James Morrison has sold over half a million copies of 'The Awakening'

JAMES MORRISON HAS SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF HIS NUMBER ONE ALBUM “THE AWAKENING” WORLDWIDE
 
THE ALBUM INCLUDES THE AMAZING NEW SINGLE “UP” FEATURING JESSIE J

 
“A TERRIFIC THIRD ALBUM, BURSTING WITH EXPERTLY CRAFTED SONGS….”
– The Times
 
“HIS SULTRY VOICE MAKES GROWN WOMEN WEAK AT THE KNEES….” – Heat
 
“A DELICIOUSLY SOULFUL COLLECTION OF SONGS….” - Daily Express
 
“POSITIVELY JOYFUL…” – Mojo

James Morrison has now sold over half a million copies of his latest album “The Awakening” worldwide. The huge success of the album, which went straight to number one in the UK and stayed there for 2 weeks, makes James one of the most successful male solo artist albums of the year.
 
James said: “I’m delighted with the response to my album. It’s been wonderful for the record to be embraced on such a wide scale around the world”.
 
The album includes the singles “I Won’t Let You Go” and the new single “Up” featuring Jessie J. “I Won’t Let You Go” sold 400k copies worldwide and was a #1 airplay record in UK, Austria and Germany, and top 15 airplay in Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
 
“The Awakening” peaked at #1 in Switzerland as well as the UK, with a further 5 countries Top 10 and a further 5 Top 20 in the official album charts.
 
James appeared on stage with Jessie J at her recent sold out Hammersmith Apollo gig. He is touring the UK in 2012. The dates are:
 
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

  • January 28 - Belfast Ulster Hall
  • January 29 - Dublin Olympia
  • January 31 - Manchester O2 Apollo
  • February 1 - Manchester O2 Apollo
  • February 3 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • February 4 - Southampton Guildhall
  • February 6 - Leicester De Montford Hall
  • February 7 - Birmingham O2 Academy
  • February 9 - London Hammersmith Apollo
  • February 10 - London Hammersmith Apollo
  • February 12 - Southend Cliff Pavilion           
  • February 13 - Bristol Colston Hall
  • February 15 - Glasgow O2 Academy
  • February 17 - Leeds O2 Academy
  • February 18 - Nottingham Royal Centre
  • February 19 - Newcastle O2 Academy 

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020 7361 0730

November 30, 2011 8:30am ET by Murray Chalmers PR   Comments (0)

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