All the Lost Souls

All the Lost Souls
Studio album by James Blunt
Released	14 September 2007 (2007-09-14) (Germany) 17 September 2007 (2007-09-17) (UK) 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) (US)
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	Pop rock, folk rock
Length	38:29
Label	Atlantic, Custard, WEA
Producer	Tom Rothrock, James Blunt
James Blunt chronology
Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (2006) All the Lost Souls (2007) Some Kind of Trouble (2010)
Singles from All the Lost Souls
"1973" Released: 23 July 2007 "Same Mistake" Released: 3 December 2007 "Carry You Home" Released: 17 March 2008 "I Really Want You" Released: 29 March 2008
Singles from All the Lost Souls (Deluxe Edition)
"Je réalise" Released: 28 February 2008 "Love, Love, Love" Released: 17 November 2008 "It Is My Song" Released: 2 January 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic [2]
Blender [3]
Digital Spy [4]
Entertainment Weekly [5]	B+
The Guardian [6]
PopMatters [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Slant Magazine [9]
Uncut [10]
Yahoo! Music UK [11]
About.com [12]

All the Lost Souls is the second studio album by James Blunt, released on 17 September 2007. It is the follow-up to his hugely successful 2004 debut album, Back to Bedlam.^[1] The first single released from the album was "1973", which started radio play on 23 July 2007.^[2] Several songs on the album were performed at live shows during his 2006 tours, including "1973", "I Really Want You", "Annie" and "I Can't Hear The Music". His touring band, consisting of Paul Beard (keyboards and vocals), Ben Castle (guitar and vocals), Malcolm Moore (bass guitar and vocals) and Karl Brazil (drums and percussion), backed Blunt on the new album. Tom Rothrock returns as producer; Rothrock also produced Back to Bedlam.^[3] Blunt also performed the song "Same Mistake" during his performance at the Live Earth concert in London. The album sold over 4.5 million copies globally and received mixed reviews.

Cover art

Victoria Newton of The Sun called the CD cover the "best in years",^[4] The cover consists of hundreds of pictures of Blunt (from childhood to recent) which forms a photomosaic of his face.^[4] Designer Nin Bose at Bose Collins joked that "James asked us not to use his face on the cover – so we put it on 1,000 times."^[4]

Track listings

• Standard Edition

1. "1973" (James Blunt & "Mark Batson") – 4:40
2. "One Of The Brightest Stars" (James Blunt & "Steve McEwan") – 3:11
3. "I'll Take Everything" (Blunt & Eg White) – 3:05
4. "Same Mistake" (Blunt) – 4:58
5. "Carry You Home" (Blunt & Max Martin) – 3:56
6. "Give Me Some Love" - 3:36
7. "I Really Want You" (Blunt) – 3:30
8. "Shine On" (Blunt) – 4:26
9. "Annie" (Blunt, Jimmy Hogarth) – 3:25
10. "I Can't Hear The Music" (Blunt) – 3:45

• Standard Digital Edition Bonus Tracks

11. "I Really Want You" (Acoustic) - 3:28

12. "1973" (Acoustic) - 4:42

13. "Annie" (Live From Ibiza) - 3:41

14. "Dear Katie" – 2:20

15. "So Happy" – 3:36

• Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks^[5]

11. "Love, Love, Love" (Blunt) - 3:58

12. "Cuz I Love You" (Live) - 3:25

13. "Young Folks" (Live) - 2:58

14. "Breakfast In America" (Live) - 4:03

• Deluxe Digital Edition Bonus Tracks

15. "It Is My Song" (Duet With Laura Pausini) - 3:28

16. "Je Realisé" (Duet With Sinik) - 3:28

• UK Standard Edition Bonus DVD

1. "In The Studio With James Blunt"
2. "The Making Of All The Lost Souls"
3. "1973" (Video) - 4:15
4. "Return To Kosovo" (Preview) - 2:18

• Australian Tour Edition Bonus DVD

1. "Give Me Some Love" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
2. "I Really Want You" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
3. "So Long, Jimmy" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
4. "Carry You Home" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
5. "Wisemen" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
6. "Same Mistake" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)
7. "1973" (Live From The Max Sessions, Sydney)

• American Target Edition Bonus DVD

1. "1973" (Video) - 4:15
2. "1973" (Making Of The Video) - 4:55

• Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD

1. "Same Mistake" (Live at Abbey Road)
2. "I'll Take Everything" (Live at Abbey Road)
3. "1973" (Live at Abbey Road)
4. "You're Beautiful" (Live in Paris)
5. "Goodbye My Lover" (Live in Paris)
6. "Carry You Home" (Live from The Sydney Opera House)
7. "Wisemen" (Live in Ibiza)
8. "One of the Brightest Stars" (Live in Ibiza)
9. "1973" (Video)
10. "Same Mistake" (Video)
11. "Carry You Home" (Video)
12. "I Really Want You" (Video)
13. "Je Realise" (Video)
14. "1973" (The Making Of The Video)
15. "Same Mistake" (The Making Of The Video)
16. "Carry You Home" (The Making Of The Video)
17. "I Really Want You" (The Making Of The Video)
18. "Return to Kosovo" (Documentary)
19. "T5M Interview Special"

Singles

The first single produced from the album was "1973". The single proved to become a massive hit, due to heavy airplay and satisfying sales. It performed below expectations in the US, peaking at #73. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at #4, despite being at #1 on the Airplay charts. The second single taken from the album was "Same Mistake", which failed to chart in the US and had a differing successes in other countries, however, it was a major hit in many South American countries. The third single released was "Carry You Home", which peaked at #20 on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single from the standard edition of the album, "I Really Want You", was only released as a promotional single, although a music video does exist. "Je réalise" was released as the first single from the deluxe edition of the album, exclusively in France. "Love, Love, Love" was released as the second single from the deluxe edition of the album, chariting in many countries. "It Is My Song" was released as the third and final single from the deluxe edition of the album.

Chart performance

In Australia and Germany the album All the Lost Souls is certified Platinum for shipping over 70,000 and 200,000 copies respectively. All the Lost Souls is certificated Gold in Belgium, Estonia, Greece, the Netherlands^[6] and Sweden. In Argentina, Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy and the UK, the album peaked at number one on the album charts. Although not as successful as Back to Bedlam, the album has nontheless sold 4.5 million copies worldwide.

Charts and certifications

Chart (2007)	Providers	Peak position	Certification	Sales/shipped
Argentina Albums Chart	CAPIF	1	Platinum[7]	40,000
Australian Albums Chart[8]	ARIA	1	Platinum[8]	70,000
Austrian Albums Chart[9]	Media Control Europe	1	Platinum	30,000
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[10]	Ultratop/IFPI	5	Gold[10][11]	25,000
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[11]		1
Canadian Albums Chart[12]		1	2x Platinum	200,000[13]
Cyprus Albums Chart[14]	All Records Top 20	1
Czech Republic Albums Chart[15]	IFPI	5	Platinum	5,000
Danish Albums Chart[16]	IFPI/Nielsen Music Control	5	Platinum[16]	30,000
Ecuadorian Albums Chart[17]	Discos MTM	6
Estonian Albums Chart[18]	Pedrobeat	1	Platinum[18]	10,000
Finnish Albums Chart[12]	GLF	10
French Albums Chart[12]	SNEP/IFOP	1	Diamond[19]	750,000
German Albums Chart[20]	Media Control	1	2x Platinum[21]	400,000
Greek International Albums Chart[22]	IFPI	1	Gold	16,000
Hong Kong Albums Chart[12]	IFPIHK	1
Hungarian Albums Chart	MAHASZ	6	Gold	3.000
Irish Albums Chart[12]	IRMA	1	5x Platinum[citation needed]	75,000
Italian Albums Chart[23]	FIMI	1
Japanese albums chart[24]	RIAJ/Oricon	26	Gold[25]	37,000[26]
Korean Albums Chart[27]		4
Mexican Albums Chart[28]	AMPROFON	19	Gold	50,000
Mexican International Albums Chart[29]		4
Netherlands Albums Chart[30]	MegaCharts/NVPI	2	Platinum[31]	70,000
New Zealand Albums Chart[12]	RIANZ	1	Platinum[32]	36,000
Norwegian Albums Chart[12]		3
Swedish Albums Chart[12]	GLF	2	Gold[33]	25,000+
Swiss Albums Chart[12]	Media Control	1	2x Platinum	60,000
South African Albums Chart[12]		1	[34]
Spanish Albums Chart	PROMUSICAE	13
Taiwan G-music Albums Chart[35]	G-Msic/Five Music	16
Portuguese Albums Chart[36]	AFP	9
UK Albums Chart[12]	BPI	1	2x Platinum	633,000
Euro Albums Chart[37]	IFPI	1	Platinum[38]	1,000,000
US Billboard 200[12]	Billboard	7	Gold	500,000[39]

Year-end charts

Country	Position (2007)
Germany	16[40]

Country	Position (2008)
Germany	21[41]

Preceded by Graduation by Kanye West	UK Albums Chart number-one album 23 September 2007 – 30 September 2007	Succeeded by Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters
Preceded by Curtis by 50 Cent	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 24 September 2007

References

1. ^ "James Blunt returns with second album". NME. 2007-06-18. http://www.nme.com/news/james-blunt/29036. Retrieved 2007-06-18. 
2. ^ "James Blunt saving 'Souls' on second album". Billboard. 2007-06-18. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003600157. Retrieved 2007-06-24. 
3. ^ "James Blunt Returns With 'All the Lost Souls'". top40-charts.com. 2007-06-21. http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=33604. Retrieved 2007-06-24. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Blunt's CD cover best in years". The Sun. 2007-07-18. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007330095,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 
5. ^ "Brazilian Deluxe edition CD+DVD". cdpoint.com.br. 2007-06-18. http://www.cdpoint.com.br/CD/JAMES-BLUNT-ALL-THE-LOST-SOULS-BONUS-TRACKS-CD--DVD+++075678969539-1-2-L.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
6. ^ Dutch website of Blunt Retrieved 11 September 2007
7. ^ CAPIF
8. ^ ^{a b} Australia Album Chart
9. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40" Austria Album Chart
10. ^ ^{a b} Belgium Flanders Album Chart
11. ^ ^{a b} Belgium Album Chart
12. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} "James Blunt - All The Lost Souls worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
13. ^ First week sales Canada Canoe Radio. Retroeved 28 September 2007.
14. ^ Cyprus Albums Chart
15. ^ Czech Albums Chart
16. ^ ^{a b} Denmark Album Chart
17. ^ Los más vendidos Anglo
18. ^ ^{a b} Estonian Album Chart
19. ^ [1]
20. ^ German Album Chart
21. ^ "German certifications – All the Lost Souls" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=All+the+Lost+Souls&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
22. ^ Greece International Album Chart
23. ^ Italian Album Chart
24. ^ "オール・ザ・ロスト・ソウルズ - ジェイムス・ブラント／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=723712&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=31380727. Retrieved 2010-11-11. 
25. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2007-10-10. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200709.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
26. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-11-10.  (subscription only)
27. ^ Korean Album Chart
28. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - 26 December 2007
29. ^ Mexican International Albums Chart - 26 December 2007
30. ^ Netherlands Album Chart
31. ^ Netherlands Album Chart
32. ^ New Zealand Album Chart
33. ^ Sweden Chart + Certification
34. ^ :: Radio Sonder Grense ::
35. ^ Taiwan G-music Album Chart
36. ^ Portugal Album Chart
37. ^ Euro Album Chart
38. ^ IFPI Europe
39. ^ US Billboard 200
40. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2007
41. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2008

External links

• Official Site for MVI Version
• Album Review from UKEvents.net