Raised Under Grey Skies

Raised Under Grey Skies is the debut album from English singer JP Cooper. It was released on 6 October 2017 by Island Records.[7]

Raised Under Grey Skies
Studio album by JP Cooper
Released	6 October 2017
Length	45:35
Label	Island
Producer	Teemu Brunila (exec.) Mike Spencer Hannah Vasanth Crispin Hunt Adam Bartlett Two Inch Punch Fred Ball Jamie Hartman David Pramik Jon Hume Hank Solo Greg Wells Wesley Muoria-Chaves
JP Cooper chronology
When the Darkness Comes (2015) Raised Under Grey Skies (2017)
Singles from Raised Under Grey Skies
"Party" Released: 10 June 2016 "September Song" Released: 16 September 2016 "Passport Home" Released: 7 April 2017 "She's on My Mind" Released: 21 July 2017 "Wait" Released: 25 August 2017 "Momma's Prayers" Released: 15 September 2017 "All This Love (featuring Mali-Koa)" Released: 26 July 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Brig	[1]
The Courier	[2]
The Gryphon	Positive[3]
Hit the Floor	Positive[4]
Hot Press	Positive [5]
The Yorkshire Times	[6]

Track listing

Standard edition[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Were Raised Under Grey Skies"	John Paul Cooper Adriano Buffone	Hannah Vasanth	3:30
2.	"September Song"	Cooper Teemu Brunila Benjamin McIldowie Jon Cobbe Hume	Brunila Mike Spencer^[b]	3:40
3.	"Good Friend"	Cooper David Bayley Andrew MacFarlane Edmund Irwin-Singer Joe Seaward Benjamin Ash Frederik Ball	Two Inch Punch Ball	2:57
4.	"All This Love (Featuring Mali-Koa Hood)"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:14
5.	"The Only Reason"	Cooper	Brunila	3:40
6.	"Passport Home"	Cooper Jamie Hartman	Hartman David Pramik^[b]	3:00
7.	"She's on My Mind"	Cooper Brunila McIldowie Hume	Spencer Hume Brunila^[b]	2:58
8.	"Wait"	Cooper Mark Taylor Patrick Mascall	Brunila Hank Solo^[a]	3:52
9.	"Change"	Cooper Alex Smith	Brunila Solo^[a]	3:48
10.	"Closer"	Cooper Joseph Murphy Jonathan Howard	Brunila Spencer	3:03
11.	"Beneath The Streetlights And The Moon"	Cooper Greg Wells	Brunila Wells^[b]	3:34
12.	"In The Silence"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:19
13.	"Momma's Prayers" (with Stormzy)	Cooper Vasanth Michael Omari Jr.	Vasanth	5:05

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Masterpiece"	Cooper Afshin Salmani Josh Cumbee	Crispin Hunt Adam Bartlett^[a]	3:38
15.	"Tidal Wave"	Cooper Hunt	Brunila	3:32
16.	"Party"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:23
17.	"Lost Boy Dreaming"	Cooper	Hunt Bartlett^[a]	3:44
18.	"Passport Home (Piano Acoustic)"	Cooper Hartman	Hartman Pramik^[b]	3:03
19.	"September Song (Guitar Acoustic)"	Cooper Brunila McIldowie Hume	Brunila Spencer^[b]	3:32
20.	"Perfect Strangers (Band Version)"	Guy James Robin Cooper Smith	Wesley Muoria-Chaves	3:46

Notes

• [a] signifies a co-producer
• [b] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Album

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	40
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	53
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	9

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		UK	AUS	AUT	BEL (Fl)	DEN	GER	IRE	NLD	SWE	SWI
"Party"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"September Song"		7	99	42	17	20	40	7	16	16	29
"Passport Home"	2017	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"She's on My Mind"		93	—	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wait"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Momma's Prayers" (featuring Stormzy)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[15]	Gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	60,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Album Review: JP Cooper 'Raised Under Grey Skies'". Brig Music. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. "Review: JP Cooper's 'Raised Under Grey Skies". The Courier. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
3. "'We Were Raised Under Grey Skies' by JP Cooper". The Gryphon. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
4. "DOES JP COOPER'S DEBUT ALBUM PROVE HE'S NOT A ONE-HIT WONDER?". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
5. "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
6. "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies - JP Cooper". The Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
7. "AllMusic - Raised Under Grey Skies". Allmusic.com.
8. "Raised Under Grey Skies by JP Cooper on Apple Music". 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
9. "Ultratop.be – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
11. "Irish Albums Chart: 13 October 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
13. "Swisscharts.com – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
15. "Danish album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 15 January 2019. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2019 to obtain certification.
16. "British album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 December 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Raised Under Grey Skies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.