You (James Arthur album)

You (stylized in all caps) 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.

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)
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]

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
You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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 Henry4:10
9."Unconditionally" (featuring Adam Lazzara)
3:02
10."Homicide Love"
  • Arthur
  • Lazzara
  • Nolan
  • O'Connell
  • Cooper
  • Edward Reyes[23]
Jonathan Quarmby[24]3:57
11."Breathe"ArthurQuarmby[25]3:20
12."Maybe"
  • Arthur
  • Jamie Graham[26]
3:40
13."Fall"Arthur
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
  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[v] signifies a vocal producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[30]

Vocals

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
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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[49] Platinum 40,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[50] Platinum 20,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[51] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Gold 100,000

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

References
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  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.
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  6. "James Arthur". 1883 Magazine. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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  8. Ferla, Lisa-Marie (14 October 2019). "CD: James Arthur – You". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. 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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  28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6L_-lcpXI&list=PLNilrjpkDObRExstbI9XZ7jZ-W1Uuv-tL&index=13
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  39. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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  50. "Norwegian album certifications – James Arthur – You" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  51. "Singapore album certifications – James Arthur – You". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  52. "British album certifications – James Arthur – You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 October 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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