Be Opened By The Wonderful James

• 1 Sometimes (Orchestral Version) 06:03
• 2 Love Make A Fool (Orchestral Version) 04:46
• 3 We're Gonna Miss You (Orchestral Version) 04:32
• 4 Tomorrow (Orchestral Version) 04:21
• 5 The Lake (Orchestral Version) 05:16
• 6 She's A Star (Orchestral Version) 03:55
• 7 Lookaway (Orchestral Version) 03:59
• 8 Sit Down (Orchestral Version) 04:37
• 9 Alaskan Pipeline (Orchestral Version) 05:58
• 10 Someone's Got It In For Me (Orchestral Version) 04:34
• 11 Hey Ma (Orchestral Version) 04:45
• 12 Hello (Orchestral Version) 04:52
• 13 Beautiful Beaches (Orchestral Version) 03:25
• 14 Why So Close (Orchestral Version) 01:43
• 15 Medieval (Orchestral Version) 04:15
• 16 Hymn From A Village (Orchestral Version) 03:38
• 17 Say Something (Orchestral Version) 04:54
• 18 Top Of The World (Orchestral Version) 04:54
• 19 Moving On (Orchestral Version) 06:26
• 20 Laid (Orchestral Version) 03:40
• Total Runtime 01:30:33

Info for Be Opened By The Wonderful

James will celebrate their 40th anniversary with the release on June 9th of the 22-track collection Be Opened By The Wonderful.

The album is set to comprise select songs from the band’s back catalogue which have been reimagined with a 22-piece orchestra and an 8-piece choir.

Be Opened By The Wonderful was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, orchestrated and conducted by Joe Duddell with the ORCA22 Orchestra lead by Andra Vornicu featuring the Manchester Inspirational Voices choir, directed by Wayne Ellington.

Tim Booth says “Life begins at 40. For our midlife euphoria we recorded a double orchestral album of some of our deepest cuts. If you already have a golden ticket, you’ll be catching this on tour and at Latitude festival. Bring your wings and come ready to fly.”

"I cannot stop listening to this album. The themes covered – such as war, climate change and death are at total odds with the beauty of the songs and the music, with the emotions and feelings of these new versions intensified ten fold by the orchestra and choir. By working once again (and this time recording with) Joe Duddell, James have given themselves and their fans the opportunity to make new musical memories whilst revisiting old ones. There are so many layers and details to these songs and I am still discovering more after numerous listens. My advice is to shut yourself away, pop on some headphones and lose yourself in the pure musical magic – let yourself be Opened By The Wonderful." (Natalie Royle, louderthanwar.com)

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