Bitter Sweet Love

Bitter Sweet Love is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter James Arthur, released on 26 January 2024 through Columbia Records.^[7]

Bitter Sweet Love
Studio album by James Arthur
Released	26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Length	43:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Red Triangle Steven Solomon
James Arthur chronology
It'll All Make Sense in the End (2021) Bitter Sweet Love (2024)
Singles from Bitter Sweet Love
"A Year Ago" Released: 12 May 2023^[1] "Blindside" Released: 4 August 2023^[2] "Just Us" Released: 6 October 2023^[3] "Homecoming" Released: 24 November 2023^[4] "Sleepwalking" Released: 15 December 2023^[5] "Bitter Sweet Love" Released: 12 January 2024^[6]

Track listing

Bitter Sweet Love track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bitter Sweet Love"	James Arthur Jamie Graham Steven Solomon	2:45
2.	"Free Falling"	Arthur Graham Solomon	2:53
3.	"Sleepwalking"	Arthur Graham Solomon	3:48
4.	"Blindside"	Arthur Wayne Hector Rick Parkhouse George Tizzard	3:32
5.	"Just Us"	Arthur Andrew Jackson Solomon	3:34
6.	"Comeback Kid"	Arthur Solomon	3:53
7.	"From the Jump"	Arthur	3:51
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.	Title	Writer(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

• 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

Chart performance for Bitter Sweet Love

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

References

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 announces new album Bitter Sweet Love". Hot Press. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
8. "Austriancharts.at – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
9. "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
10. "Ultratop.be – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
12. "Top Physical Albums (Week 5, 2024)". SNEP. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
14. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
15. "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.
16. "Portuguesecharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
18. "Swisscharts.com – James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.