBA
TBA
TBA

!Note: All chart figures are from relieble sources, don't change them.

Controversy

James Morrison caused controversy with the lyrics in "Wonderful World". Within the Lyrics he made obvious references to Masturbation using the lyrics:

"Sometimes I feel so full that it just comes spilling out, it's uncomfortable to see I give it away so easily"

References

  1. ^ "United World Album Chart". officialukcharts.uk.co url=. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Missing pipe in: |work= (help); Text "http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "UK Official Album chart". Official UK charts. Retrieved 2006-09-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Ducth Megacharts singles/albums". Megacharts.nl. Retrieved 2006-09-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Swedish Album chart". Sr.se. Retrieved 2006-9-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Norway Album Top 40". lista.no. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  6. ^ "Denmark Album Top 40". hit-listen.dk. Retrieved 2006-09-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Irelands Top 100". Irma.ir. Retrieved 2006-09-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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