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(Top) 1 Track listing 2 Charts and certifications 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year-end charts 2.3 Certifications and sales 3 Release history 4 References

The Pursuit (album)

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The Pursuit

Studio album by

Jamie Cullum

Released

10 November 2009

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 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 LovebyNancy 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 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

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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

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Weekly charts

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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
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[21]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[24]	16
USBillboard 200^[25]	42
USTop Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[26]	2
USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)^[27]	7

Year-end charts

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2009 year-end chart performance for *The Pursuit*
Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[28]	194

2010 year-end chart performance for *The Pursuit*
Chart (2010)	Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[29]	10

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for *The Pursuit*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[30]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[31]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Worldwide	—	700,000 ^[32]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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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	2 March 2010		Universal Music

References

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^ "Jamie Cullum: The Pursuit". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

^ "Reviews for The Pursuit by Jamie Cullum". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "allmusicguide review".

^ Alison Kerr (7 November 2009). "Jamie Cullum: Meeting Sophie Dahl had an impact on my new album, The Pursuit". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

^ Keith Bruce (6 November 2009). "The pursuit of happiness". The Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

^ Craig McLean (14 October 2009). "Jamie Cullum interview". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

^ "First Single from The Pursuit"

^ "The Pursuit". JamieCullum.com. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 71.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Danishcharts.dk – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Lescharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Officialcharts.de – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Greekcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Italiancharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Spanishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Jamie Cullum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Jamie Cullum Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "Jamie Cullum Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "UK Year-End 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

^ "Jazz Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jamie Cullum; 'The Pursuit')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

^ "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Pursuit in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

^ McLean, Craig (8 May 2013). "Jamie Cullum interview for new album, Momentum: 'I'm living the middle-class dream'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

v t e Jamie Cullum
Albums	Heard It All Before (1999) Pointless Nostalgic (2002) Twentysomething (2003) Catching Tales (2005) The Pursuit (2009) Momentum (2013) Interlude (2014) Taller (2019) The Pianoman at Christmas (2020)
Live albums	Live at Ronnie Scott's (2006)
Compilation albums	In the Mind of Jamie Cullum (2007)
Singles	"High and Dry" "These Are the Days"/"Frontin'" "The Wind Cries Mary" "Everlasting Love" "I'm All Over It" "Don't Stop the Music" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "Good Morning Heartache" "The Man" "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Related articles	Discography Sophie Dahl