You (James Arthur album)

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You
Studio album by
James Arthur
Released18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Studio
Length62:33
LabelColumbia
Producer
James Arthur chronology
Back from the Edge
(2016) 		You
(2019) 		It'll All Make Sense in the End
(2021)
Singles from You
  1. "Naked"
    Released: 24 November 2017
  2. "Empty Space"
    Released: 19 October 2018
  3. "Falling Like the Stars"
    Released: 10 May 2019
  4. "Treehouse"
    Released: 6 September 2019
  5. "Finally Feel Good"
    Released: 27 September 2019
  6. "You"
    Released: 11 October 2019[1]
  7. "Quite Miss Home"
    Released: 18 October 2019[2]

You is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter James Arthur. Released on 18 October 2019,[3] it 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[citation needed] and was on the UK You – Up Close and Personal tour until 29 October 2019.[4] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Background[edit]

Arthur told 1883 Magazine in June 2019 that the album was "pretty much finished" and that it was undergoing mixing and mastering.[5] 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.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

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".[6] 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".[7] 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 'Car's Outside' and 'Quite Miss Home'".[8]

Track listing[edit]

You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You" (featuring Travis Barker)
Red Triangle3:52
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 White3:35
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 Henry4:10
9."Unconditionally" (featuring Adam Lazzara)
  • Crew
  • Priddy
3:02
10."Homicide Love"
  • Arthur
  • Lazzara
  • Nolan
  • O'Connell
  • Cooper
  • Edward Reyes
Jonathan Quarmby3:57
11."Breathe"ArthurQuarmby3:20
12."Maybe"
  • Arthur
  • Jamie Graham
  • Spence
  • Beitzke
3:40
13."Fall"Arthur
  • Crew
  • Priddy
3:43
14."Falling Like the Stars"
  • Arthur
  • Jamie Grey
  • Anders Albin Höjer
  • Spence
  • Beitzke
3:32
15."Empty Space"
3:33
16."Naked"
Carlsson3:53
17."From Me to You I Hate Everybody"
Hartman3:36
Total length:62:33

Notes[edit]

  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[v] signifies a vocal producer

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Vocals[edit]

Instrumentation[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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)
  • Emerson Mancini – mastering (15)
  • Randy Merrill – mastering (1–14, 16, 17)

Design[edit]

  • Adult Art Club – design
  • Louis Browne – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 87
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 57
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 60
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 35
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 7
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[18] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 33
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20] 40
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 4
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 96
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 2
US Billboard 200[27] 186

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for You
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[28] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] Gold 10,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[30] Platinum 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[31] Gold 10,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[32] Platinum 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Gold 100,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ You. James Arthur. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "James Arthur dévoile le single poignant "Quite Miss Home"!". NRJ. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "YOU by James Arthur". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "James Arthur announces 16-date UK tour, find out how to get tickets". The List. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "James Arthur". 1883 Magazine. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Mark (17 October 2019). "Review: James Arthur is buried in sadness in new weak album". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ Ferla, Lisa-Marie (14 October 2019). "CD: James Arthur – You". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  8. ^ Luckhurst, Phoebe (18 October 2019). "James Arthur, You review: X Factor winner lands on the right side of introspective". The Evening Standard.
  9. ^ You (booklet). James Arthur. Columbia. 2019. 88985480352.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – James Arthur – You" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. ^ "James Arthur Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Arthur – You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Arthur – You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography James Arthur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Charts.nz – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 42, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  24. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – James Arthur – You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  27. ^ "James Arthur Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – James Arthur – You" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Danish album certifications – James Arthur – You". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – James Arthur – You" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  31. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter You in the search box.
  32. ^ "Singapore album certifications – James Arthur – You". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  33. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('You')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  34. ^ "British album certifications – James Arthur – You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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