Recorded and produced in Los Angeles with Tom Rockrock (Beck, Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy) this album takes the listener through heartfelt songs of unattainable romances, lost loves and friend's failures before climaxing with James's first-hand experience of war. They're songs of universal appeal, all delivered with a powerfully unique vocal. In a world where division is rife and government intelligence (in both senses of the word) remains questionable, James's songs override and unite. James Blunt's life-story is nothing short of unique. His Army career saw him stationed in Kosovo as part of NATO's peacekeeping force. He then protected the Queen on horseback and the Queen Mother whilst she lay in state. He has, it can be said without exaggeration, lived a life that should provide enough material for a dozen albums. This is a definitively different singer-songwriter.

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