Pointless Nostalgic

Pointless Nostalgic
Studio album by
Jamie Cullum
Released15 July 2002
Genres
Length55:31
LabelCandid
ProducerAlan Bates
Jamie Cullum chronology
Heard It All Before
(1999)		 Pointless Nostalgic
(2002)		 Twentysomething
(2003)
Singles from Pointless Nostalgic
  1. "High and Dry"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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BBC Online(favourable)

Pointless Nostalgic is the second studio album by English singer Jamie Cullum. It was released by Candid Records on 15 July 2002 in the United Kingdom. His first major release on a record label, the album was recorded at Clowns Pocket Recording Studio, Bexley, Kent by Derek Nash, who also co-produced Pointless Nostalgic.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Alan Bates.

Pointless Nostalgic track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and the Night and the Music"Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz4:09
2."I Can't Get Started"Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin5:15
3."Devil May Care"Bob Dorough3:24
4."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock3:43
5."Pointless Nostalgic"Jamie Cullum, Ben Cullum4:03
6."In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"Bob Hilliard, David Mann6:28
7."Well, You Needn't"Thelonious Monk3:21
8."It Ain't Necessarily So"George Gershwin, I. Gershwin4:31
9."High and Dry"Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke4:54
10."Too Close For Comfort"Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss3:25
11."A Time for Love"Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster5:06
12."Lookin' Good"Dave Frishberg3:10
13."I Want to Be a Popstar"J. Cullum4:02
Total length:55:31

Musicians

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Pointless Nostalgic
Chart (2002–03) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)14
French Albums (SNEP)177
UK Albums (Official Charts)55

Certifications

Certifications for Pointless Nostalgic
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Pointless Nostalgic at AllMusic
  2. ↑ BBC Online review
  3. ↑ "Jamie Cullum: Pointless Nostalgic" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Cullum Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "British album certifications – Jamie Cullum – Pointless Nostalgic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Pointless Nostalgic Jamie Cullum in the "Search:" field.