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

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

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

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

Credits and personnel

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

Vocals

Instrumentation

Production

Technical

Design

Charts

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

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

  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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