On Monday 27 October, the highly anticipated album BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge 2014 is released. The new album features first time appearances on a Live Lounge album from breakthrough artists Sam Smith, George Ezra and Ella Henderson as well as returning favourites including Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Paolo Nutini and Coldplay.
This is the 9th volume in the hugely successful compilation series that is the annual round-up of the cream of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge sessions. Showcasing the biggest hits of the year either as cover versions or unique performances of the artists’ own tracks, the album is a collection of the most established artists and hottest rising stars.
BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge 2014 features some of the biggest songs of the year as well as incredible covers, Ed Sheeran covering man-of-the-moment Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me’, Foxes giving a new slant to the biggest track of 2014 – Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’, Clean Bandit’s live version of Rather Be, BBC Introducing artist Indiana taking on the hit of the summer Waves, originally by Mr Probz. and Ben Howard’s haunting interpretation of Kiesza’s Hideaway.
The Live Lounge series has amassed a huge following since the first volume was released in 2006, with over 3.6 million album sales across the series to date. With the successful return of BBC Radio 1’s “Even More Music Month” in September and a Live Lounge performance every day, this year’s album is stronger than ever!
The first Live Lounge sessions started 13 years ago on Jo Whiley’s show, and they are still going strong today under the watchful eye of Fearne Cotton, attracting the best acts in the world. The bands and artists perform their own track and a cover version. The tracks are live and stripped down, showing the true quality of the musicianship and craft of the song. The Live Lounge compilation album series is the only place fans can get all these unique tracks in one place.
Available on 2CD and download on 27 October
TRACKLISTING:
Disc One
1. Ed Sheeran – Stay With Me
(ORIGINALLY BY SAM SMITH)
2. Ben Howard – Hideaway
(ORIGINALLY BY KIESZA)
3. Ella Henderson – Say Something
(ORIGINALLY BY A GREAT BIG WORLD & CHRISTINA AGUILERA)
4. Sam Smith – Berlin
(ORIGINALLY BY RY X)
5. George Ezra – Budapest
6. Foxes – Happy / Teardrop (Medley)
(ORIGINALLY BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS / MASSIVE ATTACK)
7. Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You
8. Little Mix – Holy Grail / Counting Stars / Smells Like Teen Spirit (Medley)
(ORIGINALLY BY JAY Z FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE / ONEREPUBLIC / NIRVANA)
9. The Script – Superheroes
10. Maroon 5 – Maps
11. Aloe Blacc – The Man
12. Kasabian – Fancy (ORIGINALLY BY IGGY AZALEA FEAT. CHARLI XCX)
13. Paolo Nutini – Scream (Funk My Life Up)
14. Bastille – We Can’t Stop
(ORIGINALLY BY MILEY CYRUS)
15. Labrinth – Shake It Off (ORIGINALLY BY TAYLOR SWIFT)
16. Tom Odell – Roar (ORIGINALLY BY KATY PERRY)
17. Kiesza – Nobody To Love / Doo Wop (That Thing) (Medley) (ORIGINALLY BY SIGMA / LAURYN HILL)
18. Katy B – Crying For No Reason
19. Duke Dumont Feat. Jax Jones – I Got U
1. 20. Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be
Disc Two
1. Coldplay – Oceans
2. London Grammar – Wrecking Ball (ORIGINALLY BY MILEY CYRUS)
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Amnesia
4. The 1975 – Sex
1. Indiana Feat. RHODES – Waves
(ORIGINALLY BY MR. PROBZ)
6. Haim – XO (ORIGINALLY BY BEYONCÉ)
7. Jacob Banks – Magic (ORIGINALLY BY COLDPLAY)
8. Hozier – Do I Wanna Know? (ORIGINALLY BY ARCTIC MONKEYS)
9. Nick Mulvey – Hold On, We’re Going Home
(ORIGINALLY BY DRAKE FEAT. MAJID JORDAN)
10. Bombay Bicycle Club – F For You (ORIGINALLY BY DISCLOSURE FEAT. MARY J. BLIGE)
11. Mallory Knox – Lovers On The Sun (ORIGINALLY BY DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SAM MARTIN)
12. Lower Than Atlantis – Am I Wrong (ORIGINALLY BY NICO & VINZ)
13. James Bay – Forever (ORIGINALLY BY HAIM)
14. Example – Dark Horse (ORIGINALLY BY KATY PERRY FEAT. JUICY J)
15. Ella Eyre – Comeback
16. Angel Haze – Drunk In Love (ORIGINALLY BY BEYONCÉ FEAT. JAY Z)
17. Wilkinson Feat. Becky Hill – Counting Stars
(ORIGINALLY BY ONEREPUBLIC)
18. Chase & Status – Strong (ORIGINALLY BY LONDON GRAMMAR)
19. Rudimental – The Monster / Story Of My Life (Medley) (ORIGINALLY BY EMINEM FEAT. RIHANNA / ONE DIRECTION)
2. 20. Gorgon City Feat. MNEK – Ready For Your Love
