On March 23, 2015, “Republic Records” label released “Chaos and the Calm”, the debut James Bay album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jacquire King. The album was certified Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark” and 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- James Bay – vocals, guitar, piano
- Eli Beaird – bass
- Ian Fitchuk – drums, keyboards, percussion
- Eric Darken– percussion
- Jonathan Yudkin– cello, viola
Track listing:
- Craving – James Bay, Iain Archer
- Hold Back the River – James Bay, Iain Archer
- Let It Go – James Bay, Paul Barry
- If You Ever Want to Be in Love – James Bay, Jimmy Hogarth, Steve McEwan
- Best Fake Smile – James Bay, Iain Archer
- When We Were on Fire – James Bay, Jon Green
- Move Together – James Bay, Jamie Hartman
- Scars – James Bay
- Collide – James Bay, Thomas EP Hull
- Get Out While You Can – James Bay, Ed Harcourt
- Need the Sun to Break – James Bay, Joel Pott
- Incomplete – James Bay, Jake Gosling, Chris Leonard
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