| All the Lost Souls | ||||
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| Studio album by James Blunt | ||||
| Released | 14 September 2007 (Germany) 17 September 2007 (UK) 18 September 2007 (US) |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Custard, WEA | |||
| Producer | Tom Rothrock, James Blunt | |||
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| Singles from All the Lost Souls | ||||
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| Singles from All the Lost Souls (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic [2] | |
| Blender [3] | |
| Digital Spy [4] | |
| Entertainment Weekly [5] | B+ |
| The Guardian [6] | |
| PopMatters [7] | |
| Rolling Stone [8] | |
| Slant Magazine [9] | |
| Uncut [10] | |
| Yahoo! Music UK [11] | |
| About.com [12] | |
All the Lost Souls is the second studio album by James Blunt, released on 17 September 2007. It is the follow-up to his hugely successful 2004 debut album, Back to Bedlam.[1] The first single released from the album was "1973", which started radio play on 23 July 2007.[2] Several songs on the album were performed at live shows during his 2006 tours, including "1973", "I Really Want You", "Annie" and "I Can't Hear The Music". His touring band, consisting of Paul Beard (keyboards and vocals), Ben Castle (guitar and vocals), Malcolm Moore (bass guitar and vocals) and Karl Brazil (drums and percussion), backed Blunt on the new album. Tom Rothrock returns as producer; Rothrock also produced Back to Bedlam.[3] Blunt also performed the song "Same Mistake" during his performance at the Live Earth concert in London. The album received mixed to positive reviews.
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Victoria Newton of The Sun called the CD cover the "best in years",[4] The cover consists of hundreds of pictures of Blunt (from childhood to recent) which forms a photomosaic of his face.[4] Designer Nin Bose at Bose Collins joked that "James asked us not to use his face on the cover – so we put it on 1,000 times."[4]
The first single produced from the album was "1973". The single proved to become a massive hit, due to heavy airplay and satisfying sales. It performed below expectations in the US, peaking at #73. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at #4, despite being at #1 on the Airplay charts. The second single taken from the album was "Same Mistake", which failed to chart in the US and had a differing successes in other countries, however, it was a major hit in many South American countries. The third single released was "Carry You Home", which peaked at #20 on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single from the standard edition of the album, "I Really Want You", was only released as a promotional single, although a music video does exist. "Je réalise" was released as the first single from the deluxe edition of the album, exclusively in France. "Love, Love, Love" was released as the second single from the deluxe edition of the album, chariting in many countries. "It Is My Song" was released as the third and final single from the deluxe edition of the album.
In Australia and Germany the album All the Lost Souls is certified Platinum for shipping over 70,000 and 200,000 copies respectively. All the Lost Souls is certificated Gold in Belgium, Estonia, Greece, the Netherlands[6] and Sweden. In Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy and the UK, the album peaked at number one on the album charts.
| Chart (2007) | Providers | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipped |
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| Argentina Albums Chart | CAPIF | 1 | Platinum[7] | 40,000 |
| Australian Albums Chart[8] | ARIA | 1 | Platinum[8] | 70,000 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[9] | Media Control Europe | 1 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[10] | Ultratop/IFPI | 5 | Gold[10][11] | 25,000 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[11] | 1 | |||
| Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 1 | 2x Platinum | 200,000[13] | |
| Cyprus Albums Chart[14] | All Records Top 20 | 1 | ||
| Czech Republic Albums Chart[15] | IFPI | 5 | Platinum | 5,000 |
| Danish Albums Chart[16] | IFPI/Nielsen Music Control | 5 | Platinum[16] | 30,000 |
| Ecuadorian Albums Chart[17] | Discos MTM | 6 | ||
| Estonian Albums Chart[18] | Pedrobeat | 1 | Platinum[18] | 10,000 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[12] | GLF | 10 | ||
| French Albums Chart[12] | SNEP/IFOP | 1 | Diamond[19] | 750,000 |
| German Albums Chart[20] | Media Control | 1 | 2x Platinum[21] | 400,000 |
| Greek International Albums Chart[22] | IFPI | 1 | Gold | 16,000 |
| Hong Kong Albums Chart[12] | IFPIHK | 1 | ||
| Hungarian Albums Chart | MAHASZ | 6 | Gold | 3.000 |
| Irish Albums Chart[12] | IRMA | 1 | 5x Platinum | 75,000 |
| Italian Albums Chart[23] | FIMI | 1 | ||
| Japanese albums chart[24] | RIAJ/Oricon | 26 | Gold[25] | 37,000[26] |
| Korean Albums Chart[27] | 4 | |||
| Mexican Albums Chart[28] | AMPROFON | 19 | Gold | 50,000 |
| Mexican International Albums Chart[29] | 4 | |||
| Netherlands Albums Chart[30] | MegaCharts/NVPI | 2 | Platinum[31] | 70,000 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[12] | RIANZ | 1 | Platinum[32] | 36,000 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[12] | 3 | |||
| Swedish Albums Chart[12] | GLF | 2 | Gold[33] | 25,000+ |
| Swiss Albums Chart[12] | Media Control | 1 | 2x Platinum | 60,000 |
| South African Albums Chart[12] | 1 | [34] | ||
| Spanish Albums Chart | PROMUSICAE | 13 | ||
| Taiwan G-music Albums Chart[35] | G-Msic/Five Music | 16 | ||
| Portuguese Albums Chart[36] | AFP | 9 | ||
| UK Albums Chart[12] | BPI | 1 | 2x Platinum | 633,000 |
| Euro Albums Chart[37] | IFPI | 1 | Platinum[38] | 1,000,000 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | Billboard | 7 | Gold | 500,000[39] |
| Country | Position (2007) |
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| Germany | 16[40] |
| Country | Position (2008) |
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| Germany | 21[41] |
| Preceded by Graduation by Kanye West |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 23 September 2007 – 30 September 2007 |
Succeeded by Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters |
| Preceded by Curtis by 50 Cent |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 24 September 2007 |
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