James Morrison: 'You Make It Real'

Released on Monday, Sep 22 2008

Published Wednesday, Sep 17 2008, 13:20 BST | By Nick Levine | 3 comments

Despite selling more than two million copies of his debut album, winning a Brit Award in the process, James Morrison remains the most unassuming of stars. When he introduced himself to Madonna recently, she apparently responded by declining to shake his hand and asking, "And what you do?" Rude, deplorable behaviour of course, but also quite telling.

'You Make It Real', the lead single from album number two, sticks to the formula that made his debut a success: loads of strings, politely soulful vocals, reasonably rousing crescendos. The lyrics, meanwhile, tell us that Morrison's a homely sort who prefers the love of a good woman to the trappings of fame. It's relentlessly pleasant, but lacking the big chorus that turned 'You Give Me Something' and 'What A Wonderful World' into radio favourites.

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Jennifer, Belfast, on September 28th, 2008
I LOVE this. It's gorgeous, really laid back and a beautiful tune to relax to. Maybe not the best he's ever done but I think it's lovely!

Ken, PH, on September 19th, 2008
I love the song but I don't think it's the kind of song that James would want to debut as a first single off from his album like "You Give Me Something" which is just phenomenal.

Alan, Cork, on September 17th, 2008
Sorry, but I just don't see the attraction. Equally as sleep inducing as the stuff from his first album, if that's at all possible.