James Blunt

Millions of people enjoy the music of James Blunt, and English artist who has been in the limelight since 2005. His most famous song is “You’re Beautiful,” which was released in the fall of 2005. The song was a huge success and was a top ten hit in three radio categories, including Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40. It was also a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit in 2006.

“You’re Beautiful” is typical of the style of music James Blunt writes, plays and sings. It is a combination of pop, acoustic rock and folk music. James Blunt plays the piano and organ, the guitar and unusual instruments in addition to singing.

The James Blunt hit “You’re Beautiful” was featured on his hit album Back to Bedlam. Back to Bedlam was so popular in the United Kingdom, it became a UK Albums Chart number one album. It was the best selling album worldwide in 2006. Back to Bedlam sold eleven million copies in total, with 2.6 million sales in the United States. Back to Bedlam was gold and silver certificated in more than two dozen nations.

The second studio album released by James Blunt was All the Lost Souls. All the Lost Souls was written throughout 2006 and 2007 and released in 2007. It was produced by Tom Rothrock and features his touring band. The song “1973” is the James Blunt single many fans recognize from this album.

“1973” became a number one hit for James Blunt in seven countries around the world, and was a top ten hit in 29 nations. A second single from All the Lost Souls entitled Same Mistake was released in December of 2007, but it has met with very limited success.

In addition to writing and recording music, James Blunt toured extensively in 2005 and 2006.