Length 48:13 | Label VirginRepublic Release date 23 March 2015 | |
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Released 23 March 2015 (2015-03-23) Recorded 2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee Genres Pop music, Rock music, Soul music, Pop rock, Blues, Indie rock, Folk rock, Indie pop, Americana, Soft rock Similar Communion, Sex and Love, Uptown Special, Before This World, In Colour | ||
James bay hold back the river
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.
Contents
- James bay hold back the river
- James bay craving with lyrics
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Songs
- References
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.
James bay craving with lyrics
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.
Songs
1Craving3:48
2Hold Back The River3:59
3Let It Go4:21