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JAMES MORRISON - WEBISODE / BROKEN STRINGS Film Director: Drop and Roll Productions Film Producer: Drop and Roll Productions Composer Lyricist: Nina Woodford, Not Applicable, James Morrison, Fraser T. Smith Video Producer: Drop and Roll Productions Video Director: Drop and Roll Productions Music Publisher: Sony / ATV Music Publishing, Chrysalis Music© 2008 Polydor Ltd. James Morrison - The Awakening (2011) Torrent Download Locations Click the yellow ' Download ' button on the right to download the.torrent files directly from the indexed sites. If there is no 'download' button, click the torrent name to view torrent source pages and download there. 5 Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) The Prodigy 6 In The Darkness (Trance Mix) Darude 7 Cry For You (Darren Styles Remix) September 8 Broken Strings feat. Nelly Furtado James Morrison 9 Love Is A Losing Game Amy Winehouse. RPM 42 TRACKLIST No# Song Title Artist 1 I Could Have Loved You Lighthouse Family.

'Broken Strings' is the third single by British musician James Morrison from his second studio album, Songs for You, Truths for Me, and was released in December 2008. The song is a duet with Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado. The single became Morrison's most successful single to date, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart in January 2009, as well as in the top ten on many other European charts while topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland. It was featured in episode 16 of the second season of the American television drama The Vampire Diaries.

When the album was released in Japan in March 2009, 'Broken Strings' was re-recorded as a duet with R&B singer Ai replacing Furtado, as a bonus track.^[2] A remix of the song, 'Broken Strings (Kocky and Trash Remix),' was featured on Ai's album Viva Ai (2009).^[3]

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Reception[edit]

The song received positive reviews from the critics. According to Michael Menachem from Billboard,

Broken Strings offers two of the most vulnerable performances yet from each artist, venting an obvious metaphor for the struggles at the close of a relationship beyond repair. Their voices are richly expressive, harmonizing in an aural marriage as the midtempo ballad quietly builds to an intense climax as they belt: 'Oh the truth hurts and lies worse/How can I give anymore when I love you a little less than before?' Producer extraordinaire Mark Taylor energizes 'Broken Strings' with just enough accompaniment to showcase the paralyzing performances. Morrison is a staple hitmaker overseas, but in the US, phenomenal singles like 'You Give Me Something' and 'Wonderful World' were snubbed. Furtado's visibility has already vaulted the song to most-added status at adult top 40. At last, Morrison gets his due.^[4]

Girls Aloud performed a cover of the song at their Out of Control Tour in 2009, and JLS performed a cover of the song in their ITV Christmas special in 2010, later appearing as the B-Side to their single 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

Chart performance[edit]

'Broken Strings' was released as the second single from Songs for You, Truths for Me. The track was released in November 2008. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number seventy-three and slowly rose for four weeks before, following a performance of the song with Girls Aloud on The Girls Aloud Party, broke into the top ten at number six, giving Morrison his fourth top ten hit. The following week the song rose to a new high, rising to number four on the 2008 Christmas chart. This makes Broken Strings Morrison's most successful single by peak position to date in the UK as, on 11 January 2009 it climbed to number two.^[5] In the week ending 30 January, it reached #1 in Germany marking his first #1 in the country and Nelly Furtado's second. On the issue date 21 February 2009 the song reached at number 1 on the European Hot 100 becoming his first number one single on that chart and Furtado's third. In Canada it debuted at #95 on the Canadian Hot 100 and rose to number #41.

In Japan, the version sung with Ai was released to airplay in March 2009, reaching number 19 on the BillboardJapan Hot 100.^[6]

It ended up selling 850,000 copies in the UK.

Music video[edit]

A music video in support of 'Broken Strings' made its world premiere on 17 November 2008. Directed by Micah Meisner, the video features James Morrison performing the track, with Nelly Furtado also making an appearance. Parts of the video are inspired by the film Paris, Texas, while scenes where reversed explosions occur are inspired by the film Insignificance. Furtado and Morrison filmed their parts on different days.In the video, Morrison is in a hotel room and Furtado is behind a glass window of an adjointed room. Morrison starts to sing the song and when Furtado starts to sing her part behind the glass window, things begin to break, such as Morrison's guitar, the hotel room's television and more.When the video is ending, everything that is broken goes back to normal and Furtado disappears.

Formats and track listings[edit]

CD single^[7]

1. 'Broken Strings' (featuring Nelly Furtado)
2. 'Say It All Over Again'

Maxi-CD single^{[citation needed]}

1. 'Broken Strings' (featuring Nelly Furtado)
2. 'Say It All Over Again'
3. 'Broken Strings' (Live At Air Studios)
4. 'You Make It Real' (Live At Air Studios)
5. 'Broken Strings' (Video)

Promo CD single^[8]

1. 'Broken Strings' (Remix) (featuring Nelly Furtado)
2. 'Broken Strings' (featuring Nelly Furtado)

Charts and certifications[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/broken-strings-mw0001243389
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External links[edit]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Awakening is the third album by English singer, songwriter and guitarist James Morrison, it was released on 26 September 2011. 'I Won't Let You Go' was the first single released from the album in the United Kingdom. The album was certified Gold in the United Kingdom just two weeks after release. The album has been certified platinum in the UK for sales over 300,000 copies and has sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide.

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Background[edit]

—James Morrison telling about his new album for 'Music Week'.^[4]

The Awakening is the first album by Morrison to be released with Island Records after he recently parted ways with Polydor, his label of six years.^[4] Three years in the making, the album is influenced by the death of his father, as well as Morrison’s own steps into parenthood. It also sees him form a new creative relationship with producer Bernard Butler, who has further advanced Morrison's foray into a classic but contemporary soul sound.^[5]'I don’t want to put across that, yeah, the album is about my dad, losing my dad; some of it is but the other half is this sense of being woken up to what I wanted to achieve,' he said in the interview by Music Week.^[5] Meanwhile, speaking of the title itself, he told Blues & Soul: 'I basically just wanted it to feel like a first album, in the sense of me having woken up as an artist and person – you know, I wanted to forget that Broken Strings kind of pop side of me a little bit. And so, with me having actually written a SONG called 'The Awakening', that title also just kind of neatly fitted the album TOO.'^[6]

Composition[edit]

—James Morrison telling about the inspiration for the album's songs.^[5]

Bernard Butler has produced 10 tracks on the album, with Mark Taylor helming the remaining two. Taylor was behind Morrison's 'Broken Strings' (his biggest hit single to date). Taylor's tracks were the first two singles from the new album: 'I Won't Let You Go' and 'Slave to the Music'. Co-writers include long-term collaborators Martin Brammer and Steve Robson, who have worked with Morrison since his debut, as well as Dan Wilson and Toby Gad.^[5] English singer-songwriter Jessie J is featured on the track 'Up'.^[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Mike Diver wrote for BBC Music that 'The Awakening is lacking the grandstanding moment it needs to elevate it above reserved recommendation.' Diver also noted that 'Morrison has a truly great album in him – he's the emotional baggage to craft it, should he let locked-away demons loose – but for the third time in a row, this isn't it.'^[9] Jon O'Brien wrote for Allmusic that 'With several songs relating to his alcoholic father's death on his third effort, The Awakening, the husky-voiced guitarist appears to have rectified one of his issues, but despite the presence of Suede's Bernard Butler as producer, it's difficult to hear how he's made any attempt to deal with the other.'^[8] O'Brien perceived that 'lyrically, he's never been better, but until Morrison manages to infuse some of this raw honesty and emotion into his sound, he's always going to struggle to create that one great record that his impassioned and soulful voice deserves.'^[8] Andy Gill wrote a negative review for The Independent, stating that 'It's as if he's learnt the technical grammar and inflective vocabulary of soul-style singing, but isn't able to make it into a coherent language that actually unlocks the emotions.'^[13] Ally Carnawalth wrote a mixed review for The Observer, stating that 'Strings and expensive-sounding gloss are applied by producer Bernard Butler but unfortunately it's Duffy-era Butler, rather than the sweeping soul of his mid-90s David McAlmont collaborations.'^[12] Fiona Shepherd wrote for The Scotsman that 'The Awakening follows mildly in the throwback direction of Aloe Blacc, paying tribute initially to the classic string-soaked strains of Marvin Gaye but bottling it and blanding out as the album veers towards the middle-of-the-daytime-radio road. The soft-focus pop soul duet with Jessie J is simply a repeat run of his collaboration with Nelly Furtado, right down to the lack of chemistry between the two singers. Meanwhile, producer Bernard Butler is content to keep things slick, smooth, safe and sellable.'^[14] Pip Elwood wrote a very positive review from Entertainment Focus, writing that 'The Awakening will be one of the biggest-selling albums of 2011 and we suspect it'll match the success of his previous two albums. Morrison is in a niche of his own and appeals to a wide audience. His voice is incredible, his songs emotive and his music timeless. Whilst everyone else is busy jumping on a bandwagon James Morrison is happy to just be himself and for that we commend him.'^[10]

Singles[edit]

• 'I Won't Let You Go' was released as the album's lead single on 16 September 2011. It also received an advance release in the Netherlands on 25 August.^[3]
• 'Up', featuring vocals from Jessie J, was released as the album's second single on 16 November 2011.^[15] It was later released in Germany on 13 January 2012.^[2][16]
• 'Slave to the Music' was released as the album's third single on 20 February 2012. The song also received an advance release in the Netherlands and the United States on 5 August 2011.^[1]
• A music video for the song 'Right by Your Side' was released on Morrison's official VEVO account on 18 July 2011, prior to the release of the album and lead single.^[17]

Chart performance[edit]

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The album debuted at number-one on the UK Albums Chart. Morrison previously scored a number one with his 2006 debut Undiscovered.^[18] The album sold almost twice that of last week's number-one, Kasabian's Velociraptor!.^[19] In the second week, the album holds at number-one, despite strong competition early in the week from Surrey rockers You Me at Six.^[4][20]

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Track listing[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'iTunes – Music – I Won't Let You Go – Single by James Morrison'. iTunes. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
2. ^ ^ab'Singles Release Diary'. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
3. ^ ^ab'Slave to the Music – Single van James Morrison – Download op iTunes'. iTunes. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
4. ^ ^abcCopsey, Robert (12 July 2011). 'James Morrison announces new album 'The Awakening''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
5. ^ ^abcdJones, Stephen (3 July 2011). 'Island awakening for James Morrison'. Music Week. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
6. ^James Morrison interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 2011
7. ^Walker, Louisa (18 July 2011). 'News: James Morrison Collaborates With Jessie J On New Album'. 4Music. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
8. ^ ^abcO'Brien, Jon (16 September 2011). 'James Morrison – The Awakening'. Allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
9. ^ ^abDiver, Mike (16 September 2011). 'BBC – Music – Review of James Morrison – The Awakening'. BBC Music. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
10. ^ ^abElwood, Pip (26 September 2011). 'James Morrison – The Awakening – Entertainment Focus'. Entertainment Focus. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
11. ^Gage, Simon (25 September 2011). 'James Morrison – The Awakening – review – Music – Express'. Daily Express. Retrieved 2 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
12. ^ ^abCarnwath, Ally (25 September 2011). 'James Morrison – The Awakening – review – Music – The Observer'. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
13. ^ ^abGill, Andy (23 September 2011). 'Album: James Morrison, The Awakening (Island)'. The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
14. ^ ^ab'Album reviews: James Morrison – Remember Remember – Roots Manuva – Robert Crawford – Martin Simpson – Mark McKnight – Corsica Canti & Musica'. The Scotsman. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
15. ^'Album track-by-track: 4. Up'. James Morrison.com. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
16. ^Copsey, Robert (12 October 2011). 'Jessie J, James Morrison tease music video for new single 'Up''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
17. ^'James Morrison – Right By Your Side'. YouTube. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
18. ^Sperling, Daniel (2 October 2011). 'James Morrison collects second albums No.1 with 'The Awakening''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
19. ^'02/10/2011 – James Morrison wakes up to Number One album; Sak Noel tops Official Singles; Nirvana returns to Top 10'. The Official UK Albums Chart. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
20. ^'Rihanna scores a record sixth Number 1!'. The Official Charts Company. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
21. ^'ジェイムス・モリソン:ジェイムス・モリソン'. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
22. ^'The Awakening (Deluxe Edition) by James Morrison – Preorder The Awakening (Deluxe Edition) on iTunes'. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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