Raised Under Grey Skies

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Raised Under Grey Skies
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Studio album by
Released6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length45:35
Label Island
Producer
JP Cooper chronology
When the Darkness Comes
(2015)
Raised Under Grey Skies
(2017)
Too Close
(2020)
Singles from Raised Under Grey Skies
  1. "Party"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  2. "September Song"
    Released: 16 September 2016
  3. "Passport Home"
    Released: 7 April 2017
  4. "She's on My Mind"
    Released: 21 July 2017
  5. "Wait"
    Released: 25 August 2017
  6. "Momma's Prayers"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  7. "All This Love"
    Released: 26 July 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BrigStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Courier Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Gryphon Positive [3]
Hit the FloorPositive [4]
Hot Press Positive [5]
The Yorkshire Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Raised Under Grey Skies is the debut album from English singer and songwriter JP Cooper. It was released on 6 October 2017 by Island Records. [7]

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."We Were Raised Under Grey Skies"
  • Hannah Vasanth
3:30
2."September Song"
3:40
3."Good Friend"2:57
4."All This Love (Featuring Mali-Koa Hood)"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • Brunila
3:14
5."The Only Reason"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
3:40
6."Passport Home"
  • Hartman
  • David Pramik [b]
3:00
7."She's on My Mind"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • McIldowie
  • Hume
  • Spencer
  • Hume
  • Brunila [b]
2:58
8."Wait"
  • Brunila
  • Hank Solo [a]
3:52
9."Change"
  • Cooper
  • Alex Smith
  • Brunila
  • Solo [a]
3:48
10."Closer"
  • Cooper
  • Joseph Murphy
  • Jonathan Howard
  • Brunila
  • Spencer
3:03
11."Beneath The Streetlights And The Moon"
  • Brunila
  • Wells [b]
3:34
12."In The Silence"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • Brunila
3:19
13."Momma's Prayers" (with Stormzy)
  • Vasanth
5:05
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Masterpiece"
  • Crispin Hunt
  • Adam Bartlett [a]
3:38
15."Tidal Wave"
  • Cooper
  • Hunt
  • Brunila
3:32
16."Party"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • Brunila
3:23
17."Lost Boy Dreaming"
  • Cooper
  • Hunt
  • Bartlett [a]
3:44
18."Passport Home (Piano Acoustic)"
  • Cooper
  • Hartman
  • Hartman
  • Pramik [b]
3:03
19."September Song (Guitar Acoustic)"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • McIldowie
  • Hume
  • Brunila
  • Spencer [b]
3:32
20."Perfect Strangers (Band Version)"
  • Wesley Muoria-Chaves
3:46

Notes

Charts

Album

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 40
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 53
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 9

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK AUS AUT BEL
(Fl)
DEN GER IRE NLD SWE SWI
"Party"2016
"September Song"799421720407161629
"Passport Home"201786
"She's on My Mind"9359
"Wait"
"Momma's Prayers"
(featuring Stormzy)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [15] Platinum20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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