| James Morrison |
James
Morrison at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival.
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| Background information |
| Born |
August 13, 1984 (1984-08-13) (age 22) |
| Origin |
 Rugby
, Warwickshire
, England |
| Genre(s) |
Pop rock, adult contemporary, pop, soul, alternative,
soul
rock |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) |
Singing, guitar |
| Years active |
2006–present |
| Label(s) |
Polydor
(worldwide except North America)
Interscope (North America) |
| Website |
JamesMorrisonMusic.com |
James Morrison (born James
Morrison Catchpole on 13 August 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist
born in Rugby, Warwickshire,
England.
In 2006, he debuted with the single "You
Give Me Something" which became a huge hit around Europe, Australia,
and Japan.
His debut album, Undiscovered,
went straight to number one in the UK
and has sold more than two million copies worldwide (as of March 24, 2007).
Morrison performed at the Concert
for Diana on July 1, 2007. He performed the songs "Wonderful
World" and "You Give Me Something" in honour of Princess
Diana.
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Contents
- 1 Early
life
- 2 Music
career
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
- 3.3 B-sides
- 4 References
- 5 External
links
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Early life
At age 13, Morrison began to learn guitar when his uncle Joe
showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he
lived in the village of Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall.
After years of playing other musicians' songs, he eventually started to
compose his own. His favourite artists are: Otis
Redding, Al
Green, Cat Stevens, The
Kinks and Van Morrison.
He puts his distinctive, husky voice down to a severe bout of whooping
cough that nearly killed him when he was a baby.
New rumors say that he is dating a Norwegian/American model , named
Kjersti Sollied, a B-list celebrity.
Music career
Polydor
Productions took the chance and signed him. He became the supporting
artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on
her tour supporting her debut album. James also received massive
support from BBC Radio 2 presenter Dermot
O'Leary.
He got his worldwide success with début single "You
Give Me Something" which reached the #2 spot in Holland and the
#5 spot in the UK.
He released his debut album Undiscovered
on 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 1 million copies around the world (as of December
24, 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, also in the Netherlands it reached that 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 (Weston Park). He
performed "You Give Me Something" at the
2006 Royal Variety Performance
in front of Prince Charles and The Duchess Of Cornwall.
On December 18, 2006 James Morrison's third single, "The Pieces Don't Fit
Anymore" was released. It peaked at #30 in the UK, which made it the
lowest peak of all his singles until "Undiscovered",
which peaked at #63, was released.
James Morrison appeared on Live From Abbey Road following
his live recording session at Abbey Road Studios on January 5th
2007.
His album's U.S. release, which he is currently promoting, was
March
13, 2007. He
made his first appearance on national TV at the Jimmy
Kimmel Live show. He also appeared on NBC Today
show on March
16, 2007,
performing "You Give Me Something" with just guitar and Wurlitzer
piano. The album debuted at #24 in the US with 24,000 copies in its
first week. He still has yet to release a second single in the US.
In 2007, Morrison was nominated for 3 BRIT
Awards and won the Best British Male Solo Artist
category. (Other nominations were for the Best British
Breakthrough Act, Best British Single Shortlist).
His fourth single in the UK was "Undiscovered".
It was released on March 12, 2007, a day before his American album debut.
The song peaked at #63 but it is still in the charts.
On April
4, 2007, he
was awarded the title of an AOL Breaker artist,
a contest that was voted by fans.
His fifth UK single, One Last Chance was
released on July
2, 2007 as a
download only. The video is being shown on The Hits, The Box and Smash Hits
music channels. The video was shot in Canada in April 2007.
Discography
Albums
All released albums and their chart positions in the United
World Chart (UWC), United Kingdom (UK),
Australia (AUS), the Netherlands (NL),
New-Zealand (NZ), Norway (NO),
Denmark (DK), Ireland (IR) and
Germany (GER).
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
Sales |
| UWC |
UK |
US |
AUS |
NL |
NZ |
NO |
DK |
IR |
GER |
| 2006 |
Undiscovered
- First studio album
- Released: 31 July 2006
- Formats: CD
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13
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1 (2)
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24
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17
|
5
|
4
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14
|
6
|
13
|
13
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US Sales: 85,000
UK Sales: 1,100,000+
World Sales: 2,400,000 |
Singles
All released singles and their chart positions in the United
World Chart (UWC), United Kingdom (UK),
Australia (AUS), the Netherlands (NL)
and Norway (NO).
| Year |
Single |
Chart positions |
Sales |
| UWC |
UK |
AUS |
NL |
NZ |
EUR |
| 2006 |
"You Give Me Something"
- Album: Undiscovered
- Released: 17 July 2006
|
16
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5
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7
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2
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1
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21
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1,334,000
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| 2006 |
"Wonderful
World"
- Album: Undiscovered
- Released: 16 October 2006
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8
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8
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17
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39
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| 2006 |
"The Pieces Don't Fit
Anymore"
- Album: Undiscovered
- Released: 18 December 2006
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30
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30
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| 2007 |
"Undiscovered"
- Album: Undiscovered
- Released: March 12, 2007
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63
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| 2007 |
"One Last Chance"
- Album: Undiscovered
- Released: 2nd July, 2007
- Download Only
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B-sides
- From "You Give Me Something"
- "Is Anybody Home"
- "Burns Like Summer Sun"
- From "Wonderful
World"
- From "The Pieces Don't Fit
Anymore"
References
External links
