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Back to Bedlam

by James Blunt

Back to Bedlam is a 2004 alternative rock album by James Blunt. It runs 12 tracks across 46 minutes on Atlantic. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.8/5 from 5 ratings.

Alternative Rock · Rock · Pop

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12
Tracks
46 min
Runtime
152 bpm
Tempo
F minor
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12 tracks · 46 min

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  • Back To Bedlam (20th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2024 · 25 tracks
    1. 1High (2024 Remaster)
    2. 2You're Beautiful (2024 Remaster)
    3. 3Wisemen (2024 Remaster)
    4. 4Goodbye My Lover (2024 Remaster)
    5. 5Tears and Rain (2024 Remaster)
    6. 6Out of My Mind (2024 Remaster)
    7. 7So Long, Jimmy (2024 Remaster)
    8. 8Billy (2024 Remaster)
    9. 9Cry (2024 Remaster)
    10. 10No Bravery (2024 Remaster)
    11. 11High (Demo)
    12. 12You're Beautiful (Demo)
    13. 13Wisemen (Demo)
    14. 14Goodbye My Lover (Early Performance)
    15. 15Tears and Rain (Demo)
    16. 16Out of My Mind (Demo)
    17. 17So Long, Jimmy (Early Performance)
    18. 18Billy (Demo)
    19. 19Cry (Early Performance)
    20. 20No Bravery (Demo)
    21. 21Sugar-Coated (Bonus B-Side)
    22. 22Butterfly (Bonus Demo)
    23. 23Dancing Days (Bonus Demo)
    24. 24Close Your Eyes (Bonus Demo)
    25. 25Standing All Alone (Bonus Demo)

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Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. The album was released on 11 October 2004 through Atlantic Records. The album was a major commercial success, topping the albums charts of over ten countries, as well as reaching number two in the United States and three other countries, and was met with much acclaim. Back to Bedlam sold 11 million copies worldwide and was the highest-selling album of 2005 in the UK with almost 2.4 million copies. It is the best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the UK with 3.2 million sold. In 2011, it was overtaken by the Amy Winehouse's Back to Black as the biggest-selling album in the UK in the 21st century. Back to Bedlam currently ranks as the 16th best-selling album in UK Chart history. The named is based on the infamous Psychiatric institution of Bethlem Royal Hospital, commonly known as Bedlam.

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Is Back to Bedlam good?
Riffiter listeners rate Back to Bedlam 3.8/5 from 5 ratings.
When was Back to Bedlam released?
Back to Bedlam was released in 2004 on Atlantic.
How many tracks are on Back to Bedlam?
Back to Bedlam has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 46 minutes.
What genre is Back to Bedlam?
Back to Bedlam is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Pop.
What BPM is Back to Bedlam?
Back to Bedlam runs at a median tempo of 152 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Back to Bedlam?
Listeners of Back to Bedlam also rate A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay, The Awakening by James Morrison.

Back to Bedlam at a glance

Label
Warner Music Group
Produced by
Tom Rothrock

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