a b c Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (25 October 2023). "James Blunt's heartfelt clichés are easy on the ear in Who We Used to Be – album review". Financial Times . Retrieved 26 October 2023. James Blunt Announces Upcoming 'Once Upon a Mind' Album, Releases Single 'Cold' ". Billboard . Retrieved 29 September 2019. Blunt’s fifth album, The Afterlove (2017), was deemed a flop, but it did well enough worldwide to keep him on the road, at arena level, for 18 months. Audiences from Bangkok to Buenos Aires were seemingly unconcerned that the breathy singer-songwriter with the light emotive touch had slalomed off-piste to dabble with electronica and beats.

Dutchcharts.nl – James Blunt – Once Upon a Mind" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019. My dad, he needs an O+ blood group kidney donor, and it’s a long wait, and life gets pretty shit in the meantime. And I suppose for me, the positive is that I have a chance to say the things I would never have otherwise said. To be able to say to him, ‘I’m not your son, you’re not my father/We’re just two grown men saying goodbye/No need to forgive, no need to forget/I know your mistakes, and you know mine.' I idolised this man throughout my childhood, but as we grew older, I realised that he had his own fallibilities, and that’s an awesome thing to see because you suddenly can become friends then. And then obviously as parents get older, the responsibility starts to weigh on the children that look after them. Although that can be painful, there’s something beautiful about it, too. We recorded this in the Guards Chapel, on Birdcage Walk [in London], where I'd been as a serving soldier, and the Trinity Boys Choir came and sang and they sounded amazing.” Dutchcharts.nl – James Blunt – Who We Used to Be" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2023. My favourite moment comes at the midpoint of the album on 5 Miles. The song explodes into a big dance anthem with tropical beats and a sing-a-long chorus. I can imagine if he had teamed up with a big dance star, this song would likely be a big hit on the charts. There’s definitely the possibility for some killer dance remixes.

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Houghton, Cillea (22 September 2023). "James Blunt Drops Nostalgic 'All the Love That I Ever Needed' ". American Songwriter . Retrieved 31 October 2023. Offiziellecharts.de – James Blunt – Once Upon a Mind" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

Hallam, Katy (27 October 2023). "BBC The One Show viewers sobbing as James Blunt shares tragic reason for new song". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 31 October 2023. Ultratop.be – James Blunt – Who We Used to Be" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2023. It is an album about the cycle of life – his father’s chronic illness; his guilt about leaving his wife to tour for months on end; the birth of his two young sons; the death of his old friend and patron Carrie Fisher – which may move his fans to tears. As it does Blunt, twice, over the course of our interview. Griffiths, George (30 October 2023). "Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) already has the biggest opening week of the year". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 31 October 2023. James Blunt will release his sixth album, Once Upon a Mind, on October 25 via Custard/Atlantic Records. The album is a collaboration with several producers, including Steve Robson, Jimmy Hogarth and TMS, and the singer has teased the new music with an emotional first single titled “Cold.”The Girl That Never Was (Official video)". 12 October 2023 . Retrieved 31 October 2023– via YouTube. James Blunt drops latest single The Girl That Never Was". Retro Pop Magazine. 5 October 2023 . Retrieved 31 October 2023. Offiziellecharts.de – James Blunt – Who We Used to Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 November 2023. Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 27.10.2023 al 02.11.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 4 November 2023. If he was to dedicate the album to a single person, he says, it would be his father, who has stage-four chronic kidney disease and needs an O-positive kidney donor.

Power, Ed (27 October 2023). "James Blunt, Who We Used to Be review: Give the posh troubadour the benefit of the doubt!". I . Retrieved 31 October 2023.Austriancharts.at – James Blunt – Who We Used to Be" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2023.