I Won't Let You Go

Album: The Awakening (2011)
Charted: 5
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Songfacts®:

  • James Morrison wrote this mid tempo ballad about Gill, his long term girlfriend and the mother of his daughter, Elsie. The song was released as the first single from the singer-songwriter's third album The Awakening on September 19, 2011.
  • Other songs penned by Morrison about Gill include his breakthrough single "You Give Me Something" and, during a rocky patch, "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore."
  • The video was shot at Wimbledon Studios, and directed by Phil Griffin.

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