The Awakening, James Morrison's 3rd album and which it went straight to #1 in the UK. The album has upbeat songs and ballad's and the album has everything you would expect in a pop/soul album. James' vocals are amazing and you can feel the emotion in the songs, especially with the first single 'I Won't Let You Go', which went to #5 in the UK. Another strong and emotional ballad is 'Up' which features a softer sounding Jessie J, which happens to be the second single from the album. The vocals in the song are warm and unlike other collaborations, Jessie actually gives James a run for his money. However, James' same style of writing does get boring and it would be nice not to hear James a song about being in love. One can't argue that James has one of the most soulful and uplifting voices around and he put other male singers to shame. The best songs on the album have to be 'In My Dreams', 'I Won't Let You Go', 'Up', 'Slave To The Music', 'Person I Should Of Been' and 'Forever'. It's nice to see James has kept his same sound and hasn't tried going down a mainstream-pop route, which to be fair we couldn't see him do anyway. In the songs we also get to hear a variety of instruments, which make the album even more interesting and engage the listener even more. LOUD! give the album 9/10 because the songs make you feel happy and James' vocals on the albums are the best yet.
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