℗ 2024 Warner Music UK Limited; An Atlantic Records Release
| Released | May 22, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 31m 24s |
| Record Label | Atlantic Records UK |
| Genre | Pop |
Back To Bedlam (20th Anniversary Edition)
James Blunt
Available in MQA and 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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High (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:03 | |||
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1.2
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You're Beautiful (2024 Remaster) EXPLICIT
James Blunt |
3:33 | |||
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1.3
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Wisemen (2024 Remaster) EXPLICIT
James Blunt |
3:43 | |||
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1.4
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Goodbye My Lover (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:17 | |||
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1.5
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Tears and Rain (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:04 | |||
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1.6
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Out of My Mind (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
3:34 | |||
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1.7
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So Long, Jimmy (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:26 | |||
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1.8
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Billy (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
3:36 | |||
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1.9
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Cry (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:06 | |||
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1.10
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No Bravery (2024 Remaster)
James Blunt |
4:01 | |||
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1.11
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High (Demo)
James Blunt |
3:40 | |||
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1.12
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You're Beautiful (Demo) EXPLICIT
James Blunt |
3:17 | |||
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1.13
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Wisemen (Demo) EXPLICIT
James Blunt |
3:41 | |||
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1.14
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Goodbye My Lover (Early Performance)
James Blunt |
4:07 | |||
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1.15
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Tears and Rain (Demo)
James Blunt |
4:04 | |||
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1.16
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Out of My Mind (Demo)
James Blunt |
3:14 | |||
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1.17
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So Long, Jimmy (Early Performance)
James Blunt |
3:24 | |||
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1.18
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Billy (Demo)
James Blunt |
3:35 | |||
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1.19
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Cry (Early Performance)
James Blunt |
3:49 | |||
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1.20
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No Bravery (Demo)
James Blunt |
2:19 | |||
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1.21
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Sugar-Coated (Bonus B-Side)
James Blunt |
3:49 | |||
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1.22
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Butterfly (Bonus Demo)
James Blunt |
2:04 | |||
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1.23
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Dancing Days (Bonus Demo)
James Blunt |
3:56 | |||
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1.24
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Close Your Eyes (Bonus Demo)
James Blunt |
3:05 | |||
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1.25
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Standing All Alone (Bonus Demo)
James Blunt |
3:57 |
Back to Bedlam, the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter James Blunt, was originally released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records. It is named after the famous psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which is commonly known as Bedlam.
Blunt had piano and violin lessons as a child, but his first significant exposure to popular music was at Harrow School. There, he was introduced to the guitar by a fellow student, and started playing the instrument and writing songs at age 14. At University of Bristol, his undergraduate thesis was The Commodification of Image – Production of a Pop Idol; one of his main references for the thesis was sociologist and rock critic, Simon Frith, chairman of the Mercury Music Prize panel of judges since 1992.
Because the British Army sponsored his university education, Blunt was obliged to serve a minimum of four years in the armed forces. He stated on an interview in his Back to Bedlam sessions that he chose to join the military as his father was "pushing for it, so that [Blunt] could obtain a secure work placement and income". While still in the army, he worked on demos during his time off.
Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career. It was at that period that he started using the stage name "Blunt", in part to make it easier for others to spell; "Blount" is pronounced the same way, and remains his legal surname. Shortly after leaving the army, he was signed to EMI music publishers and Twenty-First Artists management.
Blunt recorded Back to Bedlam in 2003 with producer Tom Rothrock at Rothrock's home studio, using session musicians and performing on many different instruments himself. While in Los Angeles, he lodged with actress Carrie Fisher, whom he had met through the family of a former girlfriend. Fisher was very supportive of Blunt's aspirations, suggesting the name of the album and providing use of a bathroom in her home for Blunt to record the song "Goodbye My Lover".
This 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features the original album in an all new 2024 remaster, alongside 15 tracks of bonus demos and alternate versions!
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Atlantic Records UK Studio Masters
Tracks 11, 13, 14, 17-22, 24, 25 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Tracks 11-25 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Tracks 11, 13, 14, 17-22, 24, 25 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Tracks 11-25 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.07 -0.16 to 0.00 | -13.91 -18.70 to -11.39 | -10.87 -14.90 to -8.30 | 8 6 to 11 | |
| 1 | High (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -11.41 | -8.3 | 6 |
| 2 | You're Beautiful (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -13.64 | -11.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Wisemen (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -11.39 | -8.8 | 6 |
| 4 | Goodbye My Lover (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -15.55 | -12.8 | 10 |
| 5 | Tears and Rain (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -12.99 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 6 | Out of My Mind (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -12.01 | -8.3 | 6 |
| 7 | So Long, Jimmy (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -13.98 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 8 | Billy (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -13.42 | -10.6 | 8 |
| 9 | Cry (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -13.04 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 10 | No Bravery (2024 Remaster) | -0.09 | -14.24 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 11 | High (Demo) | -0.06 | -12.69 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 12 | You're Beautiful (Demo) | 0.00 | -12.75 | -10.9 | 8 |
| 13 | Wisemen (Demo) | -0.03 | -13.52 | -10.5 | 8 |
| 14 | Goodbye My Lover (Early Performance) | -0.16 | -17.44 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 15 | Tears and Rain (Demo) | 0.00 | -12.25 | -9.9 | 7 |
| 16 | Out of My Mind (Demo) | -0.06 | -14.90 | -12.0 | 8 |
| 17 | So Long, Jimmy (Early Performance) | -0.08 | -15.93 | -11.4 | 10 |
| 18 | Billy (Demo) | -0.07 | -13.26 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 19 | Cry (Early Performance) | -0.08 | -16.19 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 20 | No Bravery (Demo) | -0.04 | -18.70 | -14.9 | 11 |
| 21 | Sugar-Coated (Bonus B-Side) | -0.06 | -13.38 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 22 | Butterfly (Bonus Demo) | 0.00 | -15.42 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 23 | Dancing Days (Bonus Demo) | 0.00 | -12.92 | -10.1 | 8 |
| 24 | Close Your Eyes (Bonus Demo) | -0.02 | -13.24 | -10.6 | 7 |
| 25 | Standing All Alone (Bonus Demo) | -0.09 | -13.40 | -10.4 | 8 |