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The Awakening [+Digital Booklet]

James MorrisonMP3 Music
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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  • This version contains: 13 songs and 1 digital booklet
  • Original Release Date: October 11, 2011
  • Format - Music: MP3, Digital Booklet PDF
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
 
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Play   3. I Won't Let You Go 3:50 $1.29  Buy MP3 
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Play   6. Person I Should Have Been 3:48 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play   7. Say Something Now 4:02 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play   8. Beautiful Life 2:42 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Forever 3:42 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play 10. The Awakening 5:10 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play 11. Right By Your Side 4:56 $1.29  Buy MP3 
Play 12. One Life 3:20 $1.29  Buy MP3 
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Product Details

  • Original Release Date: October 11, 2011
  • Release Date: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Universal Records
  • Copyright: (C) 2011 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd. Licensed to Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 1755 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Distribut
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  • Total Length: 49:53
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  • ASIN: B005NN4PPU
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,961 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

I finally bought this CD and love it! tara murray  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
James has an amazing voice; it's perfectly raspy and full of soul. LaChina  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE PERSON HE IS NOW.... January 14, 2012
By Thom ;)
Format:Audio CD
Believing that he had "written too many love ballads", Morrison has produced a very interesting follow-up to his 2008 release. "The Awakening" at first will sound a bit strange for those who are familiar with his prevous work (as it did for me). Most of these songs are growers, they don't catch you the moment you hear them. No, in fact, the opener "In My Dreams" sounds almost shallow at first. But Morrison always manages to surprise us. The Michael Jackson inspried, dance-club single "Slave to the Music" and the highly personal, raw-sounding "Person I Should Have Been" are some of his best songs yet. Another highlight on the record is the harmonious duet with Jessie J, "Up", which to me sounds much better than his previous duet with Nelly Furtado. His usual gorgeous horn/guitar/vocal arrangements, on this record, come out slick and smooth and that just works. Sometimes, less is more. And yet, the soulful backing vocals on the guitar ballad "Right By Your Side", the stampede of drums on the title track and the catchy na-na-na's on "Beautiful Life" give his music a new personality, being qualities that have somehow are newfangled to his sound. Little by little, he shows us what he's after and in my opinion he suceeds. This is the real James Morrison.
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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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James Morrison may be considered as one of the U.K.'s premier soul talents, but the Warwickshire singer appears to have a bit of a downer on his career of late, having recently stated that he's "sung too many love ballads", and that he hated making his last album, Songs for You, Truths for Me, after being pressured by his former Polydor label to repeat the formula of his million-selling debut.

With several songs relating to his alcoholic father's death on his third effort, "The Awakening", the husky-voiced guitarist appears to have rectified one of his issues, but despite the presence of Suede's Bernard Butler as producer, it's difficult to hear how he's made any attempt to deal with the other.

Seemingly designed to make Radio 2 listeners hearts flutter, "I Won't Let You Go" follows the same heartfelt, acoustic, tearjerker template as his previous two lead singles; the toe-tapping Motown pastiches "Beautiful Life" and "Forever" show that Morrison's retro leanings are still very much apparent, while there's even a "Broken Strings"-style duet with Jessie J on the orchestral, midtempo "Up".

Pleasantly inoffensive and lushly produced as they are, they don't exactly live up to the radical reinvention that his rather dismissive comments indicated, and it's only on the funky R&B beats and Michael Jackson-esque chorus of "Slave to the Music", and the sparse, gospel-tinged blues of "Right by Your Side", where Morrison begins to show some of the invention that was allegedly so heavily restricted on his previous effort.

However, lyrically, he's never been better, with the heartbreaking themes of loss on "In My Dreams", "6 Weeks", and "Person I Should Have Been", the latter based on a poem inspired by the last conversation he had with his late father, more than fulfilling his ambitions of "wanting to go a bit deeper and find more substance".

But until Morrison manages to infuse some of this raw honesty and emotion into his sound, he's always going to struggle to create that one great record that his impassioned and soulful voice deserves. J. O'Brien
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best most under rated singers in the world! October 12, 2011
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I've always been a huge fan of James Morrison. I have all three of his albums that have been released stateside. In a day when auto tune and manufactured artists are a nickel for a dozen its great to still hear someone that actually has talent. His voice is so soulful and enchanting I don't understand why more people in the U.S. haven't gotten in to him. This album is a treasure and I can't stop listening to it.

This album is a great throw back to great music and great singing without all the electronics behind it.

I Love the whole album but my most favorite songs are "In My Dreams" "I Won't Let You Go" "Slave To The Music" and "The Awakening".

Buy it you'll love it!
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