You (James Arthur album)
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Released | 18 October 2019 | |||
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Length | 62:33 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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You is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter James Arthur. Released on 18 October 2019,[3] it has spawned the singles "Naked", "Empty Space", "Falling Like the Stars", "Treehouse", "Finally Feel Good", "You", and "Quite Miss Home". Arthur embarked on the You – Up Close and Personal tour in North America from 13 September 2019 to 23 September 2019[4] and was on the UK You – Up Close and Personal tour until 29 October 2019.[5] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.
Background[]
Arthur told 1883 Magazine in June 2019 that the album was "pretty much finished" and that it was undergoing mixing and mastering.[6] He described it as "diverse, conceptual, [and] soulful" as well as "inspired by the stories of others" and "definitely not introspective" as compared to his previous album, 2016's Back from the Edge.[6]
Critical reception[]
Writing for the Star Tribune, Mark Kennedy gave an overall negative review, calling Arthur "buried in sadness [on You]", adding "[t]o borrow a song title from him, if you can get through this album, you can get through anything".[7] Lisa-Marie Ferla of The Arts Desk gave it a mixed review: she awarded it 3 out of 5 stars but said "[p]rune away at least four soporific ballads, though, and you'll find a decent pop-soul album".[8] Phoebe Luckhurst from The Evening Standard gave a positive review, stating "He demonstrates his range on soulful Marine Parade, and the R’n’B-inflected If We Can Get Through This We Can Get Through Anything. He’s in intelligent power-ballad form in Cars Outside and Quite Miss Home".[9]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You" (featuring Travis Barker) | Red Triangle[11] | 3:52 | |
2. | "Finally Feel Good" |
| 3:36 | |
3. | "Marine Parade (2013)" |
| 3:12 | |
4. | "If We Can Get Through This We Can Get Through Anything" | Eg White[14] | 3:35 | |
5. | "Car's Outside" |
| 4:09 | |
6. | "Quite Miss Home" |
| 4:03 | |
7. | "Treehouse" (with Ty Dolla Sign featuring Shotty Horroh) |
|
| 3:40 |
8. | "Sad Eyes" | King Henry | 4:10 | |
9. | "Unconditionally" (featuring Adam Lazzara) |
| 3:02 | |
10. | "Homicide Love" |
| Jonathan Quarmby[24] | 3:57 |
11. | "Breathe" | Arthur | Quarmby[25] | 3:20 |
12. | "Maybe" |
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| 3:40 |
13. | "Fall" | Arthur |
| 3:43 |
14. | "Falling Like the Stars" |
|
| 3:32 |
15. | "Empty Space" |
|
| 3:33 |
16. | "Naked" | Carlsson | 3:53 | |
17. | "From Me to You I Hate Everybody" | Hartman | 3:36 | |
Total length: | 62:33 |
Notes[]
Credits and personnel[]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[30]
Vocals[]
- James Arthur – vocals (all tracks)
- Johan Carlsson – backing vocals (16)
- Johanna Strömblad Jonasson – backing vocals (16)
- Max Martin – backing vocals (16)
- Charlie Puth – beatbox (16)
- Eg White – backing vocals (4)
Instrumentation[]
- James Arthur – guitar (4, 9, 13, 15)
- Tom Barnes – drums (3)
- Alexander Beitzke – bass, guitar (5), keyboards (5, 12)
- Dan Bingham – bass (15), drums, piano (5, 12)
- David Bukovinszky – cello (16)
- Mattias Bylund – strings (16)
- Johan Carlsson – guitar, electric guitar, piano, synths, tambourine, B3 organ (16)
- Jack Duxbury – electric guitar (4, 13)
- Verity Evanson – cello (13)
- Rob Harris – guitar (5, 12)
- Mattias Johansson – violin (16)
- Pete Kelleher – bass, guitar (3)
- Ben Kohn – keyboards (3)
- Jeremy Lertola – guitar (16)
- Nate Mercereau – bass, guitar, piano (2)
- Gemma Sharples – violin (13)
- Paul Turner – bass (12)
- Eg White – Rhodes piano, synth (4)
Production[]
- Alexander Beitzke – production (5, 12, 14), vocal production (5)
- busbee – production (6)
- Johan Carlsson – production, vocal production (16)
- Mark Crew – production (5, 9, 13, 15), vocal production (5)
- Ryan Daly – production (6)
- DaviDior – production (7)
- Digital Farm Animals – production (15)
- Carlos de la Garza – additional vocal recording (6)
- Jamie Hartman – production (17)
- King Henry – production (8)
- Nic Nac – production (7)
- Dan Priddy – production (5, 9, 13, 15), vocal production (5)
- Jonathan Quarmby – production (10, 11)
- Red Triangle – production (1)
- Ricky Reed – production (2)
- Bradley Spence – production (5, 12, 14), vocal production (5)
- TMS – production (3)
- Eg White – production (4)
Technical[]
- busbee – engineering (6)
- Greg Eliason – engineering, recording (8)
- Jamie Hartman – engineering, recording (17)
- Wes Maebe – engineering (10)
- Nate Mercereau – engineering (2)
- Red Triangle – engineering, recording (1)
- Ricky Reed – engineering, programming (2)
- Alexander Beitzke – engineering, mixing, recording (5, 12, 14)
- Billy Foster – assistant recording engineering (12)
- Jeremy Nichols – assistant recording engineering (8)
- Max Anstruther – assistant engineering (10)
- Marek Deml – assistant engineering (10), additional programming (11)
- Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering (15)
- Robin Florent – assistant engineering (15)
- Fabio Senna – assistant engineering (12)
- Jesse Brock – assistant mix engineer (2, 7, 8)
- Miles Comaskey – assistant mix engineer (6)
- Joel Davies – assistant mix engineer (1, 3)
- Charles Haydon Hicks – assistant mix engineer (1, 3)
- Tom Barnes – programming (3)
- Dan Priddy – programming (4, 9, 13)
- Ricky Reed – programming (2)
- Steve Fitzmaurice – additional programming (11), mixing (10, 11)
- Serge Courtois – mixing (17)
- Mark Crew – mixing, programming (4, 9, 13)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (16)
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (1, 3)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (15)
- Tony Maserati – mixing (6)
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (2, 7, 8)
- Michelle Mancini – mastering (15)
- Randy Merrill – mastering (1–14, 16, 17)
Design[]
- Adult Art Club – design
- Louis Browne – photography
Charts[]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] | 23 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[32] | 31 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] | 87 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[34] | 57 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] | 60 |
French Albums (SNEP)[36] | 130 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37] | 35 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[38] | 7 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[39] | 39 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[40] | 33 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[41] | 40 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[42] | 12 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[43] | 4 |
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[44] | 96 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[45] | 65 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[47] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[48] | 186 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[49] | Platinum | 40,000![]() |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[50] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Singapore (RIAS)[51] | Platinum | 10,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[52] | Gold | 10,000![]() |
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] | Gold | 100,000![]() |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
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- ^ Luckhurst, Phoebe (18 October 2019). "James Arthur, You review: X Factor winner lands on the right side of introspective". The Evening Standard.
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