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Back From the Edge
Pop · 2016 · 18 tracks · 1h 6m

Back From the Edge

A gritty, soul-baring comeback record where raspy vocals meet polished acoustic pop. It is a heavy, rhythmic journey through rock bottom and back again.

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It's the sound of a man putting his soul back together with nothing but a raspy voice and an acoustic guitar.

A raw and redemptive journey through personal darkness toward a hard-won sense of hope.

Back From the Edge · vs · James Arthur
Vulnerable+1.0σ

Vulnerable saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 6m
01
Back From the Edge
3:53
02
Say You Won’t Let Go
3:31
03
Prisoner
3:58
04
Can I Be Him
4:07
05
I Am
3:11
06
Train Wreck
3:29
07
Safe Inside
3:42
08
Sober
3:06
09
Phoenix
4:09
10
Let Me Love the Lonely
2:52
11
Sermon
4:33
12
Remember Who I Was
2:58
13
Finally
4:21
14
The Truth
4:20
15
Skeletons
3:58
16
If Only
4:04
17
Coming Home for Summer
3:49
18
Let Me Love the Lonely (duet version)
2:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the hushed fingerpicking to the swelling, cinematic chorus of Say You Won't Let Go.
The raw, strained high notes in Train Wreck that sound like they are physically tearing out of his chest.
The gospel-tinged choir backing that elevates the rhythmic, spoken-word-adjacent verses of Sermon.
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