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]

Cool Like You
Studio album by
Released27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
RecordedDecember 2016 – January 2018
StudioParr Street Studios, Liverpool
Genre
Length36:55
LabelVirgin 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
Clash7/10[2]
Dork[3]
The Guardian[1]
musicOMH[4]
NME[5]

Track listing

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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

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

Charts

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

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Cool Like You
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (26 April 2018). "Blossoms – 'Cool Like You' review". NME. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Blossoms". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "British album certifications – Blossoms – Cool Like You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Blossoms – Cool Like You". Discogs. 27 April 2018. 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.