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2002 studio album by Jamie Cullum
Pointless Nostalgic
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released15 July 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length55:31
LabelCandid
ProducerAlan Bates
Jamie Cullum chronology
Heard It All Before
(1999) 		Pointless Nostalgic
(2002) 		Twentysomething
(2003)
Singles from Pointless Nostalgic
  1. "High and Dry"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
BBC Online(favourable)

Pointless Nostalgic is Jamie Cullum's second album but his first major release on a record label. It was released in 2002 through Candid Records. It was recorded at Clowns Pocket Recording Studio, Bexley, Kent by Derek Nash who also co produced the CD.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and the Night and the Music"Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz4:09
2."I Can't Get Started"Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin5:15
3."Devil May Care"Bob Dorough3:24
4."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock3:43
5."Pointless Nostalgic"Jamie Cullum, Ben Cullum4:03
6."In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"Bob Hilliard, David Mann6:28
7."Well, You Needn't"Thelonious Monk3:21
8."It Ain't Necessarily So"George Gershwin, I. Gershwin4:31
9."High and Dry"Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke4:54
10."Too Close For Comfort"Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss3:25
11."A Time for Love"Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster5:06
12."Lookin' Good"Dave Frishberg3:10
13."I Want to Be a Popstar"J. Cullum4:02

Musicians

  • Jamie Cullum – piano, vocals
  • Martin Shaw – trumpet
  • Martin Gladdish – trombone
  • Matt Wates – alto saxophone
  • Dave O'Higgins – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Castle – tenor saxophone
  • Geoff Gascoyne – bass
  • Sebastiaan de Krom – drums

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–03) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 55


Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Pointless Nostalgic at AllMusic
  2. BBC Online review
  3. "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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