Between Us (Hayden James album)

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Between Us
Hayden James - Between Us.png
Studio album by
Hayden James
Released14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)
Genre Electronic [1]
Length40:30 [1]
Label Future Classic
Hayden James chronology
Hayden James
(2013)		Between Us
(2019)		 Lifted
(2022)
Singles from Between Us
  1. "Numb"
    Released: 6 October 2017
  2. "Just Friends"
    Released: 27 April 2018
  3. "Better Together"
    Released: 2 November 2018
  4. "Nowhere to Go"
    Released: 3 May 2019 [2]
  5. "Favours"
    Released: 13 June 2019 [3]

Between Us is the debut studio album by Australian songwriter and record producer Hayden James. James told Billboard the album represents "the journey through different stages of relationships; love, separation and ultimately hope.". [4] The album was released on 14 June 2019.

Contents

James added in a Press release "Everything that I write obviously has my own DNA in it. It's important to me to make sure that when people listen to a record of mine they know it's a Hayden James record without having to look it up, and that comes to production techniques I use or the way I actually write the songs. So this record is more of a development of my sounds than anything else." [5]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Best Male Artist. [6]

At the J Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Between Us received widespread acclaim. [9]

Carley Hall from the Music gave the album 4 out of 5 saying "With Between Us, James shows he is more than the usual blockbuster anthems we have come to expect." [8] Triple J said "[James] has pulled out all the stops across eleven deep house tracks. From top shelf collaborators to propulsive bass lines and melodic hooks, this is home grown dance at its finest." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hold Me Back" (featuring Boy Matthews)
  • Hayden Luby
  • Cassian Stewart-Kasima
  • James Norton
  • Sebastian Daniel
3:07
2."Nowhere to Go" (with Naations)
  • James
  • Cassian [b]
3:24
3."Just Friends" (featuring Boy Matthews)
  • Luby
  • Norton
  • James
  • Cassian [b]
3:58
4."Feelin' (Interlude)"
  • James
  • Cassian
2:43
5."Lost to You" (featuring Farr)
  • Luby
  • Romeo Testa
  • James
  • Cassian
3:29
6."Better Together" (featuring Running Touch)
3:56
7."Between Us" (featuring Panama)
  • Luby
  • Stewart-Kasima
  • McCleary
  • James
  • Cassian
5:23
8."Remember You" (featuring Elderbrook)Luby
  • James
  • Moglii
2:48
9."Favours" (with Nat Dunn)
  • James
  • Cassian
3:54
10."Numb" (with Graace)
  • James
  • Cassian
3:37
11."Weightless" (featuring Shungudzo)
  • James
  • Cassian
4:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 9
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [12] 98

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [13] 26
Chart (2020)Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [14] 31

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
Australia [15] 14 June 2019 Future Classic

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  3. ↑ "Hayden James & Nat Dunn – Favours (Official Lyric Video)". 13 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020– via YouTube.
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