{"id":39826,"date":"2018-08-30T10:24:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=39826"},"modified":"2018-08-30T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:07:17","slug":"six-years-of-jay-james-album-play-it-by-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/six-years-of-jay-james-album-play-it-by-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Years Of Jay James’ Album, ‘Play It By Heart’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest writer Helen Gray reflects on six years since Jay James released his debut album, ‘Play It By Heart’.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

6 years on…<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Monday, 27th August 2012 Jay James\u00a0(then\u00a0Picton<\/span>)\u00a0released his very first\u00a0album<\/span>\u00a0Play It By Heart!!<\/p>\n

Not being aware myself of\u00a0this<\/span>\u00a0incredible<\/span>\u00a0artist until 2014 when he\u00a0appeared\u00a0on the eleventh\u00a0series\u00a0of The X Factor,\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0missed out of 2\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0supporting\u00a0him and\u00a0listening<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0this<\/span>\u00a0incredible<\/span>\u00a0album<\/span>\u00a0every\u00a0day.<\/p>\n

Nowadays I don’t go a day where I don’t listen to this album, you probably think I listen to nothing else…not the\u00a0case! I<\/span>\u00a0love\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0music\u00a0and\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0all kinds\u00a0of music<\/span>\u00a0most of the\u00a0time, but when you\u00a0find\u00a0an\u00a0artist\u00a0so<\/span>\u00a0honest\u00a0so<\/span>\u00a0soulful and extremely passionate about what they\u00a0create –\u00a0 it blows\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n

At the\u00a0time\u00a0Jay was\u00a0signed\u00a0to\u00a0Decca<\/span>, and you can see the track listing below:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Another Man\u00a0(intro<\/span>)
\nLong May They Roll
\nPlay It by Heart
\nNothing at All
\nGravity
\nAlmost You
\nYou’re\u00a0the Sea
\nSpiders
\nHeads vs Hearts\u00a0(featuring Booker\u00a0T.<\/span>\u00a0Jones)
\nSunshine
\nGone
\nSomeone That’s Real
\nOh There She Goes
\nClosing Time
\nThe Boy That Wants to Fly
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Usually reviewers would write about each individual track, <\/span>but\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0would much rather\u00a0people\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0listen and\u00a0create\u00a0feelings\u00a0and thoughts themselves of each\u00a0track<\/span>. I<\/span>‘d love to\u00a0hear\u00a0what\u00a0people<\/span>\u00a0think\u00a0of them. I<\/span> want<\/span>\u00a0people\u00a0to know about Jay and his incredible voice, his music, and his mind-blowing creativity, because to me, the opinions of their fans matter to an\u00a0artist\u00a0with what with\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0do more than anything. Jay is now working independently, and has a PledgeMusic<\/span> campaign, which you can find here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I encourage you<\/span> to\u00a0listen\u00a0to ‘Play It By Heart’ and\u00a0if<\/span> you enjoy it, then please come\u00a0and\u00a0support\u00a0him.\u00a0I know Jay would love your support!<\/p>\n

You can listen to the full album here on Spotify<\/a>:<\/p>\n