Cool Like You

Cool Like You is the second studio album by English indie pop band Blossoms.[1][5] It was released in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2018, by Virgin EMI Records. The album was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart,[6] and at number 1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and it received a silver certification for more than 60,000 copies sold in the United Kingdom.[7]

Cool Like You
Studio album by Blossoms
Released	27 April 2018
Recorded	December 2016–January 2018
Studio	Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Genre	Indie pop pop rock[1]
Length	36:55
Label	Virgin EMI
Producer	James Skelly Rich Turvey
Blossoms chronology
Blossoms (2016) Cool Like You (2018) Foolish Loving Spaces (2020)
Singles from Cool Like You
"I Can't Stand It" Released: 1 March 2018 "There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)" Released: 25 April 2018 "How Long Will This Last?" Released: 17 August 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[2]
Dork	[3]
The Guardian	[1]
musicOMH	[4]
NME	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)"	3:42
2.	"I Can't Stand It"	2:57
3.	"Cool Like You"	3:05
4.	"Unfaithful"	2:59
5.	"Stranger Still"	3:34
6.	"How Long Will This Last?"	3:20
7.	"Between the Eyes"	3:23
8.	"I Just Imagined You"	2:58
9.	"Giving Up the Ghost"	3:21
10.	"Lying Again"	3:42
11.	"Love Talk"	3:48
Total length:		36:55

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)" (acoustic)	3:41
2.	"I Can't Stand It" (acoustic)	3:22
3.	"Cool Like You" (acoustic)	3:07
4.	"Unfaithful" (acoustic)	3:02
5.	"Stranger Still" (acoustic)	3:26
6.	"How Long Will This Last?" (acoustic)	3:27
7.	"Between the Eyes" (acoustic)	3:22
8.	"I Just Imagined You" (acoustic)	3:04
9.	"Giving Up the Ghost" (acoustic)	3:25
10.	"Lying Again" (acoustic)	3:15
11.	"Love Talk" (acoustic)	3:13
Total length:		1:13:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from Cool Like You liner notes.[8]

Blossoms Tom Ogden - vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion (track 8) Charlie Salt - bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion (track 8), keyboards (track 11) Josh Dewhurst - lead guitar, percussion (track 8) Joe Donovan - drums Myles Kellock - keyboards, talkbox (track 3) Additional musicians James Skelly - backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8 and 10), percussion (track 8) Rich Turvey - keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 and 11), guitars (track 10) Design Salvador Design - album design Danny North - photography Charlie Salt - additional photography

Production James Skelly - production Rich Turvey - production David Wrench - additional production (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 7), mixing Matt Colton - mastering Cecile Desnos - engineering Grace Banks - engineering Charlotte Sutcliffe - engineering assistant Daniel Hancox - engineering assistant Elliott Parkin - engineering assistant Jay Leahey - engineering assistant

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9]	46
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	4

References

1. Morris, Damien (29 April 2018). "Blossoms: Cool Like You review – sleek and sweet Mancunian pop rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
2. Cotton, Shannon (27 April 2018). "Blossoms - Cool Like You". Clash. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. Beckett, Lily (23 April 2018). "Blossoms - Cool Like You". Dork. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
4. Baber, Andy (27 April 2018). "Blossoms - Cool Like You". musicOMH. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
5. Trendell, Andrew (26 April 2018). "Blossoms – 'Cool Like You' review". NME. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
6. "Blossoms". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
7. "4 May 2018 - 10 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
8. "Blossoms - Cool Like You". Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Blossoms". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2020.