Last Night in the Bittersweet

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Last Night in the Bittersweet
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Studio album by
Released1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
Length72:07
Label Atlantic
Producer
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Gavin Fitzjohn
  • Dani Castelar
Paolo Nutini chronology
Caustic Love
(2014)
Last Night in the Bittersweet
(2022)
Singles from Last Night in the Bittersweet
  1. "Through the Echoes"
    Released: 11 May 2022
  2. "Lose It"
    Released: 11 May 2022
  3. "Shine a Light"
    Released: 1 June 2022
  4. "Acid Eyes"
    Released: 22 June 2022
  5. "Petrified in Love"
    Released: 22 June 2022

Last Night in the Bittersweet is the fourth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, released on 1 July 2022 by Atlantic Records. Two songs from the album, "Through the Echoes" and "Lose It", were jointly released on 11 May 2022. Last Night in the Bittersweet is Nutini's first release in eight years, following his third studio album, Caustic Love (2014). [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Clash 8/10 [6]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Last Night in Bittersweet received a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic from four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [3] Writing in Mojo , John Aizelwood gave this release 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "worth wallowing in". [11]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 8 July 2022, and by midweek, was outselling the album at number two by a ratio of 4:1. [12] It is Nutini's third consecutive UK number-one album. [13]

Track listing

Last Night in the Bittersweet track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Afterneath"
4:05
2."Radio"
  • Nutini
  • Matty Benbrook
4:22
3."Through the Echoes"Nutini3:41
4."Acid Eyes"
  • Nutini
  • Dani Castelar
4:33
5."Stranded Words" (interlude)
2:31
6."Lose It"
  • Nutini
  • Gavin Fitzjohn
5:30
7."Petrified in Love"
  • Nutini
  • Fitzjohn
3:53
8."Everywhere"Nutini5:51
9."Abigail"Nutini3:50
10."Children of the Stars"Nutini3:20
11."Heart Filled Up"Nutini5:17
12."Shine a Light"
  • Nutini
  • Thomas Seamus Simon
5:56
13."Desperation"Nutini3:35
14."Julianne"Nutini4:51
15."Take Me Take Mine"Nutini6:51
16."Writer"Nutini4:01
Total length:72:07

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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