James Morrison

Thursday 29th June 2006

‘Above all his is a voice with its own thumbprint. Hear it once and you’ll forever recognise it.’ Jerry Wexler on James Morrison

DEBUT SINGLE
‘You Give Me Something’
(Currently #1 in the TV airplay chart + #11 in the radio airplay chart)

OUT JULY 17th

‘Demands attention’ The Guardian live review ****

‘Approach with wonder’ Q Magazine album review ****

‘UK music’s most expressive new voice’ The Big Issue

There’s something special about James Morrison…He looks like a youthful Joe Cocker, and has a voice that starts arguments over whether he sounds more like Al Green or Otis Redding. The young fella from Rugby’s been alive for just 21 years but his voice sounds like it’s been around for generations. His first single ‘You Give Me Something’ will be released on July 17th followed by his debut album ‘Undiscovered’ two weeks later on July 31st.

‘You Give Me Something’ is a spellbinding, bittersweet, bluesy-soul song about concealing true emotions in the early stages of a relationship, played mellowingly through an acoustic guitar and sung with a power and character of someone twice his age.

James was invited onto Later with Jools to perform his single almost two months upfront of release. ‘You Give Me Something’ is now #1 in the TV airplay chart, #11 in the radio airplay chart and the album is sitting comfortably at #5 in the Amazon pre-release chart 5 weeks in advance.

Those who saw him at the sold out Luminaire show on June 19th will have an idea about why people come away from his live shows in awe. He cut his teeth the old fashioned way, playing inner city dives and working men’s clubs, and now takes a step up on the venue front with the following UK dates confirmed with more to follow:

Click here to buy 'James Morrison - Undiscovered'

James Morrison

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