{"id":83409,"date":"2023-08-03T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=83409"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:01:37","slug":"james-blunt-returns-with-forthcoming-album-who-we-used-to-be-and-releases-new-single-beside-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/08\/james-blunt-returns-with-forthcoming-album-who-we-used-to-be-and-releases-new-single-beside-you\/","title":{"rendered":"James Blunt Returns With Forthcoming Album, ‘Who We Used To Be’, And Releases New Single, ‘Beside You’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

James Blunt is back with a sparkling new album, ‘Who We Used To Be’, set for release on October 27th via Atlantic Records. The new long player features the bright and breezy uptempo rock track, ‘Beside You\u2019.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by The Six, a Manchester collective who have worked with Clean Bandit, Marshmello and James Arthur, \u2018Beside You\u2019 is a feel -good summer anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a celebration,\u201d James says. \u201cAn upbeat banger about finally being with the one you\u2019ve been searching for your whole life.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Listen to \u2018Beside You\u2019 here<\/a>.

‘Who We Used To Be’ is James\u2019 first studio album since the acclaimed, top 3 album, \u2018Once Upon A Mind\u2019, in 2019. This time out he has worked with a variety of producers including Jonny Coffer, Red Triangle, Jack & Coke and Steve Robson. His recent greatest hits collection, \u2018The Stars Beneath My Feet\u2019, went Gold selling over 100,000 copies.

James Blunt has become something of a national treasure as he approaches his twentieth anniversary. He is respected for his honesty, wit, and charm as showcased on record, onstage and with his ever engaging twitter account.

James’ 2004 debut album \u2018Back To Bedlam\u2019 featured the global smash hit, \u2018You\u2019re Beautiful\u2019, and is one of the top ten best selling albums of that decade. He\u2019s won two Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and has received 5 Grammy nominations.

Who We Used To Be <\/u><\/strong><\/em>Tracklisting<\/u><\/strong>
1. Saving A Life
2. Some Kind Of Beautiful
3. Beside You
4. Last Dance
5. All The Love That I Ever Needed
6. The Girl That Never Was
7. Cold Shoulder
8. I Won\u2019t Die With You
9. Dark Thought
10. Glow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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