The Pursuit (album)

This article is about the album by Jamie Cullum. For the Evans Blue song, see The Pursuit (song). For the Evans Blue album, see The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends.

The Pursuit is the fifth studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on 9 November 2009 in the United Kingdom, and released in the United States and Canada on 2 March 2010. It was produced by Greg Wells and Martin Terefe, and mixed by Greg Wells, Thomas Juth and Ryan Hewitt. The album's title is taken from the novel The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford.^[4] The album was recorded at a Los Angeles studio using songs that Cullum originally recorded at his Shepherd's Bush recording studio, Terrified Studios.^[5] The song "Mixtape" features Sophie Dahl on backing vocals.^[6]

The Pursuit
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released	10 November 2009 (2009-11-10)
Genre	Crossover jazz pop
Label	Decca Verve Forecast (US)
Producer	Greg Wells Martin Terefe
Jamie Cullum chronology
In the Mind of Jamie Cullum (2007) The Pursuit (2009) Momentum (2013)
Singles from The Pursuit
"I'm All Over It" Released: 2 November 2009 "Don't Stop the Music" Released: 2010 "Wheels" Released: 2010 "Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down" Released: 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.5/10[1]
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The first single from the album, "I'm All Over It",^[7] was released on 2 November 2009.

Music Week critic Andy Morris states in his review of the album, "The Cole Porter cover at the start won't surprise you, but the house track at the end just might. Cullum's fifth album does justice to his musical influences: from the Portishead-tinged 'If I Ruled The World' to the wonky groove of 'We Run Things', it's bold, experimental and the best thing Cullum's done."^[8]

Both the track listing and the cover-art for the album were released on 27 August 2009, art directed by Sacha (Spencer Trace) Teulon.

Track listing

Track #	Song	Songwriter(s)	Length	Notes
1	"Just One of Those Things"	Cole Porter	4:35
2	"I'm All Over It"	Cullum, Ricky Ross	3:40
3	"Wheels"	Cullum	3:43
4	"If I Ruled the World"	Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel	4:36
5	"You and Me Are Gone"	Cullum, Geoff Gascoyne, Sebastian de Krom	5:05
6	"Don't Stop the Music"	Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Stroleer Eriksen, Frankie Storm & Michael Jackson	4:49	Cover of Rihanna song
7	"Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down"	Cullum	3:57
8	"Mixtape"	Cullum, Ben Cullum	4:58
9	"I Think, I Love"	Cullum	4:16
10	"We Run Things"	Cullum	3:31
11	"Not While I'm Around"	Stephen Sondheim	3:32	From the musical Sweeney Todd
12	"Music Is Through"	Cullum, Ben Cullum	7:07
13	"I Love This"	Cullum, Ben Cullum	4:45	US/Canada edition bonus track
14	"Gran Torino"	Music: Clint Eastwood, Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens Lyrics: Cullum	4:32	US/Canada and UK edition bonus track
15	"The Move on Song"	Cullum	3:47	US/Canada edition bonus track
16	"Grace is Gone"	Cullum	3:06	UK edition bonus track

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Pursuit Chart (2009–2010) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 60 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 24 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 33 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 40 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 11 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 11 Greek Albums (IFPI)[17] 40 Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 95 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 40 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[20] 25 Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 21 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 15 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 46 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[25] 16 UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[26] 1 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[27] 9 US Billboard 200[28] 42 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[29] 2 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] 7

Year-end charts 2009 year-end chart performance for The Pursuit Chart (2009) Position UK Albums (OCC)[31] 194 2010 year-end chart performance for The Pursuit Chart (2010) Position US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[32] 10 Certifications and sales Certifications and sales for The Pursuit Region Certification Certified units/sales Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 100,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Gold 100,000* Summaries Worldwide — 700,000[35] * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for The Pursuit

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	10 November 2009	CD, Digital download	Decca
United States	2 March 2010		Verve Forecast
Canada			Universal Music