By Simon Gage
A LOT of white male singers aspire to sound like the great soul masters such as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, often with rather embarrassing results but not in the case of James Morrison.
His new album, produced by Suede’s Bernard Butler who worked, tellingly, with Duffy on her retro-soul Rockferry album, is a deliciously soulful collection of songs, including one with R’n’B phenomenon of the moment Jessie J.
The tone is melancholy, the songs strong both musically and lyrically and the production pretty near to flawless.
The boy’s got soul but even more importantly he’s got a voice.
Verdict: 4/5
A LOT of white male singers aspire to sound like the great soul masters such as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, often with rather embarrassing results but not in the case of James Morrison.
His new album, produced by Suede’s Bernard Butler who worked, tellingly, with Duffy on her retro-soul Rockferry album, is a deliciously soulful collection of songs, including one with R’n’B phenomenon of the moment Jessie J.
The tone is melancholy, the songs strong both musically and lyrically and the production pretty near to flawless.
The boy’s got soul but even more importantly he’s got a voice.
Verdict: 4/5
