Back to Bedlam [Bonus Disc] [Clean] (2006)

About this title: Soulful British crooner James Blunt's wistful debut infuses the listener -- in order -- with rainy-day hope, the wistful comfort of unattainable love, and finally, world-weary resignation. While his parched and effeminate falsetto recalls Gasoline Alley-era Rod Stewart with a healthy dose of Antony and the Johnsons, it's the late Elliott Smith who casts the largest shadow on Back to Bedlam. Predictable but effective four-chord guitar motifs are the chosen vehicle for the ex-Royal Armed Forces soldier, and when they connect ("Wiseman," "Goodbye My Lover," "You Are Beautiful"), it's like a ... read more

Tracks:

1. High [Blunt/Ross]
2. You're Beautiful [Blunt/Skarbek/Ghost]
3. Wisemen [Blunt/Hogarth/Skarb]
4. Goodbye My Lover [Blunt/Skarbek]
5. Tears and Rain [Blunt/Chambers]
6. Out of My Mind [Blunt]
7. So Long Jimmy [Blunt/Hogarth]
8. Billy [Blunt/Skarbek/Ghost]
9. Cry [Blunt/Skarbek]
10. No Bravery [Blunt/Skarbek]
11. Wisemen [Live] [Blunt/Hogarth/Skarb]
12. High [Live] [Blunt/Ross]
13. Cry [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek]
14. Goodbye My Lover [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek]
15. So Long Jimmy [Live] [Blunt/Hogarth]
16. Sugar Coated [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek/Hogar]
17. You're Beautiful [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek/Ghost]
18. Billy [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek/Ghost]
19. Fall at Your Feet [Live] [Finn]
20. Tears and Rain [Live] [Blunt/Chambers]
21. No Bravery [Live] [Blunt/Skarbek]
22. Where Is My Mind? [Black]
23. Goodbye My Lover[Multimedia Track] [Blunt/Skarbek]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.