Once Upon a Mind

Once Upon a Mind is the sixth studio album by the English singer James Blunt, released on 25 October 2019 through Atlantic Records.[2] Blunt was due to embark on the Once Upon a Mind Tour in 2021.[3] A deluxe version of the album – the Time Suspended Edition – was released on 26 June 2020 featuring two new demo songs and six acoustic tracks.

Once Upon a Mind
Studio album by
Released25 October 2019
Genre
Length36:52
LabelAtlantic UK
ProducerSteve Robson
James Blunt chronology
The Afterlove
(2017)
Once Upon a Mind
(2019)
Who We Used to Be
(2023)
Singles from Once Upon a Mind
  1. "Cold"
    Released: 29 August 2019
  2. "Champions"
    Released: 4 October 2019
  3. "I Told You"
    Released: 11 October 2019
  4. "Monsters"
    Released: 18 October 2019
  5. "Halfway"
    Released: 5 February 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Singles

The first single from the album, "Cold", was released on 29 August 2019.[4] The video was then released on 9 September 2019.[5]

Track listing

Once Upon a Mind standard version track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Truth"
  • Robson
  • Mike Wise[b]
3:42
2."Cold"
  • Blunt
  • Tighe
  • Robson
  • Robson
  • Mike Wise[b]
3:28
3."Champions"
  • Crew
  • Priddy
3:14
4."Monsters"Hogarth4:19
5."Youngster"
3:19
6."5 Miles"
  • Blunt
  • Philip Plested
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
  • Matthew Prime
  • TMS
  • Matt Prime[b]
3:19
7."How It Feels to Be Alive"
Robson3:25
8."I Told You"
  • Blunt
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Crew
Crew2:31
9."Halfway" (featuring Ward Thomas)
  • Blunt
  • Tighe
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
TMS3:11
10."Stop the Clock"
  • Blunt
  • Tighe
  • Hector
  • Robson
Robson3:14
11."The Greatest"
  • Blunt
  • Nathaniel Cyphert
  • Robson
Robson3:10
Total length:36:52
Once Upon a Mind Time Suspended Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Should I Give It All Up" (demo) 3:27
13."Happier" (demo) 3:03
14."The Truth" (acoustic)3:50
15."Cold" (acoustic)
  • Blunt
  • Tighe
  • Robson
3:40
16."Champions" (acoustic)3:21
17."Monsters" (acoustic)4:22
18."5 Miles" (acoustic)
  • Blunt
  • Philip Plested
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
  • Matthew Prime
3:17
19."Halfway" (acoustic)
  • Blunt
  • Tighe
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
3:17

Personnel

  • James Blunt – vocals, composer
  • Steve Robson – guitar, organ, piano, programming, producer
  • Matt Zara – guitar, programming
  • John Garrison – bass
  • Karl Brazil – drums
  • Nate Cyphert – background vocals, composer
  • Sam Miller – engineer
  • Jorge Arango Kure – engineer
  • Mike Tarantino – editing
  • Brian D. Willis – editing
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Chris Cehringer – mastering
  • Gavin Bond – photography

Charts

References

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