In 2011, it was overtaken by Amy Winehouse's Back to Black as the best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK. By December 2009, the album had been certified 10× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 3 million, making it the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. Back to Bedlam was the highest-selling album of 2005 in the UK, with over 2.4 million copies sold. Initially lingering in the lower regions of the UK Albums Chart in its first few months of release, it became a major international success after its third single, "You're Beautiful", was a huge hit worldwide in the Summer of 2005. James’ classic 2004 debut album ‘Back To Bedlam’, was recently named as one of the top ten best-selling albums of that decade, and with ‘Once Upon A Mind’, James Blunt reinforced his reputation for writing honest, emotional songs that people can easily relate to. I was really taken back by the song Scarlett by Dead Letter Office.
#BACK TO BEDLAM TRACKLIST FULL#
It is named after the famous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is commonly known as Bedlam. Heres a full run-down of all the tracks played on The Friday Session - 15th July. Surely, Blunt is wholly mainstream, a slicker, spirited variation on David Gray s elegantly upscale folk-pop, but hes not crassly commercial, deciding to disregard the path toward stultifying adult contemporary - a path that 'Youre Beautiful' certainly.
Some of the tracks sound like the opening tune 'High', the others sound like the following track 'You’re Beautiful,' then two are piano ballads 'Goodbye My Lover' and 'No Bravery' bookend the ending halves of the album. Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records. Thats not quite the case, as his 2007 sophomore effort, All the Lost Souls, makes plain. As formulaic as the songwriting is on Back to Bedlam, at least there was some variety.