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James Bay is a young British singer and songwriter whose heartfelt songs and passionate vocal style suggest a greater maturity and experience than one would expect from an artist whose debut album was released when he was 24 years old. Chaos and the Calm, Bay's first full-length album following a pair of well-received EPs, reveals he has a precocious talent as a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, and is just as comfortable with outgoing tracks like "Collide" as he is with intimate, personal numbers such as "Let It Go" as he winds together elements of pop, folk, rock, blues, and soul. Often compared to Ed Sheeran and Ben Howard, Chaos and the Calm shows James Bay has the style and the ability to stand on his own, and it's the work of a new performer with an impressive potential.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Archer, ComposerLyricist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fitchuk, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Archer, ComposerLyricist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - James Bay, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Barry, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - James Bay, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Hogarth, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve McEwan, ComposerLyricist - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - James Bay, Guitar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Archer, ComposerLyricist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Jon Green, ComposerLyricist - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jamie Hartman, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Yudkin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Thomas Edward Percy Hull, ComposerLyricist - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Harcourt, ComposerLyricist - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Pott, ComposerLyricist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fitchuk, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Leonard, ComposerLyricist - Jake Gosling, ComposerLyricist - Jacquire King, Producer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bengtson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Oleksyk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
James Bay is a young British singer and songwriter whose heartfelt songs and passionate vocal style suggest a greater maturity and experience than one would expect from an artist whose debut album was released when he was 24 years old. Chaos and the Calm, Bay's first full-length album following a pair of well-received EPs, reveals he has a precocious talent as a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, and is just as comfortable with outgoing tracks like "Collide" as he is with intimate, personal numbers such as "Let It Go" as he winds together elements of pop, folk, rock, blues, and soul. Often compared to Ed Sheeran and Ben Howard, Chaos and the Calm shows James Bay has the style and the ability to stand on his own, and it's the work of a new performer with an impressive potential.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:16
- Main artists: James Bay
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2015 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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