Once Upon a Mind

Once Upon a Mind is the sixth studio album by English singer James Blunt, released on 25 October 2019 through Atlantic Records.^[2] Blunt was due to embark on the Once Upon a Mind Tour in 2021.^[3] A deluxe version of the album – the Time Suspended Edition – was released on 26 June 2020, featuring two new demo songs and six acoustic tracks.

Once Upon a Mind
Studio album by James Blunt
Released	25 October 2019
Genre	Pop folk-pop
Length	36:52
Label	Atlantic UK
Producer	Steve Robson
James Blunt chronology
The Afterlove (2017) Once Upon a Mind (2019) The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004–2021) (2021)
Singles from Once Upon a Mind
"Cold" Released: 29 August 2019 "Champions" Released: 4 October 2019 "I Told You" Released: 11 October 2019 "Monsters" Released: 18 October 2019 "Halfway" Released: 5 February 2020

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Singles

The first single from the album, "Cold", was released on 29 August 2019.^[4] The video was then released on 9 September 2019.^[5]

Track listing

Once Upon a Mind standard version track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Truth"	James Blunt Cleo Tighe Steve Robson	Robson Mike Wise^[b]	3:42
2.	"Cold"	Blunt Tighe Robson	Robson Mike Wise^[b]	3:28
3.	"Champions"	Blunt Maureen McDonald Daniel Parker Mark Crew Daniel Priddy	Crew Priddy	3:14
4.	"Monsters"	Blunt Amy Wadge Jimmy Hogarth	Hogarth	4:19
5.	"Youngster"	Blunt Charlie Diamond Martin Luke Brown Parker Thomas Barnes Peter Kelleher Benjamin Kohn Samuel Klempner	TMS Klempner	3:19
6.	"5 Miles"	Blunt Philip Plested Barnes Kelleher Kohn Matthew Prime	TMS Matt Prime^[b]	3:19
7.	"How It Feels to Be Alive"	Blunt Tighe Wayne Hector Robson	Robson	3:25
8.	"I Told You"	Blunt Andrew Jackson Crew	Crew	2:31
9.	"Halfway" (featuring Ward Thomas)	Blunt Tighe Barnes Kelleher Kohn	TMS	3:11
10.	"Stop the Clock"	Blunt Tighe Hector Robson	Robson	3:14
11.	"The Greatest"	Blunt Nathaniel Cyphert Robson	Robson	3:10
Total length:				36:52

Once Upon a Mind Time Suspended Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Should I Give It All Up" (demo)		3:27
13.	"Happier" (demo)		3:03
14.	"The Truth" (acoustic)	James Blunt Cleo Tighe Steve Robson	3:50
15.	"Cold" (acoustic)	Blunt Tighe Robson	3:40
16.	"Champions" (acoustic)	Blunt Maureen McDonald Daniel Parker Mark Crew Daniel Priddy	3:21
17.	"Monsters" (acoustic)	Blunt Amy Wadge Jimmy Hogarth	4:22
18.	"5 Miles" (acoustic)	Blunt Philip Plested Barnes Kelleher Kohn Matthew Prime	3:17
19.	"Halfway" (acoustic)	Blunt Tighe Barnes Kelleher Kohn	3:17

Personnel

• James Blunt – vocals, composer
• Steve Robson – guitar, organ, piano, programming, producer
• Matt Zara – guitar, programming
• John Garrison – bass
• Karl Brazil – drums
• Nate Cyphert – background vocals, composer
• Sam Miller – engineer
• Jorge Arango Kure – engineer
• Mike Tarantino – editing
• Brian D. Willis – editing
• Tom Rothrock – mixing
• Chris Cehringer – mastering
• Gavin Bond – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Once Upon a Mind Chart (2019–20) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9] 15 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10] 40 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[11] 44 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12] 29 French Albums (SNEP)^[13] 26 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14] 8 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[15] 4 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[16] 38 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[17] 31 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[18] 16 Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[19] 47 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[20] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[21] 34 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22] 4 UK Albums (OCC)^[23] 3 US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[24] 71

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Once Upon a Mind Chart (2019) Position French Albums (SNEP)^[25] 194 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26] 74

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[27]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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