James Morrison discography

James Morrison discography
James Morrison discography
	Morrison performing at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival
Studio albums	5
EPs	2
Singles	20
Music videos	21

The discography of James Morrison, an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist, consists of five studio albums, two EPs, twenty singles, twenty-one music videos, and a number of other appearances.

Morrison released Undiscovered, his debut album, in 2006. It topped the UK Albums Chart and reached the top ten in other countries and was certified three times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Morrison was also the biggest-selling British male solo artist in 2006.^[1] His debut single was also his most successful; "You Give Me Something" reached the top ten in nine countries including peaks of number five on the UK Singles Chart and number one in New Zealand. Morrison's second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me, was released in September 2008. It reached number three in the UK, and the top 20 in six other countries. The two albums have sold some 4.5 million copies.^[1] In September 2011 Morrison released his third album The Awakening, which debuted at number one in the UK.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Details	UK ^[2]	AUS ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	GER ^[5]	IRE ^[6]	NLD ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]	Certifications
Undiscovered	Released: 10 July 2006 Label: Polydor (#9878240) Format: CD, digital download	1	17	14	13	5	5	4	10	15	24	BPI: 5× Platinum^[12] ARIA: Platinum^[13] BVMI: Gold^[14] IRMA: Platinum^[15] NVPI: Gold^[16] RMNZ: Platinum^[17] IFPI SWI: Gold^[18]
Songs for You, Truths for Me	Released: 26 September 2008 Label: Polydor (#1779250) Format: CD, digital download	3	21	26	13	1	11	19	25	12	49	BPI: 3× Platinum^[12]
The Awakening	Released: 23 September 2011 Label: Island Format: CD, digital download	1	9	5	11	2	7	29	7	1	49	BPI: Platinum^[12] ARIA: Gold^[19] BMVI: Gold^[14] IFPI AUT: Gold^[20]
Higher Than Here	Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Island Format: CD, digital download	7	94	33	22	45	15	—	—	3	—	BPI: Silver^[12]
You're Stronger Than You Know	Released: 8 March 2019^[21] Label: Stanley Park Format: CD, digital download, streaming	14	—^[A]	52	37	—	58	—	—	12	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	UK ^[2]
Greatest Hits	Released: 11 February 2022 Label: Believe Format: cassette, CD, digital download, streaming	6

Extended plays

Title	Details
Live from Air Studios, London	Released: 5 May 2009^[23] Label: Polydor Format: digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2011	Released: 5 August 2011^[24] Label: Island Format: digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	UK ^[2]	AUS ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	GER ^[25]	IRE ^[6]	NL ^[26]	NOR ^[27]	NZ ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	Certifications	Album
"You Give Me Something"	2006	5	7	8	31	14	2	10	1	25	4	BPI: Platinum^[12] RMNZ: Gold^[28]	Undiscovered
"Wonderful World"		8	—	57	87	31	8	—	16	—	35	BPI: Gold^[12]
"The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore"		30	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—
"Undiscovered"	2007	63	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—
"One Last Chance"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Make It Real"	2008	7	100	—	71	38	18	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[29]	Songs for You, Truths for Me
"Broken Strings" (featuring Nelly Furtado)	2008	2	80	2	1	2	5	14	10	5	1	BPI: 2× Platinum^[12] BVMI: Platinum^[14] IFPI SWI: Gold^[18] RMNZ: Gold^[28]
"Please Don't Stop the Rain"	2009	33	—	—	—	44	20	—	—	—	51
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"		149	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—
"Get to You"		104	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—
"I Won't Let You Go"	2011	5	13	1	11	11	55	8	—	42	3	BPI: Platinum^[12] ARIA: 4× Platinum^[30] BVMI: Gold^[14] FIMI: Platinum^[31]	The Awakening
"Up" (featuring Jessie J)	2011	30	—	24	19	—	43	—	—	—	37
"Slave to the Music"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
"One Life"		159	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Beautiful Life"		—	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	—
"Demons"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—		Higher Than Here
"Stay Like This"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—
"I Need You Tonight"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Love Goes On" (featuring Joss Stone)^[32]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		You're Stronger Than You Know
"Power"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"So Beautiful"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Who's Gonna Love Me Now?"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Greatest Hits
"Don't Mess with Love"^[33]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Greatest Hits
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	UK ^[2]	Album
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (as BBC Radio 2's Allstars)^[34]	2020	7	Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak	Album
Title	Year	UK ^[35]	Album
"Sitting on a Platform"	2008	136	"You Make It Real" single

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"You Give Me Something"	2006	Phil Andalman, Magali Selosse
"You Give Me Something" (second version)		Sam Brown
"Wonderful World"		Sam Brown
"The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore"		David Mould
"Undiscovered"	2007	Mark Wordsworth
"One Last Chance"	2007	—
"You Make It Real"	2008	Daniel Wolfe
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"		Nick and Fred
"Broken Strings" (featuring Nelly Furtado)		Micah Meisner
"Please Don't Stop the Rain"	2009	David Edwards
"Get to You"	2009	Daniel Wolfe
"I Won't Let You Go"	2011	Phil Griffin^[36]
"Up" (featuring Jessie J)		Leanne Stott
"Slave to the Music"		Phil Griffin
"One Life"	2012	Alex Grazioli
"Beautiful Life"		N/A
"Right by Your Side"		N/A
"Demons"	2015	Greg & Lio
"Stay Like This"	2015	—
"I Need You Tonight"	2016	Alex Grazioli
"My Love Goes On" (featuring Joss Stone)	2019	—
"Don't Mess with Love"	2022	—

Songwriting credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Heart on My Sleeve"	2010	Olly Murs	Olly Murs
"My Love Is Like a Star"	2011	Demi Lovato	Unbroken
"Meaning of Life"	2017	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning of Life

Other appearances

Title	Year	Title
"It's Too Late" (Carole King cover)	2006	Take It Easy: 15 Soft Rock Anthems (Q Playlist)^[37]
"Come Back and Stay" (Paul Young cover)	2007	Radio 1 Established 1967^[38]
"Details in the Fabric" (with Jason Mraz)	2008	We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
"Watch and Wait"	2009	Männerherzen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke cover)	2010	The Imagine Project

Notes

^ You're Stronger Than You Know did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.^[22]

References

^ ^a ^b "James Morrison wakes up to Number One album; Sak Noel tops Official Singles; Nirvana returns to Top 10". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "UK Charts > James Morrison". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b
"Australian Charts > James Morrison". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- "You Make It Real": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 April 2009" (PDF) (999). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- "Broken Strings": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 May 2009" (PDF) (1001). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- Higher Than Here: Ryan, Gavin (7 November 2015). "ARIA Albums: Elvis Presley Has the No. 1 Album in Australia (Seriously)". Noise11. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Austrian Charts > James Morrison" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ "Discographie James Morrison". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Irish Charts > James Morrison". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ "Dutch Album Charts > James Morrison" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b "New Zealand Charts > James Morrison". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Swedish Charts > James Morrison". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Swiss Charts > James Morrison". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ "James Morrison > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "British certifications – James Morrison". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2023. Type James Morrison in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Morrison)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "IRMA 2006 Certification Awards > Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "NVPI Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 14 May 2007". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
^ "IFPI Austria – Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "You're Stronger Than You Know by James Morrison on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "iTunes Preview > Live from Air Studios, London". iTunes Store. January 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ "iTunes Preview > iTunes Festival: London 2011". iTunes Store. January 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ "Chartverfolgung / James Morrison / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
^ "James Morrison Dutch Top 40" (in Dutch). top40.nl Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Norwegian Charts > James Morrison". norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien.
^ ^a ^b "Latest Platinum / Gold Singles". Radioscope.net.nz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008. Note: User must define 'Artist Name' search parameter as "James Morrison".
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ "Certificazioen Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 11 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Listen: James Morrison shares 'My Love Goes On' (ft Joss Stone)". stagedoor.fm. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "James Morrison Unveils New Single "Don't Mess with Love"". Entertainment Focus. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ "All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^
Peak positions for other charted songs in the UK:
- For "Sitting on a Platform" "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol > James Morrison". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- For "Up" "Chart Log UK - New Entries Update 8.10.2011 (wk39)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "I Won't Let You Go by James Morrison - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
^ "Various - Take It Easy: 15 Soft Rock Anthems (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ "Radio 1 - Established 1967". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

External links

James Morrison official site

[23] You're Stronger Than You Know did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.^[22]

[theofficialcharts1002-1] "James Morrison wakes up to Number One album; Sak Noel tops Official Singles; Nirvana returns to Top 10". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[uk-2] "UK Charts > James Morrison". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[aus-3] "Australian Charts > James Morrison". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
"You Make It Real": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 April 2009" (PDF) (999). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

"Broken Strings": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 May 2009" (PDF) (1001). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Higher Than Here: Ryan, Gavin (7 November 2015). "ARIA Albums: Elvis Presley Has the No. 1 Album in Australia (Seriously)". Noise11. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[5] "You Make It Real": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 April 2009" (PDF) (999). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] "Broken Strings": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 May 2009" (PDF) (1001). Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] Higher Than Here: Ryan, Gavin (7 November 2015). "ARIA Albums: Elvis Presley Has the No. 1 Album in Australia (Seriously)". Noise11. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[aut-4] "Austrian Charts > James Morrison" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[geralb-5] "Discographie James Morrison". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[ire-6] "Irish Charts > James Morrison". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[nl-7] "Dutch Album Charts > James Morrison" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[nz-8] "New Zealand Charts > James Morrison". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[swe-9] "Swedish Charts > James Morrison". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[swi-10] "Swiss Charts > James Morrison". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[11] "James Morrison > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[bpi-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "British certifications – James Morrison". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2023. Type James Morrison in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[13] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[ifpiger-14] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Morrison)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[15] "IRMA 2006 Certification Awards > Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[nvpi-16] "NVPI Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[17] "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 14 May 2007". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[ifpiswi-18] "IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[aria-19] "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 September 2008.

[IFPI-Austria-20] "IFPI Austria – Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[21] "You're Stronger Than You Know by James Morrison on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[22] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[24] "iTunes Preview > Live from Air Studios, London". iTunes Store. January 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[25] "iTunes Preview > iTunes Festival: London 2011". iTunes Store. January 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[gersingle-26] "Chartverfolgung / James Morrison / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

[nlsingle-27] "James Morrison Dutch Top 40" (in Dutch). top40.nl Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[nor-28] "Norwegian Charts > James Morrison". norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien.

[NewZealandCert-29] "Latest Platinum / Gold Singles". Radioscope.net.nz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[BPI-30] "Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008. Note: User must define 'Artist Name' search parameter as "James Morrison".

[31] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[32] "Certificazioen Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 11 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[33] "Listen: James Morrison shares 'My Love Goes On' (ft Joss Stone)". stagedoor.fm. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[34] "James Morrison Unveils New Single "Don't Mess with Love"". Entertainment Focus. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[35] "All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[36] Peak positions for other charted songs in the UK:
For "Sitting on a Platform" "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol > James Morrison". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

For "Up" "Chart Log UK - New Entries Update 8.10.2011 (wk39)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[40] For "Sitting on a Platform" "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol > James Morrison". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[41] For "Up" "Chart Log UK - New Entries Update 8.10.2011 (wk39)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

[37] "I Won't Let You Go by James Morrison - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

[38] "Various - Take It Easy: 15 Soft Rock Anthems (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[39] "Radio 1 - Established 1967". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

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