Young in Love

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Young in Love
Young in Love by Kita Alexander.png
Studio album by
Released22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)
Recorded Byron Bay, 2023 [1]
Label Warner Australia
Producer
Kita Alexander chronology
The One
(2022)
Young in Love
(2024)
Singles from Young in Love
  1. "Queen"
    Released: 12 April 2023 [2]
  2. "7 Minutes in Heaven"
    Released: 9 June 2023 [3]
  3. "Date Night"
    Released: 28 July 2023 [4]
  4. "Best You Ever Had"
    Released: 3 November 2023 [5]
  5. "All Night"
    Released: 2 February 2024 [6]
  6. "Zodiac"
    Released: 22 March 2024 [7] [8]

Young in Love is the debut studio album by Australian pop singer Kita Alexander. The album was announced on 2 November 2023 and released on 22 March 2024 by Warner Music Australia. [9] [5]

Contents

Alexander said she wrote the album in a cumulative four weeks and calls the album "personal", but in an interview with NME said, "Everybody is young and in love at least once in their lives. It's never easy, and it's never a fairytale. There's ups and downs, but being young and in love are two things that coexist beautifully. Whether it works out or it doesn't, everyone goes through it. There's all these fireworks and butterflies and big emotions, but there's also these creeping doubts and insecurities. You're still figuring out who you are. These are songs you can learn and grow with." [10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Australia Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Lars Brandle from Rolling Stone Australia called the album "Confident, breezy pop" and named "Best You Ever Had" and "Butterflies" as the album highlights. [11]

InStyle Australia called the album "A glittering kaleidoscope of '80s bops, dance bangers and intimate acoustic ballads, it traces the arc of someone coming into themselves; figuring out what you want, letting go of what doesn't serve you, setting boundaries and finally giving yourself permission to assert them." [1]

Track listing

Young in Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."7 Minutes in Heaven"
  • Andy Mak
  • Thom Mak
3:36
2."Queen"
  • Lionel Crasta
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
3:27
3."All Night" (featuring Laurel)Konstantin Kersting2:50
4."Best You Ever Had"
  • Alexander
  • Kersting
Kersting2:47
5."Date Night" (with Morgan Evans)
  • Alexander
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
2:51
6."Bigger Person"
  • Alexander
  • Kuyimba
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
  • Crasta [a]
3:30
7."I Never Really Knew You"
  • Alexander
  • Kersting
  • Riley Smith
Kersting3:29
8."Zodiac"
  • Alexander
  • Kersting
Kersting3:13
9."Butterflies"
  • Alexander
  • Kersting
Kersting3:38
10."Matter of Miles"
  • Alexander
  • Kuyimba
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
2:51
Total length:32:16
Young in Love bonus vinyl tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Same Things"
  • Alexander
  • Kuyimba
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
  • A. Mak
  • T. Mak
2:49
2."Easy"  3:29
3."Figure it Out"   

Note

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Young in Love
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 61

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