Catching Tales

Catching Tales is the fourth album by Jamie Cullum. It was released in late September 2005 in the United Kingdom and a few weeks later in the United States.

Catching Tales
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released	26 September 2005 (UK), 11 October 2005 (US)
Recorded	Rak Studios, London, England
Genre	Jazz-pop crossover jazz vocal jazz blue-eyed soul
Length	60:28
Label	UCJ Candid Verve Forecast
Producer	Stewart Levine Dan the Automator
Jamie Cullum chronology
Twentysomething (2003) Catching Tales (2005) Live at Ronnie Scott's (2006)
Jamie Cullum studio album chronology
Twentysomething (2003) Catching Tales (2005) The Pursuit (2009)
Singles from Catching Tales
"Get Your Way" Released: 2005 "Mind Trick" Released: 2005 "Photograph" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	(positive)[2]
PopMatters	(6/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Background

This release followed Twentysomething, Cullum's biggest seller to date. Like that album, Cullum performs some original material as well as some covers and standards. The first single from the album was "Get Your Way", followed by "Mind Trick" later in 2005. In 2006, "Photograph" was released as a single.

Stewart Levine, producer of Twentysomething, repeated duties on this album. Additionally, renowned hip hop DJ and Gorillaz member Dan Nakamura (aka Dan the Automator) helped to produce the first track "Get Your Way".

The European version of the album features the Gershwin tune "Fascinating Rhythm", unlike the American and French versions. A deluxe edition was released and came with a DVD including an 18-minute feature entitled "Telling Tales", a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and promotion of the album.

In the Netherlands, an exclusive Dutch edition of the album was released. This edition came with a bonus CD which includes the two songs "All at Sea" and "Everlasting Love", performed live at BNN's That's Live.

Cullum has toured extensively around the world in support of the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Your Way"	Allen Toussaint, Jamie Cullum, Dan Nakamura	4:01
2.	"London Skies"	J. Cullum, Guy Chambers	3:43
3.	"Photograph"	J. Cullum	5:47
4.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	3:58
5.	"Nothing I Do"	J. Cullum	5:03
6.	"Mind Trick"	J. Cullum, Ben Cullum	4:05
7.	"21st Century Kid"	J. Cullum	4:00
8.	"I'm Glad There Is You"	Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz	4:09
9.	"Oh God"	J. Cullum, Guy Chambers	3:38
10.	"Catch the Sun"	Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams, Andy Williams	3:46
11.	"7 Days to Change Your Life"	J. Cullum	5:37
12.	"Our Day Will Come"	Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard	3:55
13.	"Back to the Ground"	J. Cullum, Ed Harcourt	4:37
14.	"Fascinating Rhythm" (UK release only)	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	4:49
15.	"My Yard"	J. Cullum, B. Cullum, Teron Beal	4:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 26 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 26 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 10 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 39 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 30 Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 39 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 26 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 16 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 14 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 4 US Billboard 200[21] 49 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 70 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[25] 111

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[26]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	100,000
Japan	—	100,000[28]
Netherlands (NVPI)[29]	Platinum	80,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Gold	250,000[28]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,250,000[28]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Collar, Matt. Catching Tales at AllMusic
2. Billboard review
3. PopMatters review
4. Rolling Stone review
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21. "Jamie Cullum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
22. "Jamie Cullum Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
23. "Jaaroverzichten 2005". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
24. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
25. "ChartsPlusYE2005" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
26. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jamie Cullum; 'Catching Tales')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
28. "Jamie Cullum: All that jazz". Independent. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
29. "Dutch album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Catching Tales" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 5 December 2018. Enter Catching Tales in the "Artiest of titel" box.
30. "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Catching Tales". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Catching Tales in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.