The Afterlove
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The Afterlove is the fifth
Background
On 23 January 2017, Blunt posted a video clip on his Twitter to announce The Afterlove, with the caption "Check out my 12 inch..." In the clip, Blunt appeared naked from the waist up in his bathtub, promising to show fans "something huge", with the camera then panning down to him holding a 12-inch copy of the album.[3] Blunt recorded the album between 2015 and 2016 before it was finished in early 2017.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
London Evening Standard | [10] |
The Times | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Afterlove received an average score of 54 based on 4 reviews.[5] Neil Z. Yeung from AllMusic gave the album a positive four-star review, writing: "The Afterlove is a brave bid for contemporary relevance in 2017, a wonderful step outside his [Blunt's] comfort zone that is more memorable and exciting than much of his output this decade."[6] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from the Financial Times gave a positive three-star review and called the songs "carefully structured", with "appealing melodies, on-trend chart pop production and A-list collaborators (including Sheeran) [that] attest to Blunt's musical staying power."[7]
Richard Godwin of the
Singles
The first single from the album, "
Promotional singles
"Time of Our Lives" was released on 14 February 2017 as a promotional single for Valentine's Day.[14] This was followed by the release of "Make Me Better" on 2 March 2017.[15]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Emily Warren | Steve Robson | 3:33 | |
6. | "California" | Blunt, McDonald, Moccio | Moccio, Jay Paul Bicknell (additional prod.) | 3:20 |
7. | "Make Me Better" | Blunt, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran | Sheeran | 3:52 |
8. | "Time of Our Lives" | Blunt, Sheeran, Tedder | Andrew DeRoberts, Tedder | 4:30 |
9. | "Heartbeat" | Blunt, Robson, Dewain Whitmore | Robson | 3:21 |
10. | "Paradise" | Blunt, Amy Wadge | Martin Terefe | 3:32 |
Schulz | 3:09 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[38] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "The Afterlove by James Blunt". iTunes. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ James Blunt [@JamesBlunt] (23 January 2017). "Check out my 12 inch…" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Starkey, Adam (23 January 2017). "James Blunt announces new album The Afterlove from his bath in hilarious video". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Reviews for The Afterlove". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b Yeung, Neil Z. Thomas. "James Blunt – The Afterlove". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (25 March 2017). "James Blunt: The Afterlove — 'carefully structured'". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ a b Aroesti, Rachel (23 March 2017). "James Blunt: The AfterLove review – slightly desperate and actively risible". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 March 2017). "James Blunt is back with The Afterlove and resistance is futile". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ London Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (24 March 2017). "Pop: James Blunt: The Afterlove". The Times. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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- ^ "Listen to James Blunt's new track 'Make Me Better' written with Ed Sheeran - NME". NME. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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