Undiscovered (James Morrison album)

Undiscovered
Studio album by
James Morrison
Released10 July 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length51:07
LabelPolydor
Producer
James Morrison chronology
Undiscovered
(2006) 		Songs for You, Truths for Me
(2008)
Singles from Undiscovered
  1. "You Give Me Something"
    Released: 17 July 2006
  2. "Wonderful World"
    Released: 16 October 2006
  3. "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore"
    Released: 18 December 2006
  4. "Undiscovered"
    Released: 12 March 2007
  5. "One Last Chance"
    Released: 2 July 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(Mixed)[2]
Billboard(Positive)[3]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[4]
The Guardian[5]
PopMatters(4/10)[6]
Yahoo! Music UK[7]

Undiscovered is the debut album by English singer-songwriter James Morrison, released in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006.[8] In its first week, the album sold 84,611 units in the UK, peaking atop the UK Albums Chart. The album also moderately entered the US Billboard 200 at number 24 on the chart. By the end of 2006, the album had sold 847,135 copies in the UK and certified multi-platinum; as of 2020, its total sales count was over 1,500,000 units.

The album saw commercial success in other countries: it has been certified platinum in Australia and Ireland. It was particularly successful in New Zealand, where the first single off the album, "You Give Me Something", reached number one and the album was certified gold. Lyrically, Undiscovered discusses romantic relationships, heartache, and biographical coming-of-age scenarios.[9]

  1. ^ "Undiscovered – James Morrison – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ White, Chris. "BBC – Music – Review of James Morrison – Undiscovered". BBC.
  3. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007.
  4. ^ "Undiscovered". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007.
  5. ^ Salmon, Chris (28 July 2006). "CD: James Morrison, Undiscovered". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "James Morrison: Undiscovered". Popmatters.com. 12 March 2007.
  7. ^ "Celebrity – Yahoo News UK". Uk.launch.yahoo.com.
  8. ^ "iTunes – Music – Undiscovered by James Morrison". Itunes.apple.com. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ^ "James Morrison Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M". AllMusic.