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| Studio album by Jamie Lawson | ||||
| Released | 9 October 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Producer | Will Hicks | |||
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| HMV | (favorable) |
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| Rolling Stone Australia |  |
Jamie Lawson is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson. It is also the first album to be released on Ed Sheeran's record label Gingerbread Man Records. On 17 July 2015, it was announced through Lawson's Twitter account that the self-titled album was available for pre-order on iTunes. The release of the album was pushed back by one week to 16 October 2015.
The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, ironically beating Sheeran's album x to the top spot.
In 2014, Lawson received a text from now-successful old acquaintance Ed Sheeran asking for him to open at a secret Dublin show. Sheeran later revealed he used Lawson's 2011 single "Wasn't Expecting That" for inspiration while recording "Afire Love" from his 2014 album x. After joining Sheeran on his 2013 UK and Europe Tour, it was announced that Lawson would be the first signee on Sheeran's newly founded record label Gingerbreadman Records.
Lawson's self-titled album was recorded in 2015, and promoted by a solo tour of Australia and New Zealand. Lawson said Sheeran's involvement with recording the album was minimal, stating he "left me to my own devices to make the record I wanted to make. He put me in touch with a producer who he had been working with and we went through the songs to pick which should be on the album." In the lead-up weeks to the release of the album, Lawson opened for One Direction during their tour of the UK, Ireland and the US.
Adapted from the album liner notes:
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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