{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = A Place I Go | type = studio | artist = Tyler James | cover = Tyler_James_-_A_Place_I_Go.jpg | alt = | released = 29 October 2012 | recorded = 2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop, PBR&B, soul | length = 50:08 | label = Island | producer = will.i.am, Fraser T Smith, Guy Chambers, N.A.D | prev_title = The Unlikely Lad | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = A Place I Go | type = studio | single1 = Single Tear | single1date = 21 October 2012 | single2 = Worry About You | single2date = 17 February 2013 }} }}
'''''A Place I Go''''' is the second studio album from Tyler James, released on 29 October 2012. The album serves as a follow-up to the debut album, ''The Unlikely Lad'' and marks James' second full-length release with Island Records.
The release of ''A Place I Go'' was preceded by the single "Single Tear" on 21 October 2012.<ref name="DigitalspySingleTear">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a399867/tyler-james-announces-new-single-single-tear.html|title=Tyler James announces new single 'Single Tear'|work=Digital Spy|date=12 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="iTunesSingleTear">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/single-tear-remixes-ep/1444409814|title=iTunes – Music – Single Tear (Remixes) – EP by Tyler James|publisher=iTunes Store|date=21 August 2012}}</ref> The album also contains James' version of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love", which was performed live by James on ''The Voice UK'' and also featured on the show's compilation album.<ref name="Play.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/36142061/0/A-Place-I-Go/ListingDetails.html|title=Tyler James - A Place I Go |publisher=Play.com|date=28 September 2012}}</ref> The album received mixed reviews, and peaked at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart the week of its release.<ref name="officialcharts.com">[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/tyler%20james/ TYLER JAMES | Artist | Official Charts]</ref>
==Background== James confirmed in an interview with Digital Spy that he had written the album with Fraser T Smith and Guy Chambers. On his collaborations, he expressed "Working with Fraser T Smith is wicked. He's someone I've wanted to work with for a long time. I have so much respect for the craft of songwriting, so working with people like Fraser and Guy Chambers, there's so much I can learn from them."<ref name="DigitalspyInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a401042/tyler-james-talks-new-single-album-voice-uk.html|title=Tyler James talks new single, album, 'Voice' UK – Music Interview|work=Digital Spy|date=22 August 2012}}</ref>
James' mentor on ''The Voice UK'', will.i.am has overseen the project. James stated "...the thing with will is that he's more overseeing my album. I'll send him tracks and he'll let me know what he thinks. I went for The Voice and didn't really think about it, to be honest. It wasn't a massive decision I made. Usually I wouldn't go for something like that because I'd be too scared. The chances of it f**king up are so great, so now when I look back at getting to the final I'm like, 'That was f**king lucky'. I hadn't really done much for four years leading up to that and that part of my life was quite sad and dramatic. So all of these songs coming out now reflects that. There is a part of my brain that's saying, 'Ooh, you better write something a bit more uptempo and happy'. But ultimately, if that's where your head's at, that's what you've got to do."<ref name="DigitalspyInterview"/>
==Critical reception==
The album received mixed reviews, with Virgin Media awarding the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying "the album suffers from over-earnestness and a samey pace" but is "an interesting real-deal of a debut",<ref>[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/tyler-james-a-place-i-go.php Tyler James: A Place I Go Album Review – Reviews – Music – Virgin Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Digital Spy giving the album 2 out of 5 stars, calling the album a "sluggish set which sadly falls short of expectations".<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a433649/tyler-james-a-place-i-go-album-review.html Tyler James: 'A Place I Go' – Album review – Music Album Review – Digital Spy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Single Tear | length1 = 4:06 | title2 = Same Old Song | length2 = 2:59 | title3 = Worry About You (featuring Kano) | length3 = 3:01 | title4 = No Comedown | length4 = 3:33 | title5 = Prisoner in the Rain | length5 = 3:24 | title6 = Friendly Fire | length6 = 3:33 | title7 = Heart Shaped Hole | length7 = 4:03 | title8 = Just for Always | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Baby Don't Care | length9 = 3:32 | title10 = Hand of Cards | length10 = 2:59 | title11 = Written in Stone | length11 = 3:09 | title12 = Brave | length12 = 3:51 | title13 = Higher Love | length13 = 3:45 | title14 = I Don't Give a Damn | length14 = 4:25 | total_length = 50:08 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition<ref name="Sandbag">{{cite web|url=http://tylerjames.sandbaghq.com/a-place-i-go-exclusive-signed-fan-edition.html|title=Sandbag Store: Tyler James – A Place I Go – Exclusive Signed Fan Edition|publisher=Sandbaghq.com|date=4 November 2012|access-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105053538/http://tylerjames.sandbaghq.com/a-place-i-go-exclusive-signed-fan-edition.html|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="AmazonMP3">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Place-Go-Explicit-video/dp/B009PR911S/|title=A Place I Go (Explicit) (+video): Tyler James: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|publisher=Amazon MP3|date=4 November 2012}}</ref> | title15 = Single Tear | note15 = SBTV Version | length15 = 4:25 | title16 = Would I Lie to You? | length16 = 4:02 | title17 = My Time (Acoustic Version) | length17 = 2:57 | title18 = Sign Your Name | length18 = 3:33 | total_length = }}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Release date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |- | United Kingdom | 29 October 2012<ref name="HMV">{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=930915|title=Tyler James: A Place I Go (2012): CD: hmv.com|publisher=HMV|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> | CD, digital download | Island Records |- |}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2012) !Peak<br />position |- |UK Albums Chart<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|47 |- |}
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