James Blunt - one of the most successful British artists this decade - is back with his first album in 3 years. A dynamic, immaculate, back-to-basics LP of addictive melodies and distinctive vocals, it features 10 brand new tracks, including the rousing lead single `1973'. Secondly the lyrics: All The Lost Souls is presumably a paean to the heartbreaking sadness of human existence and the life-affirming power of James' words. In other words, he still adheres to the Gray template the second time around, but he opens things up slightly with some spacy textures reminiscent of Coldplay and a heavy dose of classic popcraft" and finished the review saying "This makes All the Lost Souls soothing, not haunting. After an hour of listening to it exclaim platitudes and clichés over plucked strings and Elton-lite keys, drowning kittens seems like a really fine way to spend the afternoon.

Same Mistake' (which was performed before an audience of billions at Live Earth) and the dazzling `I Really Want You'. Why go for Blunt's dehydrated instant fix of heartache when you can luxuriate in the deeply moving work of a Jose Gonzalez or Ray LaMontagne?Faced with a slew of angry Bluntophiles baying about the fact that we're snobs/haven't listened to the album more than once/don't understand his poor sensitive soul, what can you say? 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. Once you heard any of his songs on the radio,switch off the radio QUICKLY and just enjoy his cd at your own pace. In Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy and the UK, the album peaked at number one on the album 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.

Raccolta fondamentale per chi vuole conoscere i retroscena dei video e gli episodi di vita che hanno ispirato le canzoni di James Blunt.But being urged by the posh ex-Army tyke to 'shine on' ("Shine On") and told that we're listening to 'the sound of my breaking heart' ("I Really Want You") frankly doesn't hold much water next to such inadvertently hilarious clunkers as 'Why don't you give me your love? 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, charting in many countries. Although not the best of Blunts albums to date he has improved with each release, this being the second of his four studio albums. If all you know James for is Your Beautiful, you need to have a listen to this album, yes there are still some beautiful moments on here but all in all James Blunt knew he had far more in his locker to come.The new album follows the multi-platinum, international Number 1 debut `Back To Bedlam' - the best-selling LP of the millennium - and is once again produced by Tom Rothrock. perfectly crafted sings overflowing with melody, crammed with hook lines and rick with intense emotion.

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. Reading some of the less than flattering reviews I wondered 'could the lovely James have delivered a stinker here? On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number four, despite being at number one on the Airplay charts.Just a humble advice: Listen when you need to relax, when you want to watch the clouds roll by and when you need time to stand still.