The breakout U.K. artist, singer and songwriter’s lead single, “You Are The Reason” has surpassed over 100 million worldwide streams, while views of the official video topped 20 million in the first two weeks and are fast approaching 60 million. Calum recently teamed up Leona Lewis on a stirring rendition of “You Are The Reason.”
Watch the new video featuring Calum and Leona performing the duet version, HERE.
Written by Calum, Jon Maguire and Corey James Sanders, the emotionally resonant piano ballad is one of numerous songs produced for the album by Fraser T Smith (Adele, Ellie Goulding). Calum also worked with producers Jayson DeZuzio, (Skylar Grey, Imagine Dragons) Oak Felder, (Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato), Oscar Gorres (Taylor Swift, Britney Spears), and Phil Paul (Maroon 5).
“To me, Only Human means being okay with how you feel,” says Calum. “My hope is that these songs encourage people to embrace who they are, so that there’s a little less fear in the world and a lot more love.”
With his delicate storytelling, Calum examines unrequited longing on tracks like the aching piano ballad “Hotel Room.” “Only You” blends graceful beats with lyrics that capture adolescent isolation (“So they bullied me with silence/Just for being who I am”), then pay tribute to a beloved friend who brought him solace, while “What I Miss Most” unfolds as a triumphant homage to his hometown of Kingston upon Hull, located in Northern England.
Watch Calum perform the bright and soaring track live from Abbey Road Studios HERE.
Calum’s poignant version of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” has become a global viral sensation and is now certified Platinum in five countries, including the U.S. It was the best-selling U.K. single of 2016 by a British solo artist and was nominated for a Brit Award for Best Single. The song has over 550 million streams worldwide, while views of the video are approaching 250 million.
In addition to 11 original tracks, the album also includes Calum’s evocative acoustic version of Bob Dylan’s “Not Dark Yet.”
Track listing:
1. If Our Love Is Wrong
2. Give Me Something
3. Rhythm Inside
4. You Are The Reason
5. Come Back Home
6. Stop Myself (Only Human)
7. Dancing On My Own
8. Only You
9. Won’t Let You Down
10. What I Miss Most
11. Hotel Room
12. Good To You
13. Not Dark Yet
14. Dancing On My Own (Tiësto Remix)
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