Raised Under Grey Skies

Raised Under Grey Skies
Studio album by
Released6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length45:35
LabelIsland
Producer
JP Cooper chronology
When the Darkness Comes
(2015)
Raised Under Grey Skies
(2017)
Too Close
(2020)
Singles from Raised Under Grey Skies
  1. "Party"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  2. "September Song"
    Released: 16 September 2016
  3. "Passport Home"
    Released: 7 April 2017
  4. "She's on My Mind"
    Released: 21 July 2017
  5. "Wait"
    Released: 25 August 2017
  6. "Momma's Prayers"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  7. "All This Love"
    Released: 26 July 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brig[1]
The Courier[2]
The GryphonPositive[3]
Hit the FloorPositive[4]
Hot PressPositive [5]
The Yorkshire Times[6]

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

Track listing

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Standard edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."We Were Raised Under Grey Skies"
  • Hannah Vasanth
3:30
2."September Song"3:40
3."Good Friend"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"
  • Hartman
  • David Pramik[b]
3:00
7."She's on My Mind"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • McIldowie
  • Hume
  • Spencer
  • Hume
  • Brunila[b]
2:58
8."Wait"
  • Brunila
  • Hank Solo[a]
3:52
9."Change"
  • Cooper
  • Alex Smith
3:48
10."Closer"
  • Cooper
  • Joseph Murphy
  • Jonathan Howard
  • Brunila
  • Spencer
3:03
11."Beneath The Streetlights And The Moon"
  • Brunila
  • Wells[b]
3:34
12."In The Silence"
  • Cooper
  • Brunila
  • Brunila
3:19
13."Momma's Prayers" (with Stormzy)
  • Vasanth
5:05
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Masterpiece"
  • 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)"
  • Wesley Muoria-Chaves
3:46

Notes

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

Charts

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Album

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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

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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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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". iTunes. 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 Danmark. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 December 2018.