Artist:James Morrison
Song:You Make It Real
Album:Undiscovered + Songs for You, Truths for Me
Singer songwriter James Morrison has had success mostly in his native England. His blue eyed soul style will remind you of guys like James Blunt. And I guess that's the problem with Morrison. He's not distinctive enough. He was born James Morrison Catchpole Aug. 13, 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Morrison almost died from whooping cough when he was a baby. After Morrison's uncle taught him to play guitar, he played local clubs as a teen. His demos got him a record deal with Polydor. He was on Interscope in the US. Morrison's 2006 debut single You Give Me Something reached #5 on the British Singles chart. The second single Wonderful World reached #8. The album Undiscovered topped the British album chart and was certified 5XPlatinum. Morrison wrote the songs with a co-writer. Most of the album was produced by Swedish producer Martin Terefe who has produced Jason Mraz. Morrison also had success in Europe and Australia. But he never had a chart single in the US. He appeared on US TV but he never caught on. For the 2008 album Songs for You, Truths for Me, Terefe again produced along with Mark Taylor and Steve Robson. You Make It Real was the first single. It reached #7 on the British Singles chart. Morrison wrote it with Paul Barry who wrote Believe for Cher. Taylor produced. He also worked on Believe. The second single Broken Strings featured Nelly Furtado. It reached #2 on the British Singles chart. It is his biggest hit to date. Taylor also produced that. The album did not do as well as the first album. It's available in a 2CD Special Edition. The second CD is acoustic versions of Morrison's hits. Undiscovered and Songs for You, Truths for Me have been released as a twofer and is available as a budget CD. For the 2011 album The Awakening, Morrison was moved to Island Records and Universal Republic in the US. When that album and the 2015 album Higher Than Here decreased in sales, Universal dropped Morrison. His latest CD of new music You're Stronger Than You Know was released in 2019 on his own label. Morrison recently released a Greatest Hits album. This is re-recorded versions of his hits. Morrison still tours but his chart success days are probably over. Here's the video for You Make It Real by James Morrison.
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