Songs For You, Truths For Me

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
So he's the acoustic-troubadour-James that isn't James Blunt. He's the other one--the one that looks a little like Chris Martin from a distance and who with those two vague affiliations was surely always pre-destined to sell an awful lot of records, even if he was equally condemned to relative anonymity by turning up too late to claim credit for his own image. And if he failed on debut album Undiscovered to distinguish himself all that much from The Other James, particularly with fluid lighter-waving singles "You Give Me Something" and "Wonderful World", then follow-up album Songs for You, Truths for Me is out to redress that. The underlying soul heritage that served as a reference point on Undiscovered but never really pushed to the fore is much more prominent, seen especially as the album blasts opens with groaning, piano-spanking, brass-heavy, Hammond-tinged "The Only Night", something like The Counting Crows do The Commitments, with unmistakable similarities to Aretha Franklin and George Michael's 1987 blockbuster hit "I Knew You Were Waiting". It's the kind of thing you can imagine him winning a Brit Award with, probably with a collaborative performance to boot. "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" takes those influences to the lounge, "Precious Love" is Otis Redding via Ray LaMontagne, and the Nelly Furtado-featuring "Broken Strings" is a breezy, stirring pop song. Even when he falls back on his debut's established strengths, this is a more than adequate showcase for his powerful voice. --James Berry

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-10-22 rating:
Brilliant
Morrison's opening single The Only Night is an unusually upbeat pop record for the album, setting the mood for a mixed bag of gems that throw you a variety of moods from happiness to sorrow.

The next two singles, Save Yourself and You Make It Real have James Morrison written all over them.. in a good way. There's a part of me that feels You Make It Real's chorus resembles a more down beat version Simply Red's stars, if only for a second or two. You Make It Real still manages to be an utterly original and sensual melody, paving the way for a variety of even more appealing single releases.

The dramatic, melancholy collaboration with Nelly Furtado might remind you of Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright's brilliant Set The Fire To The Third Bar and Precious Love puts Morrison's vocals to an emotional high as he wails powerfully through the song's smooth and catchy chorus.

If you were a fan of Morrison's first album, Undiscovered, you cannot afford to miss out on songs for you, truths for me. James' new album is everything it's first had.. and more.

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review by: date: 2008-10-18 rating:
Mmmm Mmmm Mmm!!!!
Fab!
You may have seen my review of James' first album..... well, this second offering is every bit as good!!

Go out and buy it!

Definitely deserves 5 stars and surely should win a few awards - or is it, indeed, too good for such awards? You decide - I know what I think!!!

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review by: date: 2008-10-10 rating:
Brilliant
I love,love,love this album!
Undiscovered was great-this is better!!
I am seeing him in concert next month and now cannot wait
Brilliant songwriter,brilliant voice

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review by: date: 2008-10-09 rating:
My word!!!
So few albums have caught me straight away like this did. I bought it and popped it in the car while I was driving to and from the hospital during the protracted arrival of my first child and it blew me away. The magnitude of the occasion may have had something to do with it but I was unable to listen to the first track without fighting away tears. Several of the tracks were powerful enough to hook straight away and all the others have now grown so that I find myself singing along, very badly indeed, to nearly all of them. His vocal is beyond incredible, something I initially learned with "Undiscovered" but in my ignorant opinion it has exploded on this album to create a unique and emotional cd.


review by: date: 2008-09-30 rating:
Even Better Than His Debut Album!
If you thought this fella's debut album was good, wait until you hear this! For me this album is a big improvement on his first album. Every song on this album is excellent, apart from 'Dream On Hayley' which doesn't do anything for me. Heck 11 out of 12 good songs ain't bad! All the other songs are worthy of being released as singles.

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