Pointless Nostalgic

Pointless Nostalgic
Pointless Nostalgic
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released	15 July 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Vocal jazz; crossover jazz;
Length	55:31
Label	Candid
Producer	Alan Bates
Jamie Cullum chronology
Singles from Pointless Nostalgic
	"High and Dry"; Released: 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
BBC Online	(favourable)^[2]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You and the Night and the Music"	Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz	4:09
2.	"I Can't Get Started"	Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin	5:15
3.	"Devil May Care"	Bob Dorough	3:24
4.	"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"	James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock	3:43
5.	"Pointless Nostalgic"	Jamie Cullum, Ben Cullum	4:03
6.	"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"	Bob Hilliard, David Mann	6:28
7.	"Well, You Needn't"	Thelonious Monk	3:21
8.	"It Ain't Necessarily So"	George Gershwin, I. Gershwin	4:31
9.	"High and Dry"	Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke	4:54
10.	"Too Close For Comfort"	Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss	3:25
11.	"A Time for Love"	Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster	5:06
12.	"Lookin' Good"	Dave Frishberg	3:10
13.	"I Want to Be a Popstar"	J. Cullum	4:02

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)^[3]	55

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[4]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Pointless Nostalgic at AllMusic
^ BBC Online review
^ "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Pointless Nostalgic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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[1] Pointless Nostalgic at AllMusic

[2] BBC Online review

[ac_UK_Jamie_Cullum-3] "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

[United_KingdomJamie_CullumPointless_NostalgicalbumCertRef-4] "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Pointless Nostalgic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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hide v t 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 (2006)
Singles	"High and Dry" "These Are the Days"/"Frontin" "Wind Cries Mary" "Everlasting Love" "I'm All Over It" "Don't Stop the Music"
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