Sam Morton

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Sam Morton is a musical duo formed by renowned actress and director Samantha Morton and producer Richard Russell, head of the XL Recordings label. The project was born in 2020, after Russell heard the actress on BBC's Desert Island Discs and was deeply moved by her voice and story. This encounter gave birth to a collaboration that evolved from exchanges of sketches and ideas to completed studio recordings. Their music blends ambient, trip-hop, dream-pop, downtempo, dub and spoken word, combining Samantha Morton's ethereal, intimate voice with Richard Russell's haunting, minimalist production. Sam Morton debuted with limited-edition vinyl singles in 2023 such as "Hungerhill Road / Ghosts Are Dancing" and "Supplication / Headbouncing", then released digital singles in 2024: "Cry Without End" and "Let's Walk in the Night", featuring Alabaster DePlume. The album Daffodils & Dirt was released in June 2024 by XL Recordings and features twelve tracks, including "Broxtowe Girl" with guest appearances by Ali Campbell (UB40).

Top tracks

01	Let's Walk In The Night	Sam Morton	Let’s Walk In The Night			03:58
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
01	Never Understand	Sam Morton	Never Understand			04:00
	Composers: Ibrahim Hesnawi
10	You Were Smiling	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:53
	Writer: Edna Gallmon Cooke - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
01	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Cry Without End			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
01	Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)	Sam Morton	Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)			05:37
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Gavin Delmano Blair - Jack Penate - Jordan Chadwayne Chung - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton - Shanique Marie Sinclair
11	The Shadow	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			02:15
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
01	Highwood House	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			01:29
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Lata Mangeshjar - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
12	Loved By God	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			03:16
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
05	Kaleidoscope	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:10
	Writer: Joseph Kirkland - Richard Russell - Robert Daymond - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
03	Purple Yellow	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:23
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
07	Broxtowe Girl	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:10
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
04	The Little White Cloud That Cried	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			03:42
	Writer: Johnnie Ray - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Johnnie Ray - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
09	Greenstone	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			03:23
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

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Discography

Albums

Daffodils & Dirt

℗ 2024 Flesh N Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.: 14-06-2024

Daffodils & Dirt

01	Highwood House	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			01:29
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Lata Mangeshjar - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
02	Hungerhill Road	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:16
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
03	Purple Yellow	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:23
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
04	The Little White Cloud That Cried	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			03:42
	Writer: Johnnie Ray - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Johnnie Ray - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
05	Kaleidoscope	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:10
	Writer: Joseph Kirkland - Richard Russell - Robert Daymond - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
06	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
07	Broxtowe Girl	Sam Morton	Daffodils & Dirt			04:10
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

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Singles

Never Understand

℗ 2024 Flesh And Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd: 04-11-2024

Never Understand

01	Never Understand	Sam Morton	Never Understand			04:00
	Composers: Ibrahim Hesnawi

Double Dip Neon

℗ 2024 Flesh N Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.: 16-05-2024

Double Dip Neon

01	Double Dip Neon	Sam Morton	Double Dip Neon			04:28
	Writer: Duane Pelt - Marshall Jefferson - Paris Robinson - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Duane Pelt - Marshall Jefferson - Paris Robinson - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
02	Let's Walk In The Night	Sam Morton	Double Dip Neon			03:58
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
03	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Double Dip Neon			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)

℗ 2024 Flesh N Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.: 19-04-2024

Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)

01	Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)	Sam Morton	Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)			05:37
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Gavin Delmano Blair - Jack Penate - Jordan Chadwayne Chung - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton - Shanique Marie Sinclair
02	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Cry Without End (Equiknoxx Remix, part 1)			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

Let’s Walk In The Night

℗ 2024 Flesh N Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.: 26-03-2024

Let’s Walk In The Night

01	Let's Walk In The Night	Sam Morton	Let’s Walk In The Night			03:58
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton
02	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Let’s Walk In The Night			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

Cry Without End

℗ 2024 Flesh N Blood LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.: 14-02-2024

Cry Without End

01	Cry Without End	Sam Morton	Cry Without End			03:44
	Writer: Richard Russell - Samantha Morton / Composers: Jack Penate - Richard Russell - Samantha Morton

Featured in

Richard Russell Is Temporary

℗ 2025 XL Recordings Ltd: 28-02-2025

Richard Russell Is Temporary

01	October	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			01:13
	Composers: Jackson C. Frank - Richard Russell
02	My And Me	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:31
	Writer: Ben Baptie - Richard Russell / Composers: Ben Baptie - Camille Yarbrough - Richard Russell
03	Porcupine Tattoo	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:27
	Writer: Bill Callahan / Composers: Bill Callahan
04	Never Felt Better	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			04:27
	Writer: Florence Welch - Richard Russell - Sampha Sisay / Composers: Florence Welch - Richard Russell - Sampha Sisay
05	Ether	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:19
	Writer: Ezra Koenig - Richard Russell / Composers: Ezra Koenig - Richard Russell
06	Losing You	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:11
	Writer: John Wardle - Laura Groves - Richard Russell - Sampha Sisay / Composers: John Wardle - Laura Groves - Richard Russell - Sampha Sisay
07	Firelight	Everything Is Recorded	Richard Russell Is Temporary			03:22
	Writer: Berwyn Du Bois - Florence Welch - Molly Drake - Richard Russell / Composers: Berwyn Du Bois - Florence Welch - Molly Drake - Richard Russell

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Bird of Passage

(P) 2011 Independent: 22-11-2011

Bird of Passage

01	Pod Papugami (feat. Danny Fong, Brodie Cuff, Bora Lim, John Jamieson, Joel Cassady, Mark Mathieu, Curtis Murphy, Lucas Smart, Sean	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			04:57
02	Dancing With Fire (feat, Nevin Dunn, Mark Mathieu, Danny Fong, Brodie Cuff, Bora Lim, John Jamieson, Joel Cassady, Mark Mathieu, C	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			06:02
03	All My Tomorrows (feat. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Eli Bennett, Connie Michailidis, Ian Wright, Curtis Murphy)	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			05:23
04	This Is New (feat. Alex Dean, Eli Bennett, Connie Michailidis, Ian Wright, Mark Mathieu, Curtis Murphy, Lucas Smart, Suyun Kim, Ni	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			04:06
05	The Touch Of Your Lips [feat. Mark Mathieu] (Intro)	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			02:11
06	The Touch Of Your Lips (feat. Chelsea McBride, Ian Wright, Mark Mathieu, Curtis Murphy, Chelsea McBride)	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			03:45
07	Magnificent Man (feat. John Jamieson, Ian Wright, Mark Mathieu, Sam Morton, Chelsea McBride, Ben Knibb, Andrew Moljun, Shamus Curr	Ella Klis	Bird of Passage			03:07

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