Last Night in the Bittersweet
2022 studio album by Paolo Nutini
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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 was Nutini's first release in eight years, following his third studio album, Caustic Love (2014).[1][2]
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| Released | 1 July 2022 | |||
| Length | 72:07 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Arts Desk |  [5] |
| Clash | 8/10[6] |
| Evening Standard | [7] |
| The Irish Times | [8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| The Times | [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 was Nutini's third consecutive UK number-one album.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Afterneath" |
| 4:05 |
| 2. | "Radio" |
| 4:22 |
| 3. | "Through the Echoes" | Nutini | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Acid Eyes" |
| 4:33 |
| 5. | "Stranded Words" (interlude) |
| 2:31 |
| 6. | "Lose It" |
| 5:30 |
| 7. | "Petrified in Love" |
| 3:53 |
| 8. | "Everywhere" | Nutini | 5:51 |
| 9. | "Abigail" | Nutini | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Children of the Stars" | Nutini | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Heart Filled Up" | Nutini | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Shine a Light" |
| 5:56 |
| 13. | "Desperation" | Nutini | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Julianne" | Nutini | 4:51 |
| 15. | "Take Me Take Mine" | Nutini | 6:51 |
| 16. | "Writer" | Nutini | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 72:07 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Paolo Nutini – vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 12), acoustic guitar (3, 9, 11–13, 15), piano (3), synthesizer (4, 6, 8, 12, 15), organ (9), electric guitar (10)
- Gavin Fitzjohn – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 6–15), bass guitar (1); flugelhorn, saxophone (2); organ (3, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (4, 10, 15), programming (6), percussion (8, 10), piano (11, 15), synthesizer (12, 13)
- John Blease – drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10–12, 14, 15), percussion (8, 10)
- Jordi Fuster – electric guitar (1, 4, 7, 8, 10–12), acoustic guitar (12)
- Dani Castelar – programming (1, 3–15), skit (2), electric guitar (4), synthesizer (6)
- Donato di Trapani – synthesizer (1, 11, 12, 14), Hammond organ (10), piano (14)
- Dave Nelson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2)
- Matty Benbrook – drums, synthesizer (2)
- Pat Noodle – Mellotron (3)
- Tom Herbert – bass guitar (4, 5, 7–9, 11, 12, 15)
- Damon Reece – drums (6)
- Gerard Ballester – drums (8)
- Tom Pinder – trombone (8)
- Michael Mcdaid – acoustic guitar (9); backing vocals, bass guitar (10); electric guitar (14)
- Joe Glossop – Hammond organ (10), organ (15)
- Daniel Forouhar – twelve-string guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar (13)
- Scott Anderson – drums (13)
- Peter Riley – electric guitar (13)
- The Frying Salsiccia Brothers – backing vocals (14)
- Rob Moose – strings (14)
Technical
- Paolo Nutini – production
- Dani Castelar – production (all tracks), mixing (3, 5, 11, 12), engineering (1–15)
- Gavin Fitzjohn – production (all tracks), engineering (3, 4, 8)
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Paul Savage – mixing (1, 2, 6–10, 13)
- Richard Woodcraft – mixing (4, 14–16), engineering (3–5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16), additional production (12, 15, 16)
- Joe Jones – engineering (1, 10), engineering assistance (7)
- Rhys Evans – engineering (4)
- Kevin Burleigh – engineering (13)
Artwork
- Alex Cowper – design
- David Sanden – design
- Reuben Sutherland – design
- Shamil Tanna – photography
- Paolo Nutini – cover art concept, back cover photo
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||