Chaos and the Calm
Chaos and the Calm | ||
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Studio album by James Bay | ||
Released | 23 March 2015 | |
Recorded | 2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee[1] | |
Genre | ||
Length | 48:13 | |
Label | ||
Producer | Jacquire King | |
Singles from Chaos and the Calm | ||
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Chaos and the Calm is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released on 23 March 2015 by Republic Records and produced by Jacquire King.
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, while the song "Hold Back the River" was nominated for Best Rock Song and Bay for Best New Artist.
Contents
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chaos and the Calm received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 9 reviews.
Commercial performance
The Official Charts Company reported that Chaos and the Calm debuted at number one in the UK Albums Chart on 29 March 2015, having sold over 64,000 copies in the first week of release.[9]
Track listing
Chaos and the Calm — Standard version | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Craving" | Jacquire King | 3:47 | |
2. | "Hold Back the River" |
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King | 3:59 |
3. | "Let It Go" |
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King | 4:21 |
4. | "If You Ever Want to Be in Love" |
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King | 3:58 |
5. | "Best Fake Smile" |
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King | 3:26 |
6. | "When We Were on Fire" |
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King | 3:59 |
7. | "Move Together" |
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King | 4:37 |
8. | "Scars" | Bay | King | 4:32 |
9. | "Collide" |
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King | 3:24 |
10. | "Get Out While You Can" |
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King | 4:43 |
11. | "Need the Sun to Break" |
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King | 3:46 |
12. | "Incomplete" |
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King | 3:41 |
Chaos and the Calm — Deluxe version (bonus tracks)[1] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | "Running" | Bay | Bay | 3:36 |
14. | "Clocks Go Forward" |
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Green | 4:10 |
15. | "Stealing Cars" |
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Green | 3:43 |
16. | "Scars" (live at the iTunes Festival) | Bay | 4:43 |
Personnel
- James Bay - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, lead vocals, background vocals
- Eli Beaird - bass guitar
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Ian Fitchuk - drums, keyboards, percussion
- Jonathan Yudkin - cello, viola
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Ireland | 20 March 2015 | ||
United Kingdom[47] | 23 March 2015 |
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