Higher Than Here

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Higher Than Here
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Studio album by
Released30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Length
  • 56:47 (deluxe)
    45:03 (standard)
Label
Producer
James Morrison chronology
The Awakening
(2011)
Higher Than Here
(2015)
You're Stronger Than You Know
(2019)
Singles from Higher Than Here
  1. "Demons"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  2. "Stay Like This"
    Released: 23 October 2015
  3. "I Need You Tonight"
    Released: 6 March 2016

Higher Than Here is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter James Morrison. It was released on 30 October 2015 by Island Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic editor Neil Z. Yeung rated the album three out of five stars. He called Higher Than Here "a comforting collection of soul-folk tunes that is pleasing and enjoyable. Much like Morrison himself, the songs are likable. His voice still carries that gorgeous, husky grit, so full of smoky soul and yearning, most expertly executed on "Stay Like This" and "Just Like a Child." Elsewhere, he ventures into some OneRepublic/Script territory with the catchy hip-pop lead single "Demons"." [1]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Demons"
Eliot3:18
2."Stay Like This"
Fred Cox3:39
3."Heaven to a Fool"
  • Terefe
  • Malay
4:16
4."Right Here"
3:51
5."Reach Out"
Cox3:14
6."We Can"
  • Morrison
  • White
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:43
7."Too Late for Lullabies"
  • Morrison
  • Simon Aldred
Cox4:16
8."Something Right"
  • Morrison
  • Jonny Lattimer
Cox3:49
9."Easy Love"
  • Morrison
  • White
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:36
10."I Need You Tonight"
Taylor5:02
11."Just Like a Child"Robson3:17
12."Higher Than Here"
  • Morrison
  • Jon Green
Green3:03
Deluxe version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."In the Shadow of a Dream"
  • Morrison
  • Aldred
Eliot4:29
14."Naked With You"
  • Morrison
  • Tom Hull
  • Bran
  • Kerr
MyRiot3:30
15."Lonely People" (iLL BLU featuring James Morrison)
  • Morrison
  • Darius Ellington Forde
  • James Grant
  • Brammer
  • Robson
iLL BLU3:36

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 94
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA) [8] 45
Italian Albums (FIMI) [9] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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