Twentysomething (album)

Twentysomething
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released 20 October 2003
Recorded June – July 2003 at Mayfair Studios, London, England
Genre Jazz
Length 62:53
Label UCJ, Candid Records, Verve (US)
Producer Stewart Levine
Jamie Cullum chronology
Pointless Nostalgic
(2001)		 Twentysomething
(2003)		 Catching Tales
(2005)
Singles from Twentysomething
  1. "All at Sea"
    Released: 2003
  2. "These Are the Days"/"Frontin'"
    Released: 2004
  3. "The Wind Cries Mary"
    Released: 2004
  4. "Everlasting Love"
    Released: 2004

Twentysomething is the second studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on October 20, 2003 in Europe, and in May, 2004 in the United States and became his most commercially successful album. The album went on to sell three million copies, and achieved eleven platinum, eleven gold and two silver sales awards. It is the fastest-selling jazz album in chart history and its sales lead to Jamie ending 2003 as the UK's highest selling jazz artist in history.[1]

On this release, Cullum performs original material as well as covers and standards. The lead single from the album was "All at Sea" and "These are the days/Frontin'" was the highest charting single at 12 on the UK Top 100 Singles.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone
Allmusic
The Guardian

The album received generally positive reviews.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "What a Difference a Day Made"  Stanley Adams, María Grever 5:09
2. "These Are the Days"  Ben Cullum 3:21
3. "Singin' in the Rain"  Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown 4:07
4. "Twentysomething"  Jamie Cullum 3:40
5. "But for Now"  Bob Dorough 3:55
6. "Old Devil Moon"  Burton Lane, Yip Harburg 4:11
7. "I Could Have Danced All Night"  Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe 3:24
8. "Blame It on My Youth"  Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman 3:10
9. "I Get a Kick Out of You"  Cole Porter 4:10
10. "All at Sea"  J. Cullum 4:32
11. "The Wind Cries Mary"  Jimi Hendrix 3:36
12. "Lover, You Should Have Come Over"  Jeff Buckley 4:48
13. "It's About Time"  B. Cullum 4:07
14. "Next Year Baby"  J. Cullum 4:58
UK Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
15. "Everlasting Love" (Single Version)Buzz Cason, Mac Gayden 3:21
16. "Frontin'" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Edit)Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo 3:59
17. "Can't We Be Friends?"  Paul James, Kay Swift 3:34
18. "High & Dry" (South Bank Show)Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke 5:34

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 73
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 37
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 57
Irish Albums 19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 55
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 3
US Billboard 200[19] 83
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 3× Platinum 900,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Cullum jazzes up music scene". United Kingdom: BBC. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jamie Cullum: Twentysomething" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Cullum – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jamie Cullum. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jamie Cullum – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Jamie Cullum. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Enter Pointless Nostalgic in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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