James Blake (album)

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James Blake
James Blake Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 February 2011
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length38:00
Label
Producer James Blake
James Blake chronology
Klavierwerke
(2010)
James Blake
(2011)
Enough Thunder
(2011)
Singles from James Blake
  1. "Limit to Your Love"
    Released: 25 November 2010
  2. "The Wilhelm Scream"
    Released: 3 March 2011
  3. "Lindisfarne"/"Unluck"
    Released: 16 June 2011 [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Unluck"3:00
2."The Wilhelm Scream" (written by James Litherland and Blake)4:37
3."I Never Learnt to Share"4:51
4."Lindisfarne I"2:42
5."Lindisfarne II" (written and produced by Blake and Rob McAndrews)3:01
6."Limit to Your Love" (written by Feist and Jason "Gonzales" Charles Beck)4:36
7."Give Me My Month"1:56
8."To Care (Like You)"3:52
9."Why Don't You Call Me"1:35
10."I Mind"3:31
11."Measurements"4:19
Total length:38:00
Deluxe Edition CD1 (and also Vinyl Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Tep and the Logic"2:42
2."Unluck"3:00
3."The Wilhelm Scream"4:37
4."I Never Learnt to Share"4:51
5."Lindisfarne I"2:42
6."Lindisfarne II" (written and produced by Blake and McAndrews)3:01
7."Limit to Your Love" (written by Feist and Gonzales)4:36
8."Give Me My Month"1:56
9."To Care (Like You)"3:52
10."Why Don't You Call Me"1:35
11."I Mind"3:31
12."Measurements"4:22
13."You Know Your Youth"2:22
Total length:43:07
Deluxe Edition CD2: Enough Thunder EP*
No.TitleLength
1."Once We All Agree"4:23
2."We Might Feel Unsound"4:00
3."Fall Creek Boys Choir" (with Bon Iver; written and produced by Blake and Justin Vernon)4:33
4."A Case of You" (written by Joni Mitchell and produced by Miti Adhikari)2:57
5."Not Long Now"5:23
6."Enough Thunder"4:15
Total length:25:31

Notes

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland [65] 4 February 2011 Digital download Polydor
United Kingdom [10]

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