Cool Like You

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Cool Like You
Blossoms - Cool Like You cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Released27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
RecordedDecember 2016–January 2018
StudioParr Street Studios, Liverpool
Genre
Length36:55
Label Virgin EMI
Producer
Blossoms chronology
Blossoms
(2016)
Cool Like You
(2018)
Foolish Loving Spaces
(2020)
Singles from Cool Like You
  1. "I Can't Stand It"
    Released: 1 March 2018
  2. "There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)"
    Released: 25 April 2018
  3. "How Long Will This Last?"
    Released: 17 August 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [2]
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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 in the United Kingdom in 2019 and a gold certification in 2022. [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan & Myles Kellock

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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]

Charts

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

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Cool Like You
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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