The Pursuit (album)

This article is about the album by Jamie Cullum. For the Evans Blue song, see The Pursuit (song). For the Evans Blue album, see The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends.

The Pursuit
Studio album by
Jamie Cullum
Released10 November 2009 (2009-11-10)
Genre
Label
Producer
Jamie Cullum chronology
In the Mind of Jamie Cullum
(2007) 		The Pursuit
(2009) 		Momentum
(2013)
Singles from The Pursuit
  1. "I'm All Over It"
    Released: 2 November 2009
  2. "Don't Stop the Music"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Wheels"
    Released: 2010
  4. "Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down"
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[1]
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
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Allmusic[3]

The Pursuit is the fifth studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on 9 November 2009 in the United Kingdom, and released in the United States and Canada on 2 March 2010. It was produced by Greg Wells and Martin Terefe, and mixed by Greg Wells, Thomas Juth and Ryan Hewitt. The album's title is taken from the novel The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford.[4] The album was recorded at a Los Angeles studio using songs that Cullum originally recorded at his Shepherd's Bush recording studio, Terrified Studios.[5] The song "Mixtape" features Sophie Dahl on backing vocals.[6]

The first single from the album, "I'm All Over It",[7] was released on 2 November 2009.

Music Week critic Andy Morris states in his review of the album, "The Cole Porter cover at the start won't surprise you, but the house track at the end just might. Cullum's fifth album does justice to his musical influences: from the Portishead-tinged 'If I Ruled The World' to the wonky groove of 'We Run Things', it's bold, experimental and the best thing Cullum's done."[8]

Both the track listing and the cover-art for the album were released on 27 August 2009, art directed by Sacha (Spencer Trace) Teulon.

  1. ^ "Jamie Cullum: The Pursuit". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Reviews for The Pursuit by Jamie Cullum". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ "allmusicguide review".
  4. ^ Alison Kerr (7 November 2009). "Jamie Cullum: Meeting Sophie Dahl had an impact on my new album, The Pursuit". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ Keith Bruce (6 November 2009). "The pursuit of happiness". The Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  6. ^ Craig McLean (14 October 2009). "Jamie Cullum interview". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  7. ^ "First Single from The Pursuit"
  8. ^ "The Pursuit". JamieCullum.com. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.