Bitter Sweet Love

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Bitter Sweet Love
Close-up of a man running on a sidewalk
Studio album by
James Arthur
Released26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Length43:03
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Red Triangle
  • Steven Solomon
James Arthur chronology
It'll All Make Sense in the End
(2091) 		Bitter Sweet Love
(2024)
Singles from Bitter Sweet Love
  1. "A Year Ago"
    Released: 12 May 2023[1]
  2. "Blindside"
    Released: 4 August 2023[2]
  3. "Just Us"
    Released: 6 October 2023[3]
  4. "Homecoming"
    Released: 24 November 2023[4]
  5. "Sleepwalking"
    Released: 15 December 2023[5]
  6. "Bitter Sweet Love"
    Released: 12 January 2024[6]
  7. "From the Jump[7]"
    Released: 19 April 2024

Bitter Sweet Love is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter James Arthur, released on 26 January 2024 through Columbia Records.[8]

Track listing[edit]

Bitter Sweet Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bitter Sweet Love"
2:45
2."Free Falling"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
2:53
3."Sleepwalking"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:48
4."Blindside"
3:32
5."Just Us"
  • Arthur
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Solomon
3:34
6."Comeback Kid"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
3:53
7."From the Jump"Arthur3:51
8."A Year Ago"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
2:50
9."Ruthless"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:12
10."New Generation"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
2:46
11."My Favourite Pill"
  • Arthur
  • Solomon
3:23
12."Is It Alright?"
  • Arthur
  • Daniel Bingham
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
3:44
13."Homecoming"
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
2:52
Total length:43:03
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."A Year Ago" (acoustic version)
  • Arthur
  • Graham
  • Solomon
3:02
15."Blindside" (acoustic version)
  • Arthur
  • Hector
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
3:53
16."Just Us" (strings version)
  • Arthur
  • Jackson
  • Solomon
3:34
Total length:53:32

Personnel[edit]

  • James Arthur – vocals
  • Steve Solomon – production (tracks 1–11, 13)
  • Red Triangle – production (tracks 4, 12)
  • Idania Valencia – mastering (tracks 1–7, 9–13)
  • Randy Merrill – mastering (track 8)
  • Charlie Holmes – mixing (tracks 1–3, 6, 9–13)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 4, 5)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 8)
  • Chris Galland – mixing (track 8)
  • Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing (track 8)
  • Ryan Short – editing (track 5)
  • Matthew Barnes – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 6, 9–13)
  • John Dempsey – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5)
  • Sarah Dorgan – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5)
  • Matt Wolach – engineering assistance (track 4)

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Bitter Sweet Love
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 43
French Physical Albums (SNEP)[13] 133
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 12
Irish Albums (OCC)[15] 15
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[16] 87
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "James Arthur today makes a most welcome return with his stunning new song 'A Year Ago'". Total Ntertainment. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "James Arthur releases 'Blindside' along with the music video". Planet Radio. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "James Arthur releases his new single 'Just Us' along with a music video". Planet Radio. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "James Arthur Homecoming". Euphoria. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ "James Arthur shares Sleepwalking from forthcoming album Bitter Sweet Love". Retropop Magazine. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "James Arthur releases title song from forthcoming album Bitter Sweet Love". Retropop. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "James Arthur Enlists Kelly Clarkson for a Soulful Duet of 'From the Jump'". Rolling Stone Magazine. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "James Arthur announces new album Bitter Sweet Love". Hot Press. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Top Physical Albums (Week 5, 2024)". SNEP. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 26.01.2024–01.02.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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