Life by Misadventure is the second studio album by British singer and songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. It was released on 7 May 2021 through Columbia Records and was preceded by two singles: "All You Ever Wanted" and "Anywhere Away from Here", a duet with American singer Pink. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with sales of 42,000, including 33,000 on physical formats, making it the fastest-selling album by a solo artist in 2021.^[1] The album serves as a follow-up to his 2017 album Human.

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10[2]
Metacritic	62/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
Line of Best Fit	6/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	[9]

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Life by Misadventure has been given a Metacritic score of 62 based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3] In a positive review, Clash's Josh Abraham noted that the "production is driven by a Motown style". However, it is not "afraid to get deep with a ballad or two".^[4] Kate Brayden at Hot Press opined that "Graham felt the need to maintain a safety net for the work, which has little experimentation" but still complimented his "unmatched vintage-meets-modern vocal talent".^[10] Narzra Ahmed of Line of Best Fit concluded that while "the first half of the album holds itself together so well", "the second half passes with little to no note".^[7] According to El Hunt at NME, "an artist obsessed with the idea of authenticity" is a trap Graham fell right into with the album.^[9]

All tracks produced by Rag'n'Bone Man, Ben Jackson-Cook and Mike Elizondo, except for "Old Habits", which was produced without Elizondo.

Musicians

• Rag'n'Bone Man – vocals (all tracks), guitar (14)
• Mike Elizondo – acoustic bass guitar (1), acoustic guitar (3, 10), bass (3), programming (3, 4, 6, 8, 11), synthesizer (3, 4, 6–9, 11), electric guitar (7–10, 13)
• Wendy Melvoin – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6–13), electric guitar (3–7, 9, 11–13, 15), mandolin (10), ukulele (12)
• Desri Ramus – background vocals (1, 7, 10, 12–14)
• Sylvia Mwenze – background vocals (1, 7, 12–14)
• Daru Jones – drums (1, 3, 4, 6–13)
• Bill Banwell – electric guitar (1), bass (2–13, 15)
• Ben Jackson-Cook – piano (1, 3–7, 9, 11–15), programming (3, 4), synthesizer (3, 4)
• Peter Josef – background vocals (2–6, 9–13, 15)
• Peter Gregson – strings (2)

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Adam Hawkins – mixing (1–5, 7, 9–15)
• Jacquire King – mixing (6)
• Shawn Everett – mixing (8)
• Lawson White – engineering (1–13, 15)
• Jamie Sickora – engineering (1–7, 9–13, 15), engineering assistance (8)
• Jamie Tinsley – engineering (14)
• Erica Block – engineering assistance (1–13, 15)
• Zachary Stokes – engineering assistance (1–13, 15)
• Doug Clarke – engineering assistance (1–7, 9–)