Chaos and the Calm
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.
Critical reception
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
1. |
"Craving" | | Jacquire King |
3:47 |
2. |
"Hold Back the River" | | King |
3:59 |
3. |
"Let It Go" | | King |
4:21 |
4. |
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love" | - Bay
- Jimmy Hogarth
- Steve McEwan
| King |
3:58 |
5. |
"Best Fake Smile" | | King |
3:26 |
6. |
"When We Were on Fire" | | King |
3:59 |
7. |
"Move Together" | | King |
4:37 |
8. |
"Scars" | Bay | King |
4:32 |
9. |
"Collide" | | King |
3:24 |
10. |
"Get Out While You Can" | | King |
4:43 |
11. |
"Need the Sun to Break" | | King |
3:46 |
12. |
"Incomplete" | | King |
3:41 |
13. |
"Running" | Bay | Bay |
3:36 |
14. |
"Clocks Go Forward" | | Green |
4:10 |
15. |
"Stealing Cars" | | Green |
3:43 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
References
- 1 2 "Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version) by James Bay". iTunes (UK).
- 1 2 3 4 "James Bay - Chaos And The Calm". Clash Magazine.
- 1 2 Helen Brown (21 March 2015). "Chaos and the Calm, James Bay, review: 'tiring'". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm - Album Review". The Irish Times. 20 March 2015.
- ↑ Tshepo Mokoena. "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm review – festival-ready and forgettably pleasant". the Guardian.
- ↑ "NEWS // JAMES BAY RELEASES 'SCARS'". tmrw. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Chaos and the Calm Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "James Bay 'Chaos and the Calm' review". AllMusic. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Alan (30 March 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: James Bay debuts at No.1 on Albums Chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for James Bay. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2015. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard 200 for James Bay. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for James Bay. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for James Bay. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for James Bay. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "James Bay – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for James Bay. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "The Official NZ Music Charts - End of Year Charts 2015".
- ↑ Copsey, Rob (5 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Folk Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Top Rock Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ↑ http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=88
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Bay)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards 2015". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ Jones, Alan (18 March 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Adele's 25 holds on to top spot despite sales dip". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 18 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "American album certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version) by James Bay". iTunes.
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