Raised Under Grey Skies

Raised Under Grey Skies
Raised Under Grey Skies
Studio album by JP Cooper
Released	6 October 2017
Length	45:35
Label	Island
Producer	Teemu Brunila (exec.); Mike Spencer; Hannah Vasanth; Crispin Hunt; Adam Bartlett; Two Inch Punch; Fred Ball; Jamie Hartman; David Pramik; Jon Hume; Hank Solo; Greg Wells; Wesley Muoria-Chaves;
JP Cooper chronology
Singles from Raised Under Grey Skies
	"Party"; Released: 10 June 2016; "September Song"; Released: 16 September 2016; "Passport Home"; Released: 7 April 2017; "She's on My Mind"; Released: 21 July 2017; "Wait"; Released: 25 August 2017; "Momma's Prayers"; Released: 15 September 2017; "All This Love"; Released: 26 July 2018;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Brig	^[1]
The Courier	^[2]
The Gryphon	Positive^[3]
Hit the Floor	Positive^[4]
Hot Press	Positive ^[5]
The Yorkshire Times	^[6]

Raised Under Grey Skies is the debut album from English singer and songwriter JP Cooper. It was released on 6 October 2017 by Island Records.^[7]

Track listing

Standard edition^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Were Raised Under Grey Skies"	John Paul Cooper Adriano Buffone	Hannah Vasanth	3:30
2.	"September Song"	Cooper Teemu Brunila Benjamin McIldowie Jon Cobbe Hume	Brunila Mike Spencer^[b]	3:40
3.	"Good Friend"	Cooper David Bayley Andrew MacFarlane Edmund Irwin-Singer Joe Seaward Benjamin Ash Frederik Ball	Two Inch Punch Ball	2:57
4.	"All This Love (Featuring Mali-Koa Hood)"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:14
5.	"The Only Reason"	Cooper	Brunila	3:40
6.	"Passport Home"	Cooper Jamie Hartman	Hartman David Pramik^[b]	3:00
7.	"She's on My Mind"	Cooper Brunila McIldowie Hume	Spencer Hume Brunila^[b]	2:58
8.	"Wait"	Cooper Mark Taylor Patrick Mascall	Brunila Hank Solo^[a]	3:52
9.	"Change"	Cooper Alex Smith	Brunila Solo^[a]	3:48
10.	"Closer"	Cooper Joseph Murphy Jonathan Howard	Brunila Spencer	3:03
11.	"Beneath The Streetlights And The Moon"	Cooper Greg Wells	Brunila Wells^[b]	3:34
12.	"In The Silence"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:19
13.	"Momma's Prayers" (with Stormzy)	Cooper Vasanth Michael Omari Jr.	Vasanth	5:05

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Masterpiece"	Cooper Afshin Salmani Josh Cumbee	Crispin Hunt Adam Bartlett^[a]	3:38
15.	"Tidal Wave"	Cooper Hunt	Brunila	3:32
16.	"Party"	Cooper Brunila	Brunila	3:23
17.	"Lost Boy Dreaming"	Cooper	Hunt Bartlett^[a]	3:44
18.	"Passport Home (Piano Acoustic)"	Cooper Hartman	Hartman Pramik^[b]	3:03
19.	"September Song (Guitar Acoustic)"	Cooper Brunila McIldowie Hume	Brunila Spencer^[b]	3:32
20.	"Perfect Strangers (Band Version)"	Guy James Robin Cooper Smith	Wesley Muoria-Chaves	3:46

Notes

[a] signifies a co-producer
[b] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Album

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	40
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[11]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	53
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	9

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	UK	AUS	AUT	BEL (Fl)	DEN	GER	IRE	NLD	SWE	SWI
"Party"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"September Song"	2016	7	99	42	17	20	40	7	16	16	29
"Passport Home"	2017	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"She's on My Mind"		93	—	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wait"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Momma's Prayers" (featuring Stormzy)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[15]	Platinum	20,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[16]	Gold	7,500^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Album Review: JP Cooper 'Raised Under Grey Skies'". Brig Music. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^ "Review: JP Cooper's 'Raised Under Grey Skies". The Courier. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^ "'We Were Raised Under Grey Skies' by JP Cooper". The Gryphon. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "DOES JP COOPER'S DEBUT ALBUM PROVE HE'S NOT A ONE-HIT WONDER?". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^ "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies - JP Cooper". The Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "AllMusic - Raised Under Grey Skies". Allmusic.com.
^ "Raised Under Grey Skies by JP Cooper on Apple Music". iTunes. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
^ "Ultratop.be – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Irish Albums Chart: 13 October 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Danish album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". Radioscope. Retrieved 4 January 2025. Type Raised Under Grey Skies in the "Search:" field.
^ "British album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

[Digital_Spy-1] "Album Review: JP Cooper 'Raised Under Grey Skies'". Brig Music. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[AllMusic-2] "Review: JP Cooper's 'Raised Under Grey Skies". The Courier. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[The_Gryphon-3] "'We Were Raised Under Grey Skies' by JP Cooper". The Gryphon. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[HTF_Magazine-4] "DOES JP COOPER'S DEBUT ALBUM PROVE HE'S NOT A ONE-HIT WONDER?". Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[Hot_Press-5] "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[The_Yorkshire_Times-6] "Album Review: Raised Under Grey Skies - JP Cooper". The Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[7] "AllMusic - Raised Under Grey Skies". Allmusic.com.

[8] "Raised Under Grey Skies by JP Cooper on Apple Music". iTunes. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-08.

[ac_Flanders_JP._Cooper-9] "Ultratop.be – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_JP._Cooper-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[11] "Irish Albums Chart: 13 October 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[ac_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_JP._Cooper-13] "Swisscharts.com – JP. Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[DenmarkJP_CooperRaised_Under_Grey_SkiesalbumCertRef-15] "Danish album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[New_ZealandJP_CooperRaised_Under_Grey_SkiesalbumCertRef-16] "New Zealand album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". Radioscope. Retrieved 4 January 2025. Type Raised Under Grey Skies in the "Search:" field.

[United_KingdomJP_CooperRaised_Under_Grey_SkiesalbumCertRef-17] "British album certifications – JP Cooper – Raised Under Grey Skies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

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JP Cooper
Discography
Studio albums	(2017)
Singles	"September Song" "Passport Home" "She's on My Mind" "Sing It with Me" "Losing Me"
Featured singles	"Perfect Strangers" "We Were Young"