You (James Arthur album)

Arthur told 1883 Magazine in June 2019 that the album was "pretty much finished" and that it was undergoing mixing and mastering.{{cite web|url=https://1883magazine.com/james-arthur/|title=James Arthur|website=1883 Magazine|date=26 June 2019|access-date=6 September 2019}} 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.

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".{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/review-james-arthur-is-buried-in-sadness-in-new-weak-album/563303502/?refresh=true|title=Review: James Arthur is buried in sadness in new weak album|work=Star Tribune|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=17 October 2019|access-date=1 November 2019}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-james-arthur-you|title=CD: James Arthur – You|website=The Arts Desk|last=Ferla|first=Lisa-Marie|date=14 October 2019|access-date=29 October 2019}}

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'".{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/james-arthur-you-album-review-a4264876.html |title=James Arthur, You review: X Factor winner lands on the right side of introspective |website=The Evening Standard | last=Luckhurst |first=Phoebe|date=18 October 2019}}

{{Track listing

| headline = You track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = You

| note1 = featuring Travis Barker

| writer1 = {{hlist|James Arthur|George Tizzard|Richard Parkhouse|Travis Barker}}

| extra1 = Red Triangle

| length1 = 3:52

| title2 = Finally Feel Good

| writer2 = {{hlist|Arthur|Justin Tranter|Eric Frederic|Scott Harper}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Ricky Reed|Nate Mercereau{{ref|c|[c]}}|Harper{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Marine Parade (2013)

| writer3 = {{hlist|Arthur|Thomas Barnes|Peter Kelleher|Benjamin Kohn|Bob Montgomery}}

| length3 = 3:12

| extra3 = {{hlist|TMS}}

| title4 = If We Can Get Through This We Can Get Through Anything

| writer4 = {{hlist|Arthur|James Newman|Francis White}}

| extra4 = Eg White

| length4 = 3:35

| title5 = Car's Outside

| writer5 = {{hlist|Arthur|David Gibson|Bradley Spence|Alexander Beitzke}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Spence|Beitzke|Mark Crew{{ref|v|[v]}}|Dan Priddy{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| length5 = 4:09

| title6 = Quite Miss Home

| writer6 = {{hlist|Arthur|Michael Pollack|Brett McLaughlin|Michael Busbee|Ryan Daly}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|busbee|Daly}}

| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = Treehouse

| note7 = with Ty Dolla Sign featuring Shotty Horroh

| writer7 = {{hlist|Arthur|Andrew Jackson|Nicholas Balding|Chaz William Mishan|David "DaviDior" Park|Tyrone Griffin Jr.|Adam Rooney}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Nic Nac|DaviDior}}

| length7 = 3:40

| title8 = Sad Eyes

| writer8 = {{hlist|Arthur|Ilsey Juber|Daniel Parker|Henry Agincourt Allen}}

| extra8 = King Henry

| length8 = 4:10

| title9 = Unconditionally

| note9 = featuring Adam Lazzara

| writer9 = {{hlist|Arthur|Adam Lazzara|John Nolan|Mark O'Connell|Shaun Cooper}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Crew|Priddy}}

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = Homicide Love

| writer10 = {{hlist|Arthur|Lazzara|Nolan|O'Connell|Cooper|Edward Reyes}}

| extra10 = Jonathan Quarmby

| length10 = 3:57

| title11 = Breathe

| writer11 = Arthur

| extra11 = Quarmby

| length11 = 3:20

| title12 = Maybe

| writer12 = {{hlist|Arthur|Jamie Graham}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Spence|Beitzke}}

| length12 = 3:40

| title13 = Fall

| writer13 = Arthur

| extra13 = {{hlist|Crew|Priddy}}

| length13 = 3:43

| title14 = Falling Like the Stars

| writer14 = {{hlist|Arthur|Jamie Grey|Anders Albin Höjer}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Spence|Beitzke}}

| length14 = 3:32

| title15 = Empty Space

| writer15 = {{hlist|Arthur|Richard Boardman|Pablo Bowman|Nicholas Gale}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Crew|Priddy|Digital Farm Animals}}

| length15 = 3:33

| title16 = Naked

| writer16 = {{hlist|Arthur|Savan Kotecha|Karl Sandberg|Johan Carlsson}}

| extra16 = Carlsson

| length16 = 3:53

| title17 = From Me to You I Hate Everybody

| writer17 = {{hlist|Arthur|Samuel Romans|Jamie Hartman}}

| extra17 = Hartman

| length17 = 3:36

| total_length = 62:33

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=You|others=James Arthur|publisher=Columbia|year=2019|type=booklet|id=88985480352}}

• James Arthur – vocals, songwriting {{small|(all tracks)}}
• Johan Carlsson – backing vocals {{small|(16)}}
• Johanna Strömblad Jonasson – backing vocals {{small|(16)}}
• Max Martin – backing vocals {{small|(16)}}
• Charlie Puth – beatbox {{small|(16)}}
• Eg White – backing vocals {{small|(4)}}

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• James Arthur – guitar {{small|(4, 9, 13, 15)}}
• Tom Barnes – drums {{small|(3)}}
• Alexander Beitzke – bass, guitar {{small|(5)}}, keyboards {{small|(5, 12)}}
• Dan Bingham – bass {{small|(15)}}, drums, piano {{small|(5, 12)}}
• David Bukovinszky – cello {{small|(16)}}
• Mattias Bylund – strings {{small|(16)}}
• Johan Carlsson – guitar, electric guitar, piano, synths, tambourine, B3 organ {{small|(16)}}
• Jack Duxbury – electric guitar {{small|(4, 13)}}
• Verity Evanson – cello {{small|(13)}}
• Rob Harris – guitar {{small|(5, 12)}}
• Mattias Johansson – violin {{small|(16)}}
• Pete Kelleher – bass, guitar {{small|(3)}}
• Ben Kohn – keyboards {{small|(3)}}
• Jeremy Lertola – guitar {{small|(16)}}
• Nate Mercereau – bass, guitar, piano {{small|(2)}}
• Gemma Sharples – violin {{small|(13)}}
• Paul Turner – bass {{small|(12)}}
• Eg White – Rhodes piano, synth {{small|(4)}}

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• Alexander Beitzke – production {{small|(5, 12, 14)}}, vocal production {{small|(5)}}
• busbee – production {{small|(6)}}
• Johan Carlsson – production, vocal production {{small|(16)}}
• Mark Crew – production {{small|(5, 9, 13, 15)}}, vocal production {{small|(5)}}
• Ryan Daly – production {{small|(6)}}
• DaviDior – production {{small|(7)}}
• Digital Farm Animals – production {{small|(15)}}
• Carlos de la Garza – additional vocal recording {{small|(6)}}
• Jamie Hartman – production {{small|(17)}}
• King Henry – production {{small|(8)}}
• Nic Nac – production {{small|(7)}}
• Dan Priddy – production {{small|(5, 9, 13, 15)}}, vocal production {{small|(5)}}
• Jonathan Quarmby – production {{small|(10, 11)}}
• Red Triangle – production {{small|(1)}}
• Ricky Reed – production {{small|(2)}}
• Bradley Spence – production {{small|(5, 12, 14)}}, vocal production {{small|(5)}}
• TMS – production {{small|(3)}}
• Eg White – production {{small|(4)}}

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• busbee – engineering {{small|(6)}}
• Greg Eliason – engineering, recording {{small|(8)}}
• Jamie Hartman – engineering, recording {{small|(17)}}
• Wes Maebe – engineering {{small|(10)}}
• Nate Mercereau – engineering {{small|(2)}}
• Red Triangle – engineering, recording {{small|(1)}}
• Ricky Reed – engineering, programming {{small|(2)}}
• Alexander Beitzke – engineering, mixing, recording {{small|(5, 12, 14)}}
• Billy Foster – assistant recording engineering {{small|(12)}}
• Jeremy Nichols – assistant recording engineering {{small|(8)}}
• Max Anstruther – assistant engineering {{small|(10)}}
• Marek Deml – assistant engineering {{small|(10)}}, additional programming {{small|(11)}}
• Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering {{small|(15)}}
• Robin Florent – assistant engineering {{small|(15)}}
• Fabio Senna – assistant engineering {{small|(12)}}
• Jesse Brock – assistant mix engineer {{small|(2, 7, 8)}}
• Miles Comaskey – assistant mix engineer {{small|(6)}}
• Joel Davies – assistant mix engineer {{small|(1, 3)}}
• Charles Haydon Hicks – assistant mix engineer {{small|(1, 3)}}
• Tom Barnes – programming {{small|(3)}}
• Dan Priddy – programming {{small|(4, 9, 13)}}
• Ricky Reed – programming {{small|(2)}}
• Steve Fitzmaurice – additional programming {{small|(11)}}, mixing {{small|(10, 11)}}
• Serge Courtois – mixing {{small|(17)}}
• Mark Crew – mixing, programming {{small|(4, 9, 13)}}
• Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(16)}}
• Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing {{small|(1, 3)}}
• Manny Marroquin – mixing {{small|(15)}}
• Tony Maserati – mixing {{small|(6)}}
• Sean Moffitt – mixing {{small|(2, 7, 8)}}
• Emerson Mancini – mastering {{small|(15)}}
• Randy Merrill – mastering {{small|(1–14, 16, 17)}}

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• Adult Art Club – design
• Louis Browne – photography

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