October 20, 201312 yr 4 (from 6) James Blunt - Bonfire Heart [D] http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/f9/ec/a9/f9eca965-f20f-c1dc-671f-e6795c7d2cf8/825646410187.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 6-4 [2 wks] Release date: 06-10-2013 Format: download only single Label: Warner Music Sales: 40k+ Video here: g1j1qwQQ8-Q download track listing 1 Bonfire Heart 2 Miss America (Acoustic Version from Angel Studios) 3 Next Time I'm Seventeen 4 Heroes Biography A former British Army officer, singer/songwriter James Blunt was a thoughtful performer with a knack for crafting melodic contemporary soft rock tunes. Born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England in 1974 to a family with a long military history, Blunt entered the Army after graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Ultimately achieving the rank of captain, Blunt served with the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo and finished out his time in the military as a member of the Life Guard Regiment in the British Household Cavalry. Having long been interested in music, Blunt wasted no time in pursuing a pop career after leaving the Army. A subsequent performance at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, brought Blunt to the attention of 4 Non Blondes singer/producer Linda Perry, who signed Blunt to her Custard Records label. Released in 2005, Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam, and its hit single, You're Beautiful, were hugely successful — the single hit number one in over a dozen countries, and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Blunt toured for much of 2005 and 2006, then released the two-disc "odds and sods" live/documentary album Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions in 2006. He had been writing songs while on the road, and brought Back to Bedlam producer Tom Rothrock in again to record. (The songs featured writing collaborations with Mark Batson, Jimmy Hogarth. Steve McEwan, and Max Martin, while the recordings featured Blunt's live backing band.) His sophomore effort, All the Lost Souls — featuring the leadoff single "1973" — finally dropped in September 2007. Disillusioned by success and what he felt as a perceived loss of artistic credibility, Blunt took a break from music before coming back in 2010 with his third full-length effort Some Kind of Trouble, a more optimistic, spontaneous album influenced by '70s U.S. pop/rock, which sold well despite not being critically well-received. In 2012 he returned to the studio with Tom Rothrock to track his fourth album Moon Landing. Featuring "Miss America," Blunt's tribute to the late Whitney Houston, and the country-folk-influenced single Bonfire Heart, the record was scheduled for release in October 2013. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2005 44 Wisemen -1- 2005 01 You're Beautiful -2- 2005 16 High {re-issue} -3- 2005 09 Goodbye My Lover -4- 2006 23 Wisemen {2006 re-issue} 2007 04 1973 -1- 2007 57 Same Mistake -2- 2008 20 Carry You Home -3- 2010 26 Stay The Night -1- 2013 04 Bonfire Heart -1-
October 20, 201312 yr So that song seemed to last forever... I don't mind long songs but when theyre as uninteresting and as boring as that, I'd rather listen to 'Diva' by Beyonce 3 times.
October 20, 201312 yr From Eminem to James Blunt. Now that's variety for you :P To be fair, this James Blunt track isn't that bad.
October 20, 201312 yr Get that longevity James Blunt. This is a surprisingly good song by his standards.
October 20, 201312 yr This is now his joint 2nd-highest peak? :o I'm pleased but also terribly confused!
October 20, 201312 yr I always say this when James Blunt is mentioned, but I always wished that 'No Bravery' became a hit. Such an amazing, well-written song that deserved exposure.
October 20, 201312 yr Get that longevity James Blunt. This is a surprisingly good song by his standards. James Blunt has standards?
October 20, 201312 yr So that song seemed to last forever... I don't mind long songs but when theyre as uninteresting and as boring as that, I'd rather listen to 'Diva' by Beyonce 3 times. Hahaha, well said !! Glad I'm not the only one who can't stand Rap God.
October 20, 201312 yr Album chart new entries (6-40) 10 (new entry) The Saturdays - "Living For The Weekend" http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/ec/1d/5f/ec1d5f4f-42a8-a010-0cb2-b9770531af9d/13UAAIM79329.170x170-75.jpg Chart run: 10- (1 week) Top 100 hit singles from this album: 01 What About Us (feat. Sean Paul) 05 Disco Love 07 30 Days 14 Gentleman Chart history: 2008 09 Chasing Lights 2009 09 Wordshaker 2010 03 Headlines 2011 23 On Your Radar 2013 10 Living For The Weekend Such a shame their best album is the lowest peaker! :cry:
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