| Undiscovered | ||||
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| Studio album by James Morrison | ||||
| Released | 10 July 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock, Soul | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Eivan "Ricco" Bj (exec.) Martin Terefe Eg White Steve Robson Jimmy Hogarth |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Billboard | (Positive)[2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| BBC Music | (Mixed)[4] |
| PopMatters | (4/10)[5] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[7] |
Undiscovered is the debut album by English singer-songwriter James Morrison, released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006.[8] In its first week he sold 84,611 albums in the UK. It's been certificated Gold in Australia and New Zealand and platinum in the UK and Ireland. The first single of this album was "You Give Me Something" and the second single is "Wonderful World". The third single released was "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" on 13 December 2006. It sold 847,135 copies in the UK in 2006,[9] bringing its total sales count to over 1,000,000 as of 12 March 2007.
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When James Morrison was in New Zealand, and appeared on the New Zealand Idol show, the two finalists asked Morrison about the meaning behind the song "You Give Me Something", and Morrison said that it was intended to be a 'harsh love song', and the lyrics mean that the protagonist of the song does not love the person as much as she loves him, but is willing to give the relationship a try.
Morrison later promoted the album in the US.
The song "Better Man" was played in an episode of the American TV show What About Brian, and also in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. The song "You Give Me Something" appeared in an episode of Ugly Betty, an episode of Doctor Who, and a promo for FX. The song "This Boy" appeared in an episode of the CW show One Tree Hill (Series 4, Episode 17).
American Idol contestant Von Smith auditioned with the song "If the Rain Must Fall," with negative feedback.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Under the Influence" | James Morrison, Jimmy Hogarth, Steve McEwan | 4:07 |
| 2. | "You Give Me Something" | Morrison, Francis White | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Wonderful World" | Morrison, White | 3:30 |
| 4. | "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" | Morrison, Martin Brammer, Steve Robson | 4:17 |
| 5. | "One Last Chance" | Morrison, Tim Kellett, Kevin Andrews | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Undiscovered" | Morrison, Brammer, Steve Robson | 3:29 |
| 7. | "The Letter" | Morrison, Wayne Hector, David Frank | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Call the Police" | Morrison, White | 3:46 |
| 9. | "This Boy" | Morrison, Kellett | 3:54 |
| 10. | "If the Rain Must Fall" | Morrison, Martin Terefe | 4:05 |
| 11. | "The Last Goodbye" | Morrison, Hogarth, McEwan | 5:12 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 11. | "How Come" | Morrison | 3:26 | ||||||
| 12. | "The Last Goodbye" | Morrison, Hogarth, McEwan | 5:12 | ||||||
| 13. | "Better Man" | Morrison | 3:52 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 10. | "Better Man" | Morrison, Julian Gallagher, Kim Richie | 3:52 | ||||||
| 11. | "The Last Goodbye" | Morrison, Hogarth, McEwan | 5:12 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 11. | "How Come" | Morrison | 3:26 | ||||||
| 12. | "The Last Goodbye" | Morrison, Hogarth, McEwan | 5:12 | ||||||
| 13. | "My Uprising" | 3:42 | |||||||
| 14. | "Better Man" | Morrison | 3:52 | ||||||
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 17[11] | Gold | 35,000 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 14[12] | ||
| Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) | 28[13] | ||
| Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 15[14] | ||
| Canadian Albums Chart | 81 | ||
| Danish Albums Chart | 6[15] | Gold | 15,000 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 5[16] | Gold | 35,000 |
| European Albums Chart | 7 | Platinum[17] | 1,000,000 |
| French Albums Chart | 9[18] | Gold | 106,800[19] |
| German Albums Chart | 13[20] | Gold | 100,000 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 5[21] | Platinum | 15,000 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 16 | ||
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 4[22] | Platinum | 15,000 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 14[23] | ||
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 17[24] | ||
| Swedish Albums Chart | 10[25] | ||
| Swiss Albums Chart | 15[26] | Gold[27] | 15,000 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1[28] | 4x Platinum | 1,255,000+ |
| US Billboard 200 | 24[29] | 82,973 | |
| Total | 2.341.350 |
| Preceded by Razorlight by Razorlight |
UK number one album 6 August 2006 – 19 August 2006 |
Succeeded by Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera |
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