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Back To Bedlam (Parental Advisory)
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- 2,065,894 plays
- 4,469 favs
- 405 shares
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- James Blunt
- Released 2005
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- So Long, Jimmy
- 04:25
- 98,338 plays
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- Out Of My Mind
- 03:33
- 98,276 plays
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- You're Beautiful
- 03:33
- 702,239 plays
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songs
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High
- 04:04
- 183,066 plays
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You're Beautiful
- 03:33
- 702,239 plays
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Wisemen
- 03:43
- 145,562 plays
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- 4
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Goodbye My Lover
- 04:18
- 361,248 plays
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- 5
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Tears And Rain
- 04:04
- 145,128 plays
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- 6
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Out Of My Mind
- 03:33
- 98,276 plays
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So Long, Jimmy
- 04:25
- 98,338 plays
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Billy
- 03:37
- 111,251 plays
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- 9
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Cry
- 04:07
- 116,879 plays
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- 10
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No Bravery
- 04:03
- 103,916 plays
album review
Soulful British crooner James Blunt's wistful debut infuses the listener -- in order -- with rainy-day hope, the wistful comfort of unattainable love, and finally, world-weary resignation. While his parched and effeminate falsetto recalls Gasoline Alley-era Rod Stewart with a healthy dose of Antony and the Johnsons, it's the late Elliott Smith who casts the largest shadow on Back to Bedlam. Predictable but effective four-chord guitar motifs are the chosen vehicle for the ex-Royal Armed Forces soldier, and when they connect ("Wiseman," "Goodbye My Lover," "You Are Beautiful"), it's like a "Dear John" letter from a lover who you know will remain a close but ultimately guarded friend. Opening track "High" sets a determined midtempo pace that rarely wanes -- it's like an acoustic version of "Drive" by the Cars with a Coldplay chorus. It's a pace that would sink some records, but Bedlam's perfectly rendered, under 40-minute run time ensures that the listener doesn't suffer from a melancholy overdose. Blunt recounts his harrowing experiences as part of the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo on the closer, "No Bravery," and it's a shock to hear all of the romantic lyricism that informed Bedlam up to this point reduced to "Old men kneel and accept their fate/Wives and daughters cut and raped/A generation drenched in hate," but it's damn effective -- as is the majority of this fine debut. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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- All the Lost Souls
- Released 2007
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- Back To Bedlam (Edited)
- Released 2005
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- All The Lost Souls (Bonus Track)
- Released 2007
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- Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions
- Released 2006
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listener reviews
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best goodbye song ever
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- By ckcpurple
- 10/11/2008 02:17:57
- Goodbye My Lover is amazing. Makes my heart bleed it's so passionately painful.
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